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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  That is a good article but I didn't see mention of the need for immediate vet care to manage the blood surger or vet follow-up for the what I'd thought was almost certain liver damage that I have seen on other website articles. Other articles I'd seen seem to stress getting the dog in to the vet quickly for BS management and continued follow-up over time. Does anyone know if the liver damage is always a problem after Xylitol is ingested? I'd gotten the impression from the articles I've read online last night that it is and vet f/u is essential. The articles I read treated the ingestion of Xylitol as more of an emergent situation. |
It's there:
"Clinical signs of poisoning with xylitol can develop in as few as 20 to 30 minutes after ingestion ..... Since dogs ingesting significant amounts of gum or candies solely or largely sweetened with xylitol may develop a fairly sudden drop in blood sugar, and these signs can develop quite rapidly,
it is very important that pet owners seek veterinary treatment or help from Animal Poison Control Center immediately."