Xylitol Danger - Page 1

From: Mary Crow Bredlau   Bredlaum@aol.com  
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/xylitol.asp 
  Warning to all dog owners.  Please share this with everyone you can.

Last Friday evening, I arrived home from work, fed Chloe, our 24-pound dachshund, just as I normally do.  Ten minutes later, I walked into the den just in time to see her head inside the pocket of Katie's friend's purse.  She had a guilty look on her face, so I looked closer and saw a small package of sugar-free gum.  It contained xylitol.  I remembered I had recently read that sugar-free gum can be deadly for dogs, so I jumped online and looked to see if xylitol was the ingredient.  I found the first website below and it was the one.  Next, I called our vet.  She said to bring her in immediately.  Unfortunately, it was still rush hour and it took me almost half an hour to get there.  Meanwhile, since this was her first case, our vet found another website to figure out the treatment.  She took Chloe and said they would induce her to vomit, give her a charcoal drink to absorb the toxin (even though they don't think it works), then they would start an IV with dextrose.  The xylitol causes dogs to secrete insulin so their blood sugar drops very quickly.  The second thing that happens is liver failure.  If that happens, even with aggressive treatment, it can be difficult to save them.  She told us she would call us.  Almost two hours later, the vet called and said contents of her stomach contained two to three gum wrappers and that her blood sugar had dropped from 90 to 59 in 30 minutes.  She wanted us to take Chloe to another hospital that has a critical care unit operating around the clock.  We picked her up and took her there.  They had us call the ASPCA poison control for a case number.  For a donation, their doctors would direct Chloe's doctor on treatment.  They wou

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"Dog owners should be concerned about the amount of xylitol in a number of foods and products produced for human consumption. For example, xylitol chewing gums contain from 170 – >1,000 mg per stick or tablet. A stick of gum containing 1,000 mg of xylitol could potentially cause hypoglycemia in a 7 kg (15 lb) dog. Even a 170 mg xylitol gum could be dangerous to a 1.1 kg (2.5 lb) puppy."

 

Good information Nia and Hodie.  It's easy to forget what is fine for us can be deadly to our dogs.

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