having a panic attack about my dog-NBR

goalieamy24

So ever since yesterday morning my dog has been acting very strangely.  He's normally very very hyper and we have troubles with separation anxiety.  So he was put into his crate for about 3 hours yesterday morning while I ran errands.  I came home and he had banged up his nose by trying to get out of his crate and he just was acting strangely.  He hardly ate anything yesterday all day.  We had company and while he normally would jump all over them, he could have cared less.  I was in hopes that this morning he would be a different dog, and it seemed that he was at first.  But he still has consumed very very little food and all he has just laid around all day on the couch.  He's not having any diarrhea or vomiting. It's just his behavior that is bothering me.  

 Then thank you dr. google for sending me into a full blown panic attack as I'm looking up what could be wrong with him, I somehow run across an article of what animals are allergic to, including grapes.  Now I feel terrible because he LOVES grapes and I have been giving them to him for the last 2 weeks (because that's what my weird craving food has been). So now I'm terrified that I have poisoned my dog and he's dying because I gave him a couple of grapes. If he doesn't seem better till this evening I am taking him to the vets tomorrow.

I hate how irrational I am these days, and just totally unable to handle just about anything.  

BabyMimi

I don't mean to alarm you, but grapes and raisins can cause renal failure in dogs. I would call the emergency vet ASAP. I hope your doggie feels better soon.

jamilynn9

Oh, that can be very scary. When you touch his belly, does it feel hard? Does he cry?

ColindaP

If it makes you feel any better about the grapes, my parents have a 4-lb Yorkie who they used to feed grapes to all.the.time until I found out a couple years ago that they're toxic and told my parents. Winston is 16 years old, and spent the first 13 or so years of his life eating grapes all summer. And he's tiny, so a grape is like the size of his muzzle or paw. Your dog would have to have eaten a LOT of grapes.

goalieamy24

Thank you ladies!!!

I think God heard my prayers.  Right after I posted I took him out to the bathroom, at the same time my DH came home.  Sinatra went nuts (like he typically does) and acted super goofy (in the usual way though).  He came in and ate his food and played with the cat. He seemed much like his normal self.  

I'll continue to watch him, and probably schedule an appointment with the vet tomorrow regardless, just to talk about how he's doing and the separation anxiety piece.  

Galena99

I really do believe dogs need to eat a lot of grapes in order for anything serious to happen.  My parents gave our childhood dog grapes all the time and he lived until 13 and got cancer.  We never gave any of those things to our dog Ralphie and he ended up dying at 5 because of kidney failure.  Just proves you never know....

 

Scout05

Honestly, if he has eaten a lot of grapes, I wouldn't wait, I would call the e-vet right away. It depends on how many he has had, but if he is still acting strangely, I wouldn't personally wait.

Clerk9

I am SO glad that your dog is feeling better!  

But let me clear something up about grape/raisin toxicity.

It does NOT matter how many grapes or raisins you feed a dog or cat.  They can get kidney failure from as few as a couple of grapes or raisins.  Period.  

BUT it does seem to be a highly individualized reaction--some dogs are just more sensitive than others.  (While other dogs can eat grapes until the cows come home & never have a problem.)  

So I'd definitely continue to keep an eye on him (it's possible that he just may have been more traumatized than usual since he scraped himself up).  But if he starts acting punky again, simple bloodwork & a urine concentration test can tell how his kidneys are doing.

Oh yeah, & I'd really STOP with the grapes.  Just to be safe.  

Hope this helps, & hope your little guy continues to feel well! 

pennynjon

My vet had a sign posted in their office about how toxic grapes are and that they could lead to kidney failure.  I am not trying to scare you,  but I would take him in soon if he keeps acting funny.  I hope it is nothing serious though!

spincat9

I hope your puppy feels better!!!!

goalieamy24

Thanks girls-Just an update, he has continued to act like himself, and not had any more scares.  Tomorrow morning I am going to take a urine specimen in for them to check.  We are supposed to do that every so often anyhow, because he has previously tested positive for lyme disease.  (My poor puppy has a long history of bad health)  

And not to worry there will be no more grapes! We never gave him "people" food until about August, when my mom decided to start to spoil her grandpuppy.  Well, once that habit was started it grew rapidly! So now it's time to go back to monitoring his diet.  I just don't want any more scares like that!