Watch out for peanut butter with xylitol

A notice from Ellington Animal Control is making its way around Facebook: A type of low-sugar peanut-butter contains the artificial sweetener xylitol, which is extremely toxic to dogs. Checked Snopes about the peanut butter; didn't get that confirmed or de-confirmed but came up with this excellent article on the dangers of xylitol: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/xylitol.asp

Did find this at a veterinary site: http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/xylitol-now-found-certain-peanut-a...

If you like to stuff a Kong with peanut butter or just use it as a treat, READ THE LABEL!!!!! Don't feed anything that says it contains "artificial sweetener."

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Permalink Reply by Vicky Hay on October 12, 2016 at 10:24am

WAITAMINIT: Let me add to that: Xylitol is billed as a "natural" sweetener, so products that contain the stuff will not say that they contain "artificial" sweeteners. The jar may claim the product is "naturally sweetened" or "contains natural sweetener." Beware anything that makes this claim.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on October 12, 2016 at 10:46am

Oh my....how dangerous...even for people!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on October 12, 2016 at 5:02pm

Scary stuff! I buy my peanut butter fresh ground at the health food store, with nothing added. I don't use it for my dogs, but this may be a life saving post for those who do.