Xylitol - A little known Poison for our pets – Beware of Bubble Gum! By. Dr. Michelle Thomas, D.V.M 05/28/2010
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol or sweetener most commonly found in sugar-free gum, mints, nicotine gum, some vitamins, oral-care products and baked goods. While it is considered safe in people, dogs can develop serious, even life-threatening, illness from Xylitol ingestion. Xylitol is as sweet as sucrose however only has 2/3 the calories of sugar. RABIES IN COLORADO Rabies is a serious worldwide viral disease of most mammals. Unfortunately, the disease is of epidemic proportions in many of the undeveloped countries of the world, and accounts for a significant number of human as well as animal deaths each year. Rabies is preventable with a proper vaccination program. |