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- Title
Acute kidney injury in dogs following ingestion of cream of tartar and tamarinds and the connection to tartaric acid as the proposed toxic principle in grapes and raisins.
- Authors
Bates, Nicola; Tizzard, Zoe; Edwards, Nick
- Abstract
This article discusses the connection between acute kidney injury (AKI) in dogs and the ingestion of cream of tartar and tamarinds, which contain tartaric acid. The Veterinary Poisons Information Service (VPIS) in the UK has reported cases of AKI in dogs after ingesting cream of tartar. While dogs are particularly susceptible to AKI from tartrates and tartaric acid, cases have also been reported in humans. The article suggests that tartaric acid delays gastric emptying, which may explain the prolonged retention of dried vine fruits in the stomach. The study also mentions that cooked grapes and raisins are less likely to cause AKI due to thermal decomposition of tartaric acid. However, more research is needed to fully understand grape and raisin toxicosis in dogs and the effects of cooking on vine fruits.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; TARTARIC acid; ACUTE kidney failure; RAISINS; GRAPES; DOGS; DRIED fruit; FRANKFURTER sausages
- Publication
Journal of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care, 2023, Vol 33, Issue 6, p722
- ISSN
1479-3261
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/vec.13349