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I already try my best to avoid it since it's extremely toxic to dogs. Why aren't other sweeteners just used instead?

by Salgat 2y ago

ncr100 2y ago
Yes. Beware, it's in MOST Benadryl too. My dog did not get any xylitol BUT it was close -- he got stung by a bee, and was having difficulty breathing. And we received bad advice from a clinic to give him Benadryl. Which would have been good advice but for the fact Benadryl is VERY often sweetened with Xylitol. We got a 2nd opinion and better treatment from another emergency vet, by luck.
- epukaza 2y ago
  > VERY often sweetened with Xylitol Where did you see Benadryl with Xylitol? They don't list it in any of their product ingredients, nor do they list it in their ingredient transparency page[1]. [1] https://www.benadryl.com/benadryl-difference/ingredients-transparency https://www.benadryl.com/benadryl-difference/ingredients-tra...
  - Salgat 2y ago
    Seems to be a common myth https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/benadryl-xylitol-dogs/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/benadryl-xylitol-dogs/
manmal 2y ago
I mean you could say the same about chocolate. Erythritol has the same issue btw, and let’s see what they find out about the others.
- Salgat 2y ago
  Lethal doses of Xylitol for dogs is 0.5g per kg of pet weight, while for chocolate it 5g per kg for pure baking chocolate all the way to not being lethal at all for white chocolate. We're talking a magnitude of difference is lethal even for the most potent form of chocolate, and for dark chocolate it's 15g/kg versus 0.5g/kg for xylitol. To give an example, a typical hershey's milk chocolate bar is nearly impossible to kill your dog with, even if it's a small dog.
  - manmal 2y ago
    Most sweets are not 100% sugar or xylitol either. You‘d need to compare cocoa powder to xylitol instead, not the diluted form (baking chocolate).
  - jimbobthrowawy 2y ago
    How much xylitol is there in things that a dog might eat? When I imagine any kind of artificial sweetener, I assume it's hundreds or thousands of times sweeter than sugar and the quantities present are correspondingly lower.
    - manmal 2y ago
      Xylitol is roughly as sweet as sugar, unlike others.

I already try my best to avoid it since it's extremely toxic to dogs. Why aren't other sweeteners just used instead?

by Salgat 2y ago

I already try my best to avoid it since it's extremely toxic to dogs. Why aren't other sweeteners just used instead?

Yes. Beware, it's in MOST Benadryl too. My dog did not get any xylitol BUT it was close -- he got stung by a bee, and was having difficulty breathing. And we received bad advice from a clinic to give him Benadryl. Which would have been good advice but for the fact Benadryl is VERY often sweetened with Xylitol. We got a 2nd opinion and better treatment from another emergency vet, by luck.

epukaza 2y ago
> VERY often sweetened with Xylitol Where did you see Benadryl with Xylitol? They don't list it in any of their product ingredients, nor do they list it in their ingredient transparency page[1]. [1] https://www.benadryl.com/benadryl-difference/ingredients-transparency https://www.benadryl.com/benadryl-difference/ingredients-tra...
- Salgat 2y ago
  Seems to be a common myth https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/benadryl-xylitol-dogs/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/benadryl-xylitol-dogs/

manmal 2y ago

I mean you could say the same about chocolate. Erythritol has the same issue btw, and let’s see what they find out about the others.

Salgat 2y ago
Lethal doses of Xylitol for dogs is 0.5g per kg of pet weight, while for chocolate it 5g per kg for pure baking chocolate all the way to not being lethal at all for white chocolate. We're talking a magnitude of difference is lethal even for the most potent form of chocolate, and for dark chocolate it's 15g/kg versus 0.5g/kg for xylitol. To give an example, a typical hershey's milk chocolate bar is nearly impossible to kill your dog with, even if it's a small dog.
- manmal 2y ago
  Most sweets are not 100% sugar or xylitol either. You‘d need to compare cocoa powder to xylitol instead, not the diluted form (baking chocolate).
- jimbobthrowawy 2y ago
  How much xylitol is there in things that a dog might eat? When I imagine any kind of artificial sweetener, I assume it's hundreds or thousands of times sweeter than sugar and the quantities present are correspondingly lower.
  - manmal 2y ago
    Xylitol is roughly as sweet as sugar, unlike others.