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01-20-2006, 08:48 AM | #1 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
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| Poison Warning-Artificial Sweetener Dog Almost Killed After Consuming Artificial Sweetener Tele the golden retriever By Cheryl Preheim KUSA-TV Denver DENVER, CO -- Tele is a 7-month-old Golden Retriever who loves treats. So, when 2-year-old Jordan started feeding her mints, she loved it. I was standing right there as my 2-year-old is handing one mint for him, one mint for me type of game and it was literally six mints later that we started seeing signs," said Lindsey Davis, Jordan's mom. Within 15 minutes of eating six mints, Tele was having seizures and vomiting. Davis took her to Aspenwood Animal Hospital on Colorado Boulevard. Dr. Julie Kelly said when Tele got there, "she was basically in a type of a coma." A frantic call to Animal Poison Control revealed that Tele was being poisoned by Xylitol. "It is an artificial sweetener that is in sugarless chewing gums and mints and some household baking products," said Kelly. "It is life threatening to dogs. They can die very quickly." She says veterinarians are seeing more cases of Xylitol poisoning. "We are starting to see these animals that are getting into people's purses or their children are giving them treats and dogs like to eat anything they can," said Kelly. Davis wants to warn other dog owners. The compound is as close as a hands reach of the check out stand so people need to know that this is toxic to dogs," she said. Tele is back home and feeling better but the vet says she still needs to be watched closely to make sure there isn't any permanent liver damage.
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01-20-2006, 09:05 AM | #2 |
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| Poor Tele! Maybe it is just me, but I thought it was common sense that you shouldn't feed your dog candy...? I'm glad she is doing well, and hopefully it won't come back to haunt them in the future!
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