You can now add xylitol to the list of dangers for your dogs!

I just read an article that states that xylitol, the sweetener found in many sugar free treats such as chewing gum, can be deadly to your dog if they get into it!

As a matter of fact, two sticks of sugarless gum can kill a 20-pound dog!  That’s horrible!
A sugar-free pudding cup can spell disaster for a 90-pound dog!

Isn’t that crazy?  With all of the things our friends get into, sugarless stuff can be deadly?  It’s perfectly healthy for humans, yeah right, but not for the dogs.

The article states that the xylitol makes it so that the dog’s blood pressure drops too low very quickly.  They start vomiting and if they’ve ingested enough, they can start going into seizures!  And you only have about 30 minutes to an hour to get them to the vet so that they can get the blood pressure levels back up to healthy levels!  That’s so scary!!

I wonder, having to battle fluctuating blood pressure issues myself, if it can be fixed by eating a small bit of a salty food, but when it comes to my dogs there is no limit that I would go to for them.  Maybe is not enough!!

And, what’s worse is that there are more and more products using xylitol!  I personally don’t buy sugarless products, but you never know when someone will lay their purse on the couch and your dog ventures in and finds their gum!  That’s why I have a place for people to hang their purses when they come over.  Our dog Brandy was a bandit for anything edible!  Even if it wasn’t edible, she’d give it a shot!!

So, arm yourself with knowledge, please!
Read the article and make sure that your sugar-free treats are out of Fido’s reach!
Sugar-Free Gum and Snacks Can be Deadly for Pets