SirJoseph
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- Feb 16, 2014
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- Sir Joseph AKA JOE
So...Thursday I fell asleep watching Pawn Stars and woke up around 11:30 with the TV on and JOE sleeping nearby. I get up and start turning off lights etc and going back to bed when I see a set of earbuds chewed up, an intact dollar bill and a half chewed pak of sugarless gum (Trident) There were a few chewed pieces and the rest was missing. I didn't think much of it, I was half asleep and had no idea that sugarless gum is poison to dogs. A co-worker mentioned it and so I called the vet and found out that JOE could possibly die within the next 48 hours from poisoning. The artificial sweetener in sugarless gum is poison. At first it's supposed to cause a spike in insulin production, which causes the dogs blood sugar to plummet and they die within a few hours and secondary to that is liver failure. I'm just stunned. He is a few hours away from the 48 hour mark and I have seen zero symptoms of poisoning etc...BUT damn I been pretty upset the past couple of days watching JOE for the slightest change in behavior etc... Enough to make you crazy - arrrrrgggghhhhhh...I had no idea and had never heard of this before. Has anyone else experienced this with their bullies before?
JOE seems to be fine and is being his regular pain in the butt self
JOE seems to be fine and is being his regular pain in the butt self