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Originally Posted by kodioneill
What happened with the gum and squirrel?
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Some sugar free gum contains Xylitol, which can be deadly to dogs. We came home and found the dogs had eaten through my wife's coat pocket (it was zipped) and ate nearly an entire pack of gum. Thankfully, the only part not digested was the little corner that said "Xylitol". My wife had no idea why I was freaking out, but it can send them into insulin shock, kidney failure and ultimately death. We were also watching my father-in-law's dog, so we had no idea which dogs had gotten into the gum. Ended up having to pay for an emergency vist to the vet for all 3. They pumped their stomachs and only Kobe had gum and wrappers in him. They kept him on IV, meds and constant observation for about 36 hours. He's OK now, but the wallet took a hit on that one.
Luna is this very docile and "lazy," fall at your feet dog that, when on her own, will grab a bird out of the air and can apparently catch squirrels. We found the remains of a squirrel tail, last Thursday night. Friday morning she starts throwing up. That night, she's throwing up and has diarrhea. Saturday, there's blood in the vomit and diarrhea. Of course, she waited until our regular vet had closed, so she could enjoy another pampered visit to the ER vet. They came up w/ a $1200+ treatment plan, which I reworked to a $410 "stay off the horse tranquilizers doc" course of action. Long and short of it; they gave her some anti-nausea pills and rehydrated her. She's doing much better now.