• Taldan@lemmy.world
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        24 days ago

        It’s basically anti-freeze to dogs. Kills them quickly and painfully from even relatively small amounts

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          24 days ago

          They don’t sneak chocolate into peanut butter and people use peanut butter as a dog treat it as a way to hide medication from dogs.

          Xylitol shouldn’t be used in any product a dog might be tempted to eat. And dogs love peanut butter.

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          24 days ago

          The fatal dose is significantly lower for xylitol. If my 90 lb dog ate a few pieces of chocolate, he might be miserable for a few days and need a vet visit, but it would take a lot to be fatal. If he ate a few pieces of gum, it could make him much, much sicker or kill him.

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        22 days ago

        In small quantities it massively helps periodontal disease, which has way worse risks. Banning something for one reason without context hurts others.