Increase in Xylitol poisoning

[Catherine]

Quote:To be honest, I always think that within reason and in small amounts, sugar is safer than artificial sweeteners of all kinds.

I agree with you on this . It is better to learn to use smaller amounts of sugar than to trick the body with artificial sweeteners. They are artificial. They are not part of our normal, natural diet. The fact that they can be toxic to dogs is worrying. We use them more and more. So dogs are more at risk since they do get into human food. We don't even know what the long term use of these sweeteners is on humans. We don't know what effect a large intake of these sweeteners would have on humans.  I wouldn't want something around my home that could harm my pets.  Maybe protecting your dog by not using xylitol will also protect you.