I am sure some of you know about this already but I thought it was best to post this just in case....
My setter Lola is a thief - big-time - she has mastered the art of counter surfing better than any dog I know. Last night while I was out dog training with Hattie - she stole a loaf of sunflower seed bread, off the top of the toaster at the back of the worksurface. She also knocked off an airtight jar, one of those ones with the metal ring fastening, which was half full of mixed nuts and raisins.....opened it and ate all the nuts and raisins - now Tilly and Barley were here too - so we are hoping that they all shared the booty - but Lola was the only one that looked like a balloon. OH rang me at training and I came straight home - was very worried about torsion - I tried to make her vomit, using soda crystals but it didn't work - the vet said most likely the food was all too far down the system to vomit it up - all dogs slept like logs all night long, and none of them have diarrhoea or vomiting today..... have spoken to several vets at length - poisons unit have been consulted - as most of you will know raisins are toxic to dogs, even in small quantities.... as we don't know who ate what or how much of it, for now I am monitoring all the dogs all the time so that if there is the slightest sign of a problem they will go straight to the vets and be put on a drip. Raisin toxicity can be fatal, or cause extensive kidney damage...
As you can imagine I am extremely stressed - and basically sitting here watching them, and cursing Lola - and myself for not clearing the worksurfaces......... please everyone - don't feed your dogs raisins - they are the third most common cause of poisoning in dogs, after chocolate and onions...