OT - Xylitol Toxicity in Dogs PSA

jdkeithbge

Folks, just learned something the hard way today and wanted to pass along.  Our dog wound up eating some sugar-free gum one of the kids managed to leave out on the floor.  He vomited at home and started to act all woozy, shaky, and weak.  Called the vet, they asked if the gum had xylitol, sure enough it was the first ingredient listed.  Rushed him to the ER.  He is stable on the hypoglycemia for now but the big question is how much if any liver damage he suffered.  Could be he comes home tomorrow, or he doesn't make it at all, which is a broad spectrum on prognosis.  Anyhow, if you have or use sugar-free items with xylitol, be aware that it is extremely dangerous for dogs.  We had no idea.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Cats too. Friends cat had same issue last week. His pulled through after a couple  of tough days. Hoping you have the same result. Sorry you are dealing with that. 

SSQUAL612

Never heard of this...Thanks for sharing & home your family member pulls through unscathed.

DuckDogDr

@jdkeithbge...it is unfortunately bad deal.. sounds like the ER is telling you right. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

GrillSgt

Sorry to hear. Had a damn Golden R that ate the girls gum all the time. 

mEGG_My_Day

Wow - hoping for the best for your dog.

Dobie

Hoping for a full recovery       

fishlessman

hoping for a good recovery. never heard of the xylitol sugar free thing with dogs.

HellrodKC

Sorry to hear about this!

One of the most common food items that people feed their pets that contains Xylitol is peanut butter! Be sure to check the ingredients list before giving any PB to your dogs

jdkeithbge

Thanks all for the well wishes.  Visited Bowie and the vet this morning, he is doing much better.  Vet did some research on the particular gum, and was now confident he didn't ingest enough to cause any permanent liver damage.  Liver functions were getting back towards normal, and blood sugar was almost there.  He may come home as early as this evening, or likely tomorrow by mid day.  What a relief!

SSQUAL612

jdkeithbge said:

Thanks all for the well wishes.  Visited Bowie and the vet this morning, he is doing much better.  Vet did some research on the particular gum, and was now confident he didn't ingest enough to cause any permanent liver damage.  Liver functions were getting back towards normal, and blood sugar was almost there.  He may come home as early as this evening, or likely tomorrow by mid day.  What a relief!

That's great news....Thanks for keeping us updated.  

LetsEat

So glad to hear Bowie is doing well.  After 10 years we are back in puppy life.  It’s like living with a baby again making sure everything is save 24/7. Thank you for your posting. You have prompted me to check my children’s rooms for “secret stashes” of gum and to educate them as to the importance of keeping an environment that is safe for our puppy. 

mEGG_My_Day

jdkeithbge said:

Thanks all for the well wishes.  Visited Bowie and the vet this morning, he is doing much better.  Vet did some research on the particular gum, and was now confident he didn't ingest enough to cause any permanent liver damage.  Liver functions were getting back towards normal, and blood sugar was almost there.  He may come home as early as this evening, or likely tomorrow by mid day.  What a relief!

So glad to hear the good news!!!

DuckDogDr

Glad you're getting a good report

tml1230

All the best to Bowie and your family! Our newest family member is a 5 month old English bulldog pup named Gator....
your advice and info is much appreciated!

GATraveller

Good news. Thanks for the info and update. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Great news!!

NC_Egghead

Glad to hear Bowie is doing better!

NPHuskerFL

Glad Bowie is feeling better. Curiosity...named because you're "a fan" or coincidence only?
We lost a Fur Baby (Rinco) [Belgian Malinois imported from Holland with certified KNPV met lof PH1,PH2 and objectbewking] many years ago due to ingestion of  sago palm. It was horrifying!!!
Not trying to minimize or change the OT but, along the same lines PSA especially with it being spring and summer quickly approaching.

https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants

jdkeithbge

Thanks all! Just got him home! @NPHuskerFL we did name him after David Bowie but this was back in 2014 before his passing. We had a previous corgi, Buckley, who my wife had before she had me and he was named after Jeff Buckley. Unfortunately he passed away from cancer back in 2014 and we got Bowie a few months later. So we have a sortof "musician with letter B" trend going. Here’s a pic of Bowie for all you fans out there.  Thanks again for your support!

YukonRon

Great name, great results, great news.
Heroes.

thetrim

Glad to hear that.  I haven't seen a corgi in person, but I always like them a lot when I see them at the Westminster on the USA network or ESPN whichever it is.  Happy to see him smiling and home!

LetsEat

Welcome home Bowie!  

caliking

That’s a cute dog. And I don’t even like dogs.

Glad things turned out ok. 

AintEZbeingme

tml1230 said:

All the best to Bowie and your family! Our newest family member is a 5 month old English bulldog pup named Gator....
your advice and info is much appreciated!

A bulldog named Gator! How did that come about?