If you are a subscriber to our newsletter, you will soon learn the details of what to watch for when thinking about giving dogs a snack from your trick or treat bag.
I think may folks are aware of the chocolate problems - interestingly, a 10 lb dog can get into toxicity problems with only 2 ounces of the dark sweet chocolate! That is not much!
The other danger we want to make dog owners aware of is the Xylitol containing candies and gums.
Xylitol is a sugar free sweetener. In the dog's body, the body things it has enough sugar, so the body sends out signals not to allow more glucose in the blood. The problem is the blood does not have enough glucose when this happens. These dogs can go into a coma and die if not immediately taken to a hospital, receive IV fluids with glucose supplement. This may last 2 - 4 days.
The most popular gum that contains Xylitol is Orbit gum.
So don't do so much with Orbit that your dog will get into trouble (unlike the commercials). :-)
