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Gwenni in the hospital!!!!!

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#1 ·
Hi!:(
This morning when I woke up, I walked into the living room and there was a several sticks of gum chewed! I knew this was not a good thing. I called the emergency pet hospital and they told me to bring her in now! So there she is, she will be monitered for 24 hours. Her glucose has dropped as that is what happens. They will test her liver evey 12 hours. Remember sugarless gum is hazardous to dogs. Even 1 or 2 sticks. My family and I need your prayers!:angel:
Thank You!
Peggy
p.s. Gwenni can do the bang and roll over tricks now!:whoo:
 
#7 ·
Oh no! I hope she is ok. Just last year I had a huge scare with gum and my dogs. I found a pack of gum on the ground, and all 5 of my dogs had access to it. So I had no idea which ones got into it. And of course, it was after midnight and I was leaving for a trip early the next morning. I paniced- but then discovered that the gum they had gotten into didnt have any xorbitol- phew!
Please keep us updated!
 
#15 ·
Sorry to hear of Gwenni's troubles. I hope all is going well today for her.

I was totally unaware of this issue. I want to thank you so much for posting this. I am not sure how I missed this important piece of information so I am VERY grateful. We have a lot of sugar free stuff due to diabetes so now I am off to the cupboards to throw stuff away.

Meeka
 
#20 ·
Like Meeka ~ I was not aware of this problem. Thanks for posting. I knew a man that gave his dog regular gum a couple of times a day. The dog would chew it like crazy for about 10 minutes then spit it out. Is it just the sugarless gum that is a problem? I'm thankful now that we don't keep gum in the house!
 
#24 ·
Thank you for all your support and good wishes. It means so much when a doggie parent is going through hard times.I just got off the phone with the hospital and Gwenni is about the same her sugar is not good in that it has dropped but her 1st liver test shows normal. Not out of the woods yet, but she appears to be ok. they will do another test on her liver later. She is on an IV for the next 12 or more hours. You know, one tries to be so careful but accidents do happen so quickly. Again thanks so much for all your love and concern for Gwenni!

Peggy
 
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