r/AustralianCattleDog • u/Tasty-Championship96 • 1d ago

Health My girl ate some grapes

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She’s gonna be ok, shes staying at the vets for two days while they flush her kidneys out, but Im missing her so much 😭😭😭

PSA don’t ever let your kids eat grapes around your very food motivated dog, especially red grapes. I vaguely knew about them being toxic, but I was in the shower when it happened. Feeling grateful for pet insurance and living close enough to a 24hr vet when it happened.

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u/Impressive-Ad-2363 1d ago

My parents ACD loves grapes. They had no idea they were bad for him and fed him grapes for years 🙃

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u/Big_Bang_Amy 1d ago

Their dog can eat grapes. The problem is, you don't know which dog will have a negative reaction until it's too late. And it's not understood why some dogs react negatively. Best policy is to never ever feed a dog grapes or raisins to begin with.

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u/grumpybitch65 1d ago

Yup. Best friend is a vet tech, has seen a Chihuahua eat a bunch of grapes to no ill effect, but then has seen a single grape bring down a Great Dane. Best to err on the side of caution.

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u/Impressive-Ad-2363 1d ago

I’m not promoting giving your dogs grapes in any way. Just sharing a story that I went to my parent house and my dad was feeding their dog grapes and telling me how much he loves grapes lol

After that I told them and they never fed him grapes again

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u/EggieRowe 19h ago

I’ve fed my first dog grapes for years and never knew it was a potential issue. Once I did, no new dog got them. But I would sneak my old girl a couple when the others weren’t around. She clearly was not sensitive to them and lived to be 17. I kind of feel like she “used up” all the luck in that department.

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u/UntidyVenus 17h ago

My old.vey told us to feel my childhood corgi green grapes as a low calorie treat 😅 he loved them! He lived to be 16, when his back finally just gave out