the new sugar substitute Xylitol is poisonous to dogs: one teaspoon will kill a German Shepherd.

differentlikeyou-blog-blog:

Just a warning: the new sugar substitute Xylitol is poisonous to dogs: one teaspoon will kill a German Shepherd, this advice has come from veterinary surgeons. It is also in some processed foods/candies and sweets, especially sugar free and diabetic foods, so please be aware, it acts like giving a dog insulin and there is no antidote. So if you have 2 teaspoons in you tea/coffee, and the dog drinks it, you have a serious problem on your hands.

Attn dog owners

sleepandbleach:

Here’s something I didn’t know until today:
If a dog eats something with xylitol in it, aka orbit gum or most sugar free gums, it can kill the dog.
2 pieces can kill a small dog. But 10 can kill any size. It forces the dog into hypoglycemic shock and if that doesn’t kill, liver toxicity will within 24 hours.
Found this out today when Kyle left zoey in the car while he got some coffee (not more than 2 min) and she ate more than half a pack of orbit. Luckily, he checked on his phone if it was toxic and ran her to a vet immediately where they induced vomiting with peroxide. Now I’m clost monitoring her and feeding her corn syrup every hour to make sure her blood sugar doesn’t dip. Yikes.

Please signal boost this for anyone that owns a dog, works with dogs or knows someone with a dog, this is SO IMPORTANT.

keeponchasingthatmelody:

A lot of dog owners give their dogs peanut butter. It’s great as a treat given in small quantities and most dogs love the stuff. But PLEASE check the ingredients before giving it to your dog. There is a sweetener called XYLITOL, often found in chewing gum, dental hygiene products and it can also be purchased as a sweetener itself, and now they’ve started putting it in some peanut butters. It is EXTREMELY TOXIC to dogs and can be potentially fatal if not dealt with immediately when ingested by a dog. Check the ingredients, if XYLITOL is mentioned then PLEASE DO NOT FEED IT TO YOUR DOG! If you suspect your dog has ingested XYLITOL, which can often happen through dogs finding chewing gum in bags (they like the smell of mint), or if they do happen to have peanut butter containing it, call your vet straight away. I’m a dog trainer, I see lots of goods, but I also see the bads, and the last thing I want to see is dogs coming to harm because people are unaware of this so please if there’s one thing you do then reblog this or at least tell people about it. Thank you so much!

THIS IS REALLY FUCKING INPORTANT PLEASE BE CAREFUL!