Poor pup, I don't have a dog right now but I've heard that chocolate is no good for them, but Xylitol is poison. I like xylitol its a low calorie/carb sweetener that tastes like real sugar.
Dog sadly dies after eating sugar-free brownie; owner now sends warning about dangerous component
The only thing worse than losing a cherished pet is knowing that its death may have been avoided.
This is the predicament that dog owner Kate Chacksfield encountered, according to People magazine.
Despite her grief, she was forced to say goodbye to her dog Ruby, all the while knowing that her best friend should not have died.
She is now using her story to try to warn other pet owners so that the same thing does not happen again.
Anyone who has a dog understands how sweets, salt, and fatty meals lure our four-legged pals.
It is common knowledge that chocolate is poisonous to dogs, but what about cakes and pastries?
They can also be fatal, as Katy Chacksfield, a London-based photographer, has discovered.
Ruby, her dog, died lately after consuming some handmade cakes containing the sweetener Xylitol.
Like most dogs, Ruby was unable to resist the goodies that her owners baked.
The dog had previously eaten brownie cakes, but they didn’t make her sick. Although chocolate is usually toxic to dogs, Ruby escaped any sort of ill effects.
Despite the small amount of brownies she’d managed to eat, Ruby, of the Vizla breed, was in perfect health.
However, on this fateful day, Ruby consumed two whole brownies, and the Xylitol content made her sick within just 36 hours.
Xylitol is often used as a sweetener in chewing gum ands tablets, and has never been shown to be harmful to humans.
However, the substance is extremely toxic to dogs as they lack the cability to break it down. This, among other things, can cause a hypoglycaemic coma that can have fatal consequences, according to Blue Cross.
If Kate had known about the potential dangers of Xylitol, she would have rushed Ruby to the vet much earlier … and thereby may have been able to save the dog’s life.
Xylitol is often found in light products, as it isn’t calorie dense. Kate, who had previously struggled to lose pounds, had replaced plain sugar in the recipe when she made her brownies this time. The stand-in? Xylitol.
Had she known how toxic the substance was to dogs, she would never have had to say goodbye to her beloved pet, as she would have taken extreme caution.
Dogs who have consumed Xylitol may develop a variety of symptoms.
The warning signs normally appear within one hour, however this might vary depending on the breed and amount taken. Kate took her Vizla to the clinic as soon as she learned her cherished pet was sick. Regrettably, it was already too late.
The harm had already been done, and Ruby’s condition soon deteriorated.
Ruby endured and struggled with the symptoms for eight days. Kate could only stand there and watch, her heart broken and a vet bill of around £10,000.
“I had no idea how serious eating natural sweeteners was for dogs, the photos of her on life support still make me cry,” Chacksfield told Caters News Agency.
Now Kate is aiming to raise awareness of the danger Xylitol presents for dogs. In sugar-free candy, the Xylitol content can be high. It might only take the equivalent of 2-4 pieces of chewing gum for your dog to be poisoned.
Symptoms often manifest themselves in vomiting, shaking and lethargy, whilst more serious cases can involve convulsions and loss of consciousness.
Had Kate known what she knows today, she wouldn’t have hesitated a second before rushing Ruby to the vets. Sadly, she never made the connection between the missing brownies and Ruby’s symptoms.
“I only made brownies with Xylitol in to reduce the amount of sugar I was eating,” the owner said.
Obviously, if you’re not aware of what’s making your pet sick it makes it harder for the vet to begin appropriate treatment.
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Dog sadly dies after eating sugar-free brownie; owner now sends warning about dangerous component
The only thing worse than losing a cherished pet is knowing that its death may have been avoided.
This is the predicament that dog owner Kate Chacksfield encountered, according to People magazine.
Despite her grief, she was forced to say goodbye to her dog Ruby, all the while knowing that her best friend should not have died.
She is now using her story to try to warn other pet owners so that the same thing does not happen again.
Anyone who has a dog understands how sweets, salt, and fatty meals lure our four-legged pals.
It is common knowledge that chocolate is poisonous to dogs, but what about cakes and pastries?
They can also be fatal, as Katy Chacksfield, a London-based photographer, has discovered.
Ruby, her dog, died lately after consuming some handmade cakes containing the sweetener Xylitol.
Like most dogs, Ruby was unable to resist the goodies that her owners baked.
The dog had previously eaten brownie cakes, but they didn’t make her sick. Although chocolate is usually toxic to dogs, Ruby escaped any sort of ill effects.
Despite the small amount of brownies she’d managed to eat, Ruby, of the Vizla breed, was in perfect health.
However, on this fateful day, Ruby consumed two whole brownies, and the Xylitol content made her sick within just 36 hours.
Xylitol is often used as a sweetener in chewing gum ands tablets, and has never been shown to be harmful to humans.
However, the substance is extremely toxic to dogs as they lack the cability to break it down. This, among other things, can cause a hypoglycaemic coma that can have fatal consequences, according to Blue Cross.
If Kate had known about the potential dangers of Xylitol, she would have rushed Ruby to the vet much earlier … and thereby may have been able to save the dog’s life.
Xylitol is often found in light products, as it isn’t calorie dense. Kate, who had previously struggled to lose pounds, had replaced plain sugar in the recipe when she made her brownies this time. The stand-in? Xylitol.
Had she known how toxic the substance was to dogs, she would never have had to say goodbye to her beloved pet, as she would have taken extreme caution.
Dogs who have consumed Xylitol may develop a variety of symptoms.
The warning signs normally appear within one hour, however this might vary depending on the breed and amount taken. Kate took her Vizla to the clinic as soon as she learned her cherished pet was sick. Regrettably, it was already too late.
The harm had already been done, and Ruby’s condition soon deteriorated.
Ruby endured and struggled with the symptoms for eight days. Kate could only stand there and watch, her heart broken and a vet bill of around £10,000.
“I had no idea how serious eating natural sweeteners was for dogs, the photos of her on life support still make me cry,” Chacksfield told Caters News Agency.
Now Kate is aiming to raise awareness of the danger Xylitol presents for dogs. In sugar-free candy, the Xylitol content can be high. It might only take the equivalent of 2-4 pieces of chewing gum for your dog to be poisoned.
Symptoms often manifest themselves in vomiting, shaking and lethargy, whilst more serious cases can involve convulsions and loss of consciousness.
Had Kate known what she knows today, she wouldn’t have hesitated a second before rushing Ruby to the vets. Sadly, she never made the connection between the missing brownies and Ruby’s symptoms.
“I only made brownies with Xylitol in to reduce the amount of sugar I was eating,” the owner said.
Obviously, if you’re not aware of what’s making your pet sick it makes it harder for the vet to begin appropriate treatment.
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The only thing worse than losing a cherished pet is knowing that its death may have been avoided. This is the predicament that dog owner Kate Chacksfield encountered, according to People magazine. Despite her grief, she was forced to say goodbye to her dog Ruby, all the while knowing that her...
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