Jingles and help needed for dog poisoned by Xylitol

[Flying_Hill]

A very close friend’s Labrador retriever ate a batch of cupcakes made with Xylitol on Tuesday evening. He didn’t know that xylitol was highly toxic to dogs until the next day, so the dog was not taken to the vet until noon on Wednesday, at which point he was hypoglycemic and had liver enzymes over 1000. With glucose I.v.s they got his blood sugar back to acceptable levels, and by Friday his liver enzymes were down to 930, but then went up to 970.

At this point the vets are cautiously optimistic, but giving confusing information. Has anyone out there had experience with this? Besides glucose and fluid I.v.s is there any more that can be done except wait? What does it mean if the liver enzymes stay high? At what point should he go home (the vet said he go home today if money was an issue, but my friend just wants what is best for the dog). The dog seems to be doing well and is in good spirits, although lonely in the kennel.

Please, please send lots of jingles! This is the beloved pet of a five year old little girl who has already suffered losses this year.

[LauraKY]

Is the vet giving the dog Denosyl or Denamarin for the high liver enzymes?

[Horsegal984]

Supportive care is all they can do. Denamarin for liver support and time is all you can do.

[khall]

Yes, had my 95 lb bully mix eat sugarless gum with xylitol in it (have not panicked like that in a very long time!) but I caught it not long after he had eaten it and had him throw it up. Glucose was ok, but his liver enzymes were pretty high over 800 if I can remember. Vet took him home (mobile vet) and treated with IV fluids and supportive care. He came back home the same day, re- checked liver enzymes in a month and they had come way down, checked again in another month and pretty normal. From my understanding is that if they get through it initially, pretty good chances he will recover fully. The liver has an incredible ability to heal itself.

Jingles that lab will recover fully!!

[SquishTheBunny]

Jingles for the lab! Silly dogs they sure do eat everything!

Most of the dogs we have treated in hospital end up doing well, they do need supportive care such as IV fluids and potentially dextrose, and liver support such as denamarin. Most acute liver insults can resolve, its imperative the dog stays in hospital and has the glucose and liver (and kidney) values monitored very carefully.

[lilitiger2]

No advice but jingles!
Good luck to the lab and his little owner!

Ours would snuff up anything, sort of like one of my cats (wh had a similar incident, not sure what he got into but shot up the liver enzymes, had to dothe feeding tube thing)

anyway, big pat the dog and jingles for speedy recovery!

[stolen_virtue]

Sending healing jingles for the boy…so sorry for your friend.

[Laurierace]

Many jingles.

[Flying_Hill]

Thanks so much for the jingles!!!

I just came back from visiting the patient and he is doing really well. Enzymes still over 900 but moving in the right direction. He will stay at the vets over the weekend to continue the supportive care. He is getting both denamarin and adenosyl, as well as IV fluids and dextrose. He is acting like his usually goofy self.

What a scare! Continued jingles are greatly appreciated!!

[pAin_t_Misbehavin]

Continuing to jingle.

I for one cannot imagine why we can’t find some non-toxic equivalent to Xylitol. I started chewing sugarless gum when I quit smoking, so always have Trident in my purse. You’d think I have a firearm in there the way I secure it when I get home.

[Griffyn]

Nothing but jingles for the big lug and his little girl.

[Horsegal984]

[QUOTE=pAin’t_Misbehavin’;7549660]
Continuing to jingle.

I for one cannot imagine why we can’t find some non-toxic equivalent to Xylitol. I started chewing sugarless gum when I quit smoking, so always have Trident in my purse. You’d think I have a firearm in there the way I secure it when I get home.[/QUOTE]

Thankfully the gum companies have cut way down on the amount of xylitol in gum, so it is considerably less toxic now. The biggest risks are now from people who cook with it, like in the OPs case.