AlisonandMia
02-07-2011, 08:10 PM
This is from Dr. Patty Kuhly's "Fully Vetted" blog:
I've written about the dog-toxicity of the popular sugar substitute xylitol so often and so fervently that a Google search for "xylitol and dogs" digs up my past posts on the subject among the first several findings. And that's cool. But it's not nearly enough. Indeed, the fact that I'm up there tells me precious few people are getting the news. Which is why I keep trying …
For years xylitol has been the cause of numerous dog deaths due to it use in various human foods. The threat is now even more serious - xylitol is being put in the formulations of some human meds which are quite frequently prescribed for dogs:
http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted/2011/feb/xylitol_now_in_drugs
Alison
I've written about the dog-toxicity of the popular sugar substitute xylitol so often and so fervently that a Google search for "xylitol and dogs" digs up my past posts on the subject among the first several findings. And that's cool. But it's not nearly enough. Indeed, the fact that I'm up there tells me precious few people are getting the news. Which is why I keep trying …
For years xylitol has been the cause of numerous dog deaths due to it use in various human foods. The threat is now even more serious - xylitol is being put in the formulations of some human meds which are quite frequently prescribed for dogs:
http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted/2011/feb/xylitol_now_in_drugs
Alison