[Nfbmt] Information for guidedog users or if you have pets!

[Breslauers]

I saw this on the news last night.  Joy

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Hello all!

I got this information from another list!  I didn't think much about it till I 
heard a news item on the CBS World News Roundup. A sugar substitute sweetner 
known as Xylitol can be very dangerous for your dog if ingested. It is very 
common in chewing gum.

Here is the text of the post I received which originally appeard in the Seeing 
Eye Newsletter.  .

Jim

hello y'all
got this from the Seeing Eye newsletter and thought I would share it with all 
of you dog guide owners and those of you who have pets.

We also wanted to alert you about a potential problem for your dogs. 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."
 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.
Lindon
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