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just got this in an email and thought i had better post it up.
PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL DOG OWNERS
SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE WHOLE STORY, VERY DISTURBING AND USEFUL INFO FOR ALL DOG OWNERS.
----- Original Message -----
From: rabbithotline2000
To: undisclosed recipient
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: [ukanimalrights] Dog Owners Please read
Dog Owners Please Be Careful about what you leave out!
From: Second Chance Shelter For Cats
Date: Apr 10, 2007 11:27 PM
Subject Dog LOVERS & Owners - PLEASE READ & PASS ON!!
This is about something that is lethal to all dogs - even more
poisonous than chocolate or grapes/raisins and many people don't yet
know about it...
Yesterday, our sweet chocolate lab, Shenley (who is only 4 1/2 years
old), was rushed to the emergency vet after consuming a few dozen
pieces of icebreakers ice cube chewing gum. The Animal Poison
Control Center reported that only SEVEN pieces of that gum is toxic.
She had eaten the gum and wrappers no more than 20-30 minutes before
we found her laying in a coma-like state of shock in the backyard,
foaming at the mouth and barely responsive. On the way to the
emergency room, she began to go into severe seizures - it was a
horrible and traumatic experience for all of us. Once she was
admitted, they tried pumping and flushing out her stomach which
didn't work, since the gum was sticking to her stomach. They removed
some more of it, but her liver failed. They gave her several I.V.s
and plasma, and thankfully, we have an amazing team of vets on duty
that did everything they could and more to get the gum out of
Shenley's stomach in hopes that her liver will repair itself. She is
still hooked up to I.V. and has a tube in her that goes directly to
her heart but I am happy and much relieved to say that after a very,
very long night - one that we all honestly expected her not to make
it through - she seems to be doing better, and that she will survive.
The point of all this is:
XYLITOL
It is a "naturally occuring" sweetener that is found in some fruits,
vegetables, mushrooms, and often obtained through birch trees' bark.
Humans also make it apparently and it is "good" for human teeth. It
was the number one ingredient in the gum that Shenley consumed:
Xylitol is EXTREMELY lethal to dogs in fairly small amounts. It
causes liver failure which is why Shen was so sick. Many dogs have
died from consuming xylitol. It is found in grapes (and raisins) and
we found it on the packages of Orbit gum as well. Check your
toothpastes too!
Please help to spread the word to other dog lovers & owners so they
can be aware of this scary poison! It is our responsibility to make
sure our beloved friends don't get into it seeing as how most will
eat just about anything
I would check your gum, candy, toothpaste,
etc. (esp. ones that say sugar free or low calorie) and throw it out
altogether if you have dogs around. Believe me, it is not worth
it!!! We are so thankful our Shen survived this - it truly is a
miracle as all the articles we've read on the subject have dogs who
have not.
And I think this stuff is not great for us humans, either. We absorb
50% off it into our systems (while dogs absorb 100%), so if it only
takes 7 pieces to make a medium-sized dog very sick, just think what
a few sodas, muffins, and few pieces of gum with that stuff must do
to our bodies. I'd rather have real sugar in smaller amounts than
chemical stuff...anyway, that's just me - but to keep it in mind for
your dogs is much more important!!
PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL DOG OWNERS
SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE WHOLE STORY, VERY DISTURBING AND USEFUL INFO FOR ALL DOG OWNERS.
----- Original Message -----
From: rabbithotline2000
To: undisclosed recipient
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 10:01 AM
Subject: [ukanimalrights] Dog Owners Please read
Dog Owners Please Be Careful about what you leave out!
From: Second Chance Shelter For Cats
Date: Apr 10, 2007 11:27 PM
Subject Dog LOVERS & Owners - PLEASE READ & PASS ON!!
This is about something that is lethal to all dogs - even more
poisonous than chocolate or grapes/raisins and many people don't yet
know about it...
Yesterday, our sweet chocolate lab, Shenley (who is only 4 1/2 years
old), was rushed to the emergency vet after consuming a few dozen
pieces of icebreakers ice cube chewing gum. The Animal Poison
Control Center reported that only SEVEN pieces of that gum is toxic.
She had eaten the gum and wrappers no more than 20-30 minutes before
we found her laying in a coma-like state of shock in the backyard,
foaming at the mouth and barely responsive. On the way to the
emergency room, she began to go into severe seizures - it was a
horrible and traumatic experience for all of us. Once she was
admitted, they tried pumping and flushing out her stomach which
didn't work, since the gum was sticking to her stomach. They removed
some more of it, but her liver failed. They gave her several I.V.s
and plasma, and thankfully, we have an amazing team of vets on duty
that did everything they could and more to get the gum out of
Shenley's stomach in hopes that her liver will repair itself. She is
still hooked up to I.V. and has a tube in her that goes directly to
her heart but I am happy and much relieved to say that after a very,
very long night - one that we all honestly expected her not to make
it through - she seems to be doing better, and that she will survive.
The point of all this is:
XYLITOL
It is a "naturally occuring" sweetener that is found in some fruits,
vegetables, mushrooms, and often obtained through birch trees' bark.
Humans also make it apparently and it is "good" for human teeth. It
was the number one ingredient in the gum that Shenley consumed:
Xylitol is EXTREMELY lethal to dogs in fairly small amounts. It
causes liver failure which is why Shen was so sick. Many dogs have
died from consuming xylitol. It is found in grapes (and raisins) and
we found it on the packages of Orbit gum as well. Check your
toothpastes too!
Please help to spread the word to other dog lovers & owners so they
can be aware of this scary poison! It is our responsibility to make
sure our beloved friends don't get into it seeing as how most will
eat just about anything
I would check your gum, candy, toothpaste,etc. (esp. ones that say sugar free or low calorie) and throw it out
altogether if you have dogs around. Believe me, it is not worth
it!!! We are so thankful our Shen survived this - it truly is a
miracle as all the articles we've read on the subject have dogs who
have not.
And I think this stuff is not great for us humans, either. We absorb
50% off it into our systems (while dogs absorb 100%), so if it only
takes 7 pieces to make a medium-sized dog very sick, just think what
a few sodas, muffins, and few pieces of gum with that stuff must do
to our bodies. I'd rather have real sugar in smaller amounts than
chemical stuff...anyway, that's just me - but to keep it in mind for
your dogs is much more important!!
