[ SHOWGSD-L ] Xylitol dangerous to dogs...(in sugarless products)
- From: Peggy <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:06:55 -0500
This just came thru on one of my other lists...it's a serious thing we should
all know about!
Peggy
Ok dog lovers , here is a heads up. Tell all you know that have a pupper or two.
This is REAL not a hoax. Xylitol is in a lot of stuff, and the gum thing is
such a bad one. Have a safe day everyone! I checked this out and it is correct.
Something we usually don't think about.
Everyone knows to worry about chocolate.
Xylitol warning: Sugar free gum, candy, etc.
This is a danger I was unaware of until Friday.
Xylitol is a sugar substitute that is being used now
in some sugarless gums and candies as well as other
products. I found a reference to a toothpaste with
xylitol, for example. Xylitol is very toxic to dogs.
If I'd known this, I never would have been casual
about leaving a pack of gum lying around the house,
any more than I would be casual leaving a bottle of
poison within their reach.
Please help spread the knowledge of this danger so no
dogs have to go through what mine are even as I type
this.
My Keeshonden have been in the emergency vet hospital
since Friday evening after getting into a nearly full
pack of Trident sugarless gum. Worrying about whether
that much gum would cause an intestinal obstruction, I
got on-line to check. To my surprise and horror, I
found several articles about Xylitol poisoning in
dogs. This substance is not digested by humans but is
by dogs. It causes insulin production and a resulting
drop in the dog's blood sugar. Hypoglycemia is the
result, with possible seizures, coma and permanent
liver damage. Deaths have been reported as well.
http://www.holisticvets.com/NewsLetter/ChewingGum/ChewingGumNewsletter.htm
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