FrankD Report post Posted March 16, 2017 I felt compelled to share this with the group. The other night my youngest dog got into my daughters book bag and found a pack of sugarless gum(orbit). She proceeded to go to town on the pack....ingesting God knows how much gum. We found the rapers on the floor moments after she got to them. I remembered that I read somewhere that the sweetener in sugarless gum is very toxic to dogs. A quick Google search indicated for a dog on her size, as little as 2 pieces could kill them. I induced vomiting (2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide)....luckily, she had just ate and had a full stomach. I appeared she ate about 2 full pieces. We were able to stabilize her blood sugar.......she's going to be fine. Dogs can go downhill very quickly....hypoglycemic shock, liver failure if left untreated. Please keep this stuff out our best friends reach......we could have easily lost the baby of our family..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterchaos Report post Posted March 16, 2017 I felt compelled to share this with the group. The other night my youngest dog got into my daughters book bag and found a pack of sugarless gum(orbit). She proceeded to go to town on the pack....ingesting God knows how much gum. We found the rapers on the floor moments after she got to them. I remembered that I read somewhere that the sweetener in sugarless gum is very toxic to dogs. A quick Google search indicated for a dog on her size, as little as 2 pieces could kill them. I induced vomiting (2 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide)....luckily, she had just ate and had a full stomach. I appeared she ate about 2 full pieces. We were able to stabilize her blood sugar.......she's going to be fine. Dogs can go downhill very quickly....hypoglycemic shock, liver failure if left untreated. Please keep this stuff out our best friends reach......we could have easily lost the baby of our family..... Wow glad you guys caught it!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLK TONY Report post Posted March 16, 2017 Yikes! Glad your dog is ok! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topjay Report post Posted March 16, 2017 Good to know, thanks And glad it had a happy ending Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmari Report post Posted March 16, 2017 I never knew. Thanks for sharing. Glad your dog is ok! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cake Report post Posted March 16, 2017 I never knew. Thanks for sharing. Glad your dog is ok! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegasgtr Report post Posted March 16, 2017 looks exactly like my 1.5 year old Westy ! glad she will be fine!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griza Report post Posted March 16, 2017 So glad what I expected to read, I didn't. Very lucky you caught it right away and knew to do the Hydrogen Peroxide. I have never heard of that before or the artificial sweetener. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankD Report post Posted March 16, 2017 looks exactly like my 1.5 year old Westy ! glad she will be fine!! We have 3..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Report post Posted March 16, 2017 Scary, it's good you knew that was bad. I wouldn't have known that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPERTT Report post Posted March 16, 2017 Glad you caught her in time.. scary stuff. Very cute pup! It's amazing how so many things can affect our pets health that we can easily overlook. Thanks for the warning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankD Report post Posted March 16, 2017 For general info Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Report post Posted March 18, 2017 Nutrasweet should be banned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destructo Report post Posted March 18, 2017 That's crazy! Glad you caught it and the pup is going to be ok. Thanks for sharing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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