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04-15-2008, 05:27 PM | #1 |
Yorkies are pure joy Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lansing, Illinois
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| Xylitol Warning Just wanted to let everyone know about a danger to all dogs. My dog Ceasar ate some sugarfree gum. I wasn't concerned at first, but called the vet about two hours later because I wasn't sure how he would pass it. She asked me if Xylitol was on the ingredient list. I said yes. She said I needed to bring Ceasar in immediately. Apparenty Xylitol is toxic to dogs. I had NO idea. It causes sudden blood sugar drops and can cause kidney and liver failure. Luckily our Ceasar pulled through after a few days of constant care. This is a fairly new finding over the past few years. Xylitol is found in lots of sugarfree products. I had never heard of this before and have since told every pet owner I know. Most dogs that ingest this are not as lucky as Ceasar, especially little dogs. It doesn't take much. Hope this information prevents others from going through what we did. If you google xylitol poisoning in dogs you can find additional information. |
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04-15-2008, 05:41 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA
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| I'm glad your little Ceasar is ok now after eating that. What a scare you must have had. My daughter has Diabetes and when she's here @ home during her school breaks, there are sugar free foods around here that normally aren't. I knew about the Xylitol but that is such a good reminder/information for all us small doggie owners.
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04-15-2008, 05:50 PM | #4 |
Yorkies are pure joy Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lansing, Illinois
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| To be safe I check the ingredient list on any sugarfree products brought in the house. In our case the gum was in our car. I still feel guilty about what happened to Ceasar but I had no idea about the Xylitol at the time. |
04-15-2008, 07:58 PM | #5 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ
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| you shouldn't allow them to have any sugar free products. especially splenda.
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04-15-2008, 11:09 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midland, TX
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| I am so glad to hear that Ceasar is okay. Thank you for posting about this. I had no idea about xylitol. Just another reason I'm so glad I have YT to keep me informed!
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04-16-2008, 01:45 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: MI
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| I don't think so, but check to be sure. I used to feed my previous babies sugar free popsicles all the time. ~Melody
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04-16-2008, 01:46 PM | #8 |
Love My Li'l Lucy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California
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| Thank you for posting this. I had no idea!
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