[Ncabs] Fwd: [nagdu] FW: [Njagdu] Alert: Potential problem for your dog

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> From: Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Date: October 29, 2015 at 8:54:44 AM EDT
> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [nagdu] FW: [Njagdu] Alert: Potential problem for your dog
> Reply-To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> 
> More specifics about xylitol.
> 
> Tracy
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> From: Njagdu [mailto:njagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Patricia Ebel
> via Njagdu
> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 3:29 PM
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> A common sugar substitute known as xylitol (x y l i t o l), often used in
> sugarless gum, can be deadly to dogs. Never leave sugarless gum in a place
> where dogs can reach it. 
> 
> Unfortunately, xylitol is now being used in other products, including peanut
> butter. Many of us routinely give our dogs peanut butter as a treat or as a
> way to give a pill. If you're giving peanut butter to your dog, make sure it
> doesn't contain xylitol! According to published reports, brands that contain
> xylitol include Go Nuts, Hank's Protein Plus Peanut Butter, Krush Nutrition,
> Nuts 'n More, and P28.
> 
> Xylitol, a naturally occurring alcohol found in plants, is sometimes listed
> under other names. The A S P C A Animal Poison Control Center says to be on
> the lookout for any ingredient with the letters x y l, including
> anhydroxylitol, xylite, or xylitylglucoside. Sometimes it is spelled with a
> Z, such as zylatol. Or it can be listed as "birch bark extract" or "birch
> sugar."
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> In dogs, even a small amount of xylitol can cause hypoglycemia (low blood
> sugar), resulting in weakness, disorientation, tremors, vomiting, or
> seizures. Higher doses of xylitol can cause severe liver damage or even
> death. Because xylitol is slowly absorbed by the body, symptoms can begin
> anywhere from 30 minutes to up to 12 hours after the xylitol was eaten.
> 
> For more information, call the A S P C A's Animal Poison Control Center at
> (888) 426-4435.
> 
> With Halloween around the corner, it's also a good time to remind you that
> chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, and raisins also are very bad for
> dogs. 
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