The Great Grape Debate

[bitterepiphany]

I have allergies, so I’ve never been a bit pet person but, when my parents picked up two dogs and we went to their first vet appointment, the vet was very clear that the dogs should never be given grapes due to a high risk of something called “grape toxicity” which can lead to liver failure.   We were also told to avoid onions, garlic and potatoes for other reasons.

 

Since we got our bunny, we have been diligent about not giving her any of these things because I figured, what’s not good for the goose probably isn’t good for the gander and since no one ever told me any of these foods were important to her diet, it never seemed like a big deal.  Now, it’s more curiosity than anything else.  Sure, as summer looms, the desire to feed her frozen bits of anything to help keep her cool exists but mostly, I just want to know so I don’t have to think about it  

 

There are a lot of safe/unsafe foods list and grapes are never mentioned on any of them.  I realize it’s a fairly new development, as far as veterenary science is concerned, but has anyone else been advised to feed/avoid grapes for their rabbit?

[KatnipCrzy]

I have not heard about any issues at all- and I do feed grapes to my parrots- and bunnies can have grapes and raisins is small amount- I have never fed frozen.  I do not give my bunnies raisins or grapes because I have nosey dogs- so I give them craisins instead which bunnies love and are OK for dogs.

[Monkeybun]

Graps and raisins are fine for bunnies Frozen halves are nice for hot summer days as a treat for hungry hot bunbuns.

[Beka27]

Mmmm… grapes! Definitely a favorite in my house! The most you should probably give in a day is two grapes, and that is without any other treats the whole day.

[osprey]

I have heard the thing about grapes being bad for dogs, but I always thought it was because they would swallow them whole and choke. It could be a specific thing for dogs, like chocolate being very dangerous for them.

[KatnipCrzy]

Grapes and raisins are toxic to dogs- and they are not exactly sure why.  Toxicity has been reported in eating grapes from the store and grapes off the vine (home grown) and also raisins- so they have not been able to pinpoint a certain grape, fertilizer or common factor in the toxic poisoning other than it was grapes or raisins.  Sometimes it can be a small amount that causes a reaction but sometimes it is from gorging on grapes/raisins.  So the recommendation has been to avoid grapes/raisins for dogs.

[Beka27]

This is a good thing to keep in mind for people in “mixed species” households. If your rabbits are enjoying grapes/raisins where your dog could potentially get to them, that might not be a great idea for a treat.

[FluffyBunny]

As long as the doggies aren’t allowed to get near the rabbits while they eat grapes, grapes/raisins are a perfectly fine treat for bunnies.

[Balefulregards]

Grapes actually beat out banana as a preferred treat in our house!

We also freeze chunks of pineapple for hot days!

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