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japple

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4. It is also found in peanut butter, many OTC medicines. Dogs are notorious for chewing on things

Reply to NCIndie (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 20, 2023, 05:38 PM

Nov 2023

they aren't supposed to, like medicine bottles, remote controls, shoes. My late brother's shih tzus always had a thing for chapstick and ate several tubes. Fortunately it didn't contain zylitol. One time, when I took my cat to the vet, a puppy was having its stomach pumped for ingesting a whole bottle of Atarax (including the bottle.)

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Paws Off! Xylitol is Toxic to Dogs [View all] japple Nov 2023 OP

Thank you. niyad Nov 2023 #1

And cats too Merlot Nov 2023 #2

Begs the questIon: who is feeding their pets artificial sugar? NCIndie Nov 2023 #3

It is also found in peanut butter, many OTC medicines. Dogs are notorious for chewing on things japple Nov 2023 #4

Good lord. Dogs. NCIndie Nov 2023 #5