🎄 Festive Hazards Advent Calendar – Day 24 – Sugar-Free Sweets (Xylitol): Dangerous for Dogs 🍬 Could your good intentions be unintentionally harmful to your dog? Xylitol, a sugar substitute often used in baked goods, sweets, peanut butter, jams, chewing gum, and even dental products, is extremely toxic to dogs. Even small amounts can be fatal. Ingestion causes a rapid drop in blood sugar, which can lead to: 🔸lethargy and wobbliness 🔸confusion 🔸vomiting 🔸collapse 🔸tremors or seizures In so

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Xylitol Toxicity

Adorable Clara, 5 year old Cocker Spaniel, ate something that she was not supposed to yesterday - sugar free gum with xylitol. Xylitol is toxic to dogs (and cats) with symptoms of sudden drop in blood sugar, seizures, ataxia(trouble walking), weakness and collapse. The drop in blood sugar can occur within an hour of ingestion and will lead to liver failure if not treated right away. Luckily, Clara's mom noticed what happened and rushed her to us within 20 minutes so we could induce vomiting. She