Lisa, if this is in the wrong place , feel free to move it 
I'm mostly a lurker over here these day's but I remember most of the oldtimers
I have two precocious bulldogs Annabella (Belly) and Bob. Saturday I was taking a shower and I left both dogs in the kitchen thinking they would just play. It was too quiet when I got out and then I heard it...a loud crack. I ran down the steps to find both dogs in their crates, Belly chewing on my safety glasses and Bob had... my package of sugar free Ice Breakers gum. He had somehow gotten my purse down and they pillaged.I immediately freaked and hubby couldn't understand why. "It's just gum, it won't hurt him" I knew that sugar free gum sometimes has an ingredient poisonous to dogs. I called the ER vet and they immediately had me call poison control. I was asked what gum and told that I needed to know how many pieces he had eaten because just 2 could kill a dog of Bob's size.I had no way of knowing how many he got because I had the container for some time. We were told to make him swallow 3 TBS. hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting and give 2 slices of bread and then run him around the yard. He never vomited so we rushed him to the emergency vet.
The vet gave him a shot to induce vomiting, but they couldn't see anything. His blood was drawn and found to have very low blood sugar which is a sign of xylitol poisoning. After 2 days in the ICU he was given the all clear to come home but we have to give him some kero syrup every 6 hours for a few days .
I know most of you know about how toxic xylitol is, but I wanted to share in case some did not know and learn from my stupidity. There are more products than you know that have xylitol. Most items marked sugar free or diabetic contain it ..jams and jellies, tooth paste, baked goods! I posted this info on my FB fan page and am overwhelmed by all the shares and people saying they had no idea about xylitol.
I love both of my babies to death and have since removed anything sugar free from the house. Hubby has been known to let them lick out a pudding cup..
This is Bob on Sunday when I visited with him in the afternoon
This is my boy when we brought him home Sunday night
This is both my trouble makers
I'm mostly a lurker over here these day's but I remember most of the oldtimers
I have two precocious bulldogs Annabella (Belly) and Bob. Saturday I was taking a shower and I left both dogs in the kitchen thinking they would just play. It was too quiet when I got out and then I heard it...a loud crack. I ran down the steps to find both dogs in their crates, Belly chewing on my safety glasses and Bob had... my package of sugar free Ice Breakers gum. He had somehow gotten my purse down and they pillaged.I immediately freaked and hubby couldn't understand why. "It's just gum, it won't hurt him" I knew that sugar free gum sometimes has an ingredient poisonous to dogs. I called the ER vet and they immediately had me call poison control. I was asked what gum and told that I needed to know how many pieces he had eaten because just 2 could kill a dog of Bob's size.I had no way of knowing how many he got because I had the container for some time. We were told to make him swallow 3 TBS. hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting and give 2 slices of bread and then run him around the yard. He never vomited so we rushed him to the emergency vet.
The vet gave him a shot to induce vomiting, but they couldn't see anything. His blood was drawn and found to have very low blood sugar which is a sign of xylitol poisoning. After 2 days in the ICU he was given the all clear to come home but we have to give him some kero syrup every 6 hours for a few days .
I know most of you know about how toxic xylitol is, but I wanted to share in case some did not know and learn from my stupidity. There are more products than you know that have xylitol. Most items marked sugar free or diabetic contain it ..jams and jellies, tooth paste, baked goods! I posted this info on my FB fan page and am overwhelmed by all the shares and people saying they had no idea about xylitol.
I love both of my babies to death and have since removed anything sugar free from the house. Hubby has been known to let them lick out a pudding cup..
This is Bob on Sunday when I visited with him in the afternoon
This is my boy when we brought him home Sunday night
This is both my trouble makers
pack of gum was so $$$$.... But the real treasure is ok..
I have heard that xylitol is toxic to dogs but didn't know the extent. Thanku for sharing your story so that many of us will know not to have that stuff laying around for our bullies to get them.
Getting the word out bring awareness to many who have no idea how dangerous that chemical is to our furry friends. I know I shared it and it was shared on my end a few times more. Word gets out.
