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Comment by Donna on August 7, 2009 at 11:17pm

your welcome dear and ill be back again it seems that no one is using the ccm lately id like to start a group of my own but theres been no activity on ccm for a long time it seems wonder how we could get ppl motivated again... lord knows there are quite a few that are online and on there ccm's. sincerely donna and grace my cat.

Comment by Jimbo on August 7, 2009 at 9:34pm

Thanks Donna..we haven't had any action on this site in ages!

Comment by Donna on August 7, 2009 at 2:11am

its two am here in maine but i thought this site was so cute i had to join i added as a friend but then i went back and saw there was a join group oops sorry bout that i hope that was ok either way. i dont have many photos of my cat, but will try to get some soon first i gotta learn how to use the digital lol. thanks so much for adding me. god bless and look forward to hearing from anyone onlist. this should be fun to discuss our beloved pets. i love my baby girl so much. her name is grace by the way and when i get the chance sometime soon ill share why i chose that name. love donna from maine

Comment by Jimbo on February 27, 2009 at 11:33pm

thanks for all the comments Bailey!

Comment by ♫~Bailey~♫ on February 27, 2009 at 8:59pm

cute cats =)

Comment by Stephanie on February 9, 2009 at 10:04am

hey everyone, this post is about dogs, but i know it may be bad for cats too.

If you have a dog ... PLEASE read
this and send it on. If you don't
have a dog, please pass along
to friends who do.


Written by:
Laurinda Morris, DVM
Danville Veterinary Clinic
Danville , OH

This week I had the first case in history of raisin
toxicity ever seen at MedVet. My patient was a 56-pound, 5 yr old male neutered lab mix that ate half a canister of raisins sometime between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM on Tuesday. He started with vomiting, diarrhea and shaking about 1 AM on Wednesday but the owner didn't call my emergency service until 7 AM.

I had heard somewhere about raisins AND
grapes causing acute Renal failure but hadn't
seen any formal paper on the subject. We
had her bring the dog in immediately. In the
meantime, I called the ER service at MedVet,
and the doctor there was like me - had heard
something about it, but... Anyway, we contacted the ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center and they said to give IV fluids at 1 & 1/2 times maintenance and watch the kidney values for the next 48-72 hours.

The dog's BUN (blood urea nitrogen level) was
already at 32 (normal less than 27) and
creatinine over 5 (1.9 is the high end of normal).

Both are monitors of kidney function in the
bloodstream. We placed an IV catheter and
started the fluids. Rechecked the renal values
at 5 PM and the BUN was over 40 and creatinine
over 7 with no urine production after a liter of
fluids. At that point I felt the dog was in acute
renal failure and sent him on to MedVet for a
urinary catheter to monitor urine output overnight
as well as overnight care.


He started vomiting again overnight at MedVet
and his renal values continued to increase
daily. He produced urine when given lasix as a
diuretic. He was on 3 different anti-vomiting
medications and they still couldn't control his vomiting. Today his urine output decreased
again his BUN was over 120, his creatinine was
at 10, his phosphorus was very elevated and his
blood pressure, which had been staying around 150, skyrocketed to 220 ... He continued to vomit and the owners elected to Euthanize.


This is a very sad case - great dog, great owners
who had no idea raisins could be a toxin. Please alert everyone you know who has a dog of this very serious risk.

Poison control said as few as 7 raisins or grapes could be toxic. Many people I know give their dogs grapes or raisins as treats including our ex-handler's. Any exposure should give rise to immediate concern.


Onions, chocolate, cocoa, and macadamia nuts can be fatal, too.



Even if you don't have a dog, you might have friends
who do. This is worth passing on to them.

Confirmation from Snopes about the above ...


http://www.snopes..com/critters/crusader/raisins.asp

Comment by Soccer Girl on December 26, 2008 at 7:49pm

no she died!

Comment by Jimbo on December 25, 2008 at 11:53am

Merry Christmas from my cats to yours!

Comment by Jimbo on December 24, 2008 at 3:45pm

I'm so sorry soccer girl..did she survive?

Comment by Soccer Girl on December 23, 2008 at 7:21am

heres my cat Tasha. she ran out of our house and got hit with a bus a few days ago. i saw her.

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