How does xylitol affect dogs?
The controversy on xylitol’s “toxicity” to dogs is rather complicated. There have been several studies that used xylitol as 20% of the dogs’ nutrition for over a two year period—without the effects that are being claimed now. We understand that your pets are important members of your family. It can be an emotional and potentially devastating experience anytime that a pet becomes sick and needs medical treatment. In many of the cases that have been reported in the press, the pets have consumed products that have contained not only xylitol, but in some cases, aspartame, chocolate, and other items that are known to have negative effects on the dogs. It’s important to better understand how these ingredients and/or the combination of ingredients can impact dogs. Unfortunately, the only way to find out the real effects would be to run tests on dogs. As many of us at Xlear are dog owners, we would not be in favor of animal testing.
