NWR: my puppy ( long )

For all you girls that have a dog... I just wanted to tell you what happened to my pup on Friday...

I woke up to a whole pack of gum gone, she took the gum out of my purse ans ate the whole pack.

There is an ingredient in Sugar Free gum that causes dogs livers to fail and also drops their blood sugar levels.

After bringing her to the vet Friday morning they had to make her vomit and put her on all kinds of fluids, when she got there her blood sugar was 80, after a few hours it dropped down to 71 and later on they checked it again and it was so low it wasn't even registering on the machines. (normal blood sugar for a dog should be between 100-150 so it was really low) They had to put her on Glucose to keep her sugar level steady so she didn't have a seizure.

After being on the Glucose over night she was finally able to go home but she wasn't cleared yet. She had to go back this morning to have her liver function checked again, being that she wont be cleared for at least 72 hours after the gum eating incident.

She seems fine so far but we just hope that her liver will be ok.

On top of all that she has an ear infection... my poor puppy.

I just wanted to give you all the heads up on the gum, the ingredient that causes all this is XYLITOL, its in most sugar free gums. The ASPCA is actually working on getting this ingredient band b/c of all the death it has caused.

This is very good information
I'm glad you got your pup to the vet as soon as you did and hope he will be fine.
Good luck.
Liz

Aww, I'm sooo sorry to hear about your puppy! I hope she's feeling OK! Put that gum up high!

OMG that's horrible. Glad the dog is alright now though! You have to be careful what you leave laying around. One time we left a stick of butter on the table. My pomeranian jumped on the chair and grabbed the whole stick of butter. She was alright but had really bad gas LOL. So yea, doggies are like little kids- so curious and get into anything!

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Posted by Future Pepper

Aww, I'm sooo sorry to hear about your puppy! I hope she's feeling OK! Put that gum up high!

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I will not be having any gum in the house what so ever!! I would rather have stinky breath than have to go through all that again!!

I hope your doggy is ok!!!

When my dog was a puppy she ate 3 beers... yes thats right. Ate the can and all and then washed it down with a sock. Needless to say we spent alot of time in the vet and I totally understand how upsetting it is!

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Posted by flairforfashion

OMG that's horrible. Glad the dog is alright now though! You have to be careful what you leave laying around. One time we left a stick of butter on the table. My pomeranian jumped on the chair and grabbed the whole stick of butter. She was alright but had really bad gas LOL. So yea, doggies are like little kids- so curious and get into anything!

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I had no clue she got it, she took it out of the pouch inside my bag.... shes got a good sniffer I guess.

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Posted by ShaRob12107

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Posted by flairforfashion

OMG that's horrible. Glad the dog is alright now though! You have to be careful what you leave laying around. One time we left a stick of butter on the table. My pomeranian jumped on the chair and grabbed the whole stick of butter. She was alright but had really bad gas LOL. So yea, doggies are like little kids- so curious and get into anything!

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I had no clue she got it, she took it out of the pouch inside my bag.... shes got a good sniffer I guess.

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Ya, dogs can smell anything 100 times more than humans.

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Posted by gporka23

I hope your doggy is ok!!!

When my dog was a puppy she ate 3 beers... yes thats right. Ate the can and all and then washed it down with a sock. Needless to say we spent alot of time in the vet and I totally understand how upsetting it is!

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Wow was she drunk??? I cant believe she ate the can too. Glad your pup was ok too!!

OMG! i am so sorry .. i hope she is okay .. thanks for the info though because i didnt know about the in the gum

omg!!! i hope ur pup is ok....poor little thing!!!!

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Posted by ShaRob12107

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Posted by gporka23

I hope your doggy is ok!!!

When my dog was a puppy she ate 3 beers... yes thats right. Ate the can and all and then washed it down with a sock. Needless to say we spent alot of time in the vet and I totally understand how upsetting it is!

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Wow was she drunk??? I cant believe she ate the can too. Glad your pup was ok too!!

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yea she was drunk! We rushed her to the vet and they gave her some stuff for her tummy and she ended up being fine.. we thought she would need to get surgery but thankfully she didn't. I have no idea how she digested the cans!!

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Posted by littlepixie12

OMG! i am so sorry .. i hope she is okay .. thanks for the info though because i didnt know about the in the gum

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Not many people do know about the Xylitol, thats why they are trying to get it band.

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Posted by ShaRob12107

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Posted by gporka23

I hope your doggy is ok!!!

When my dog was a puppy she ate 3 beers... yes thats right. Ate the can and all and then washed it down with a sock. Needless to say we spent alot of time in the vet and I totally understand how upsetting it is!

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Wow was she drunk??? I cant believe she ate the can too. Glad your pup was ok too!!

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yea she was drunk! We rushed her to the vet and they gave her some stuff for her tummy and she ended up being fine.. we thought she would need to get surgery but thankfully she didn't. I have no idea how she digested the cans!!

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wow, I was thinking she prob had to have Surgery, you got lucky with her.... aww poor thing, she was probably just thirsty.

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Posted by NikkiR515

Awww I am sorry to hear you had to go through that but I am really glad to hear that the puppy will be okay! My dog had the idea to eat a box of STAPLES once.. It was the scariest experience of my life so I know how it can be! Dogs will eat anything they get their paws on!!!!

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I know someone that has a pug that ate a box of staples too, they must like the metal taste.

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Posted by ShaRob12107

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Posted by gporka23

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Posted by ShaRob12107

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Posted by gporka23

I hope your doggy is ok!!!

When my dog was a puppy she ate 3 beers... yes thats right. Ate the can and all and then washed it down with a sock. Needless to say we spent alot of time in the vet and I totally understand how upsetting it is!

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Wow was she drunk??? I cant believe she ate the can too. Glad your pup was ok too!!

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yea she was drunk! We rushed her to the vet and they gave her some stuff for her tummy and she ended up being fine.. we thought she would need to get surgery but thankfully she didn't. I have no idea how she digested the cans!!

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wow, I was thinking she prob had to have Surgery, you got lucky with her.... aww poor thing, she was probably just thirsty.

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yea lol. Puppies are too much. Luckily she was ok and yours too!. Thanks for the info on the gum, that is def. something my dog would eat.