🍎 Fruits

🐕🐈 Dog & cat ratings ASPCA + vet toxicology

Can pets eat Raisin?

Dried grape — highly toxic to dogs and cats.

For dogs
Toxic
For cats
Toxic
Category
Fruits

Raisin vs. every tracked food

Dog-side hazard band across PlainPetFood's full food-safety corpus

4 Higher than most in the bottom 1% of 160 foods

Foods, banded by dog-side hazard level

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Source PlainPetFood food-safety corpus · 2026-08-09

The short answer

Raisin is toxic, never feed it for both dogs and cats.

Category standing

Toxic on both the dog and cat charts

Dogs and cats share a toxic rating for Raisin. Inside fruits, 2 of 28 dog ratings are toxic - this is a household-wide keep-away, not a species-specific quirk.

Safety scale, where raisin sits
Safe
Caution
Unsafe
Toxic
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🐕 Dogs: Toxic 🐈 Cats: Toxic

Key facts about Raisin

According to PlainPetFood's food-safety corpus, Raisin ranks #13 of 160 foods by dog-side hazard band (toxic) and #51 of 160 by dog-side documentation depth (benefits, risks, symptoms, notes). Fruits lists 13 foods in our archive; 32.1% of dog-side ratings in that group are unsafe or toxic. Open the species cards below for portions, preparation, and symptom lists tied to this food.

Dog warning signs on record: vomiting within hours, lethargy, kidney failure. Cat warning signs: vomiting, lethargy, renal failure.

Raisin for dogs vs cats, at a glance

🐕 Dogs 🐈 Cats
Safety level TOXIC TOXIC
Portion None None
Preparation - -
Key risk to watch Concentrated grape toxin Kidney failure risk

Per-species safety ratings for raisin from PlainPetFood's veterinary-toxicology data. Open the species guides below for full warning signs and emergency steps.

🐕 Raisin for dogs

  • Concentrated grape toxin
  • Even tiny amounts can cause acute kidney failure

🐈 Raisin for cats

  • Kidney failure risk
  • Concentrated toxin

Frequently asked questions

Can dogs eat raisin?

Raisin is rated toxic for dogs. Key risk: concentrated grape toxin. Do not feed it, if your pet has eaten any, call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435 (24/7).

Can cats eat raisin?

Raisin is rated toxic for cats. Key risk: kidney failure risk. Do not feed it, if your pet has eaten any, call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435 (24/7).

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Source: ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center + FDA + AAFCO Pet food safety classification (toxicity + FDA enforcement) · August 2026 Safety data combines ASPCA toxicity classifications, FDA pet food enforcement reports, and AAFCO ingredient compliance status.

PlainPetFood publishes an editorial food-safety compilation. When the FDA or ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center names a food as dangerous, that food's page links the source; other ratings are identified as editorial guidance. Its dog and cat ratings, portions, preparation notes and warning signs are rendered from the food-safety archive; a named FDA or ASPCA source is linked above when that authority names this food. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, report a correction, the methodology behind these numbers, or contact the editorial team. Data current as of August 29, 2026.