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04-27-2011, 06:28 AM | #1 |
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| Xylitol Toxic to Dogs After reading the heartbreaking thread about Muffin and Cassie, I noticed many posts from people who said they didn't know that Xylitol is toxic to dogs. Yorkies and other toy breeds are especially susceptible since they are so small. It doesn't take much to cause a potentially fatal reaction. Please take the time to read this! Perhaps we can get this article pinned in the Library? Xylitol Toxic to Dogs |
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04-27-2011, 06:31 AM | #2 |
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| It is scary its in some dog toothpastes
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04-27-2011, 06:44 AM | #3 |
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| 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.
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04-27-2011, 07:08 AM | #4 | |
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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." | |
04-27-2011, 07:40 AM | #5 |
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04-27-2011, 07:44 AM | #6 |
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| I wish they would just pull crap like this off the market all together. I realize dog's systems are different than ours, but goodness, if it THIS bad for them, it can't possible be good for us either. It's just totally different than grapes or cocoa, those things are natural. I don't like all this "man-made" food garbage, yuck. I freak if we're at a cookout or something and someone hands my son a "calorie-free" flavored water or something sweet that's "sugar-free" - no thanks
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04-27-2011, 07:52 AM | #7 |
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04-27-2011, 07:53 AM | #8 | |
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Here's a link to the ingredients of C.E.T.'s brand of pet 'mouthwash' (Aquadent) 1800PetMeds: CET AquaDent Drinking Water Additive boosts pet oral hygiene - 1800PetMeds. And here's a good article discussing the dangers of xylitol toxicity and how C.E.T. never warns of the dangers of it. AquaDent Pet Oral Health Product Contains Deadly Xylitol Scary stuff.
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04-27-2011, 07:58 AM | #9 | |
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From: Xylitol toxicity in dogs The sweetener xylitol is toxic to dogs. It has been known to cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in dogs for years, but recently it has been discovered that it can cause acute liver disease and a coagulopathy (inability to clot the blood). A study found that 0.5g/kg or more of ingested xylitol can cause liver failure. What does this mean in the real world? One piece of sugar free gum with xylitol has around 0.3g of xylitol in it. Some gums can have as much as 1g of xylitol per piece. If you bake with the xylitol powder one cup has 190g of xylitol. If a recipe calls for 1 cups of xylitol to make 24 cup cakes, it will only take 2 cupcakes to cause acute liver disease in a 50lb dog. What are the signs of xylitol toxicity? Vomiting is usually the first sign of toxicity and then in 30-60 minutes hypoglycemia can occur. The signs of hypoglycemia can be lethargy, ataxia (stumbling around), collapse, and seizure. In cases where gum with xylitol was ingested the hypoglycemia may be delayed for up to 12 hours. In severe over doses some dogs do not display the signs of hypoglycemia prior to the onset of liver failure. Instead lethargy and vomiting occurred 9-72 hours after exposure. They developed petechia (small spots of bleeding on the skin and mucus membranes like gums), echymosis (larger spots of bleeding seen on the skin and mucus membranes), and gastric hemorrhage (bleeding in the stomach)
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04-27-2011, 08:04 AM | #10 |
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04-27-2011, 08:33 AM | #11 | |
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It is listed in the library here (Xylitol, not the article): http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/eme...l-hotline.html
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04-27-2011, 08:40 AM | #12 | |
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04-27-2011, 08:51 AM | #13 | |
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04-27-2011, 09:00 AM | #14 |
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| A few years ago, I spit out sugarfree gum (trident) into the trash and Barney ate it. I had been chewing two pieces of trident, knew about xylitol, so I called the ASPCA poison control hotline. Since my gum was already chewed, they did not think the dose would be toxic since I probably had ingested most of it. The ASPCA took it very seriously and instructed me to induce vomiting at home and take back the gum. Barney didn't vomit, and I did not take him in. If the gum had been fresh, I'd have taken him in and not called the hotline. I wonder if xylitol affects dogs differently depending on the individual. I think I have heard of that in the past. I also want to point out that Xylitol is an organic compound and is not artificial. It naturally occurs in various foods including fruits and veggies. It's just another reason to feed your dog just anything you think is ok.
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04-27-2011, 10:46 AM | #15 | |
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If it hasn't been for the other thread and what happened to Cassie and Muffin, I don't know if I would have ever found out about this stuff. What amazed me is that these 2 dogs got apparently such a small amount and got so sick, despite the fact that their owner had actually sucked out some of the juice! That is what is so amazing about the story.
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