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[QUOTE=YorkyKids]Probably a better term to use would have been "aspirin LIKE" ingredient in Pepto-bimol. But the fact is Aspirin and salicylate are very close in make up. I would be willing to bet there are many people who don't know beans about SALICYLATES....but who are very accustomed to the word "ASPIRIN". Aspirin is well known to cause health problems with some humans. Since the word "aspirin" was used here as a "warning".....I don't see the problem. Certainly I don't think such a harsh reprimand was neccessary. I do agree that salicylates can be problematic with canines but not nearly as problematic as in cats. Like everyone else has stated.....it's better to follow the advice of your personnal vet. FYI "Kaopectate" manufactured by Upjohn does NOT contain Salicylates!

YES..you are very right....semantics....I did not use the word SALICYLATE because I do not think everyone knows that word and ASPIRIN is commonly known to all. My information did come straight from my vet and I was only passing it on for information,. Sheesh....Sorry to offend anyone/everyone and thank you for clarifying it for me,Yorkie Kids.

FYI ALL : I did confirm with the bottle of Kaopectate in hand that it does NOT contain SALICYLATE and also with the Pepto Bismal in hand that it DOES.