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I passed a kidney stone. So after that, I got a pretty thorough lesson in them and their related issues. In humans, there are 12 different types of kidney stones, and each type is produced by some, and possibly quite different, parts in foods. In other words, calcium oxolate stones are not bothered by calcium (a misnomer so milk is fine) but oxolates, which are found in chocolate, spinach, coffee (not caffeine, the actual coffee bean) and rhubarb. The kidney can’t process them well, they stick in the kidney and form crystals, the crystals get bigger and turn into unpassable stones. So if you drink a lot of water you can flush out your own crystals. The more bad foods, the more crystals, the more stones.
But calcium oxolate stones are only one of the 12 options. So raisins and grapes I’m sure form a certain kind of stone in a certain kind of kidney, and might be found more frequently in cats, dogs and some rabbits. But I wouldn’t make a sweeping statement like that since I know it isn’t possible to say that for humans. Just needs to be a bit more specific to the individual animal.
That said, if you ever have any doubts about any food being harmful, use my favorite motto: When in doubt, don’t. 