Sugar-free foods w/Xylitol fatal for dogs

Saw this article. Never heard this before.

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_...s/20061001101809990005?ncid=NWS00010000000001

 

Thanks for that post. Scary article but I think there is a misprint in the article. At one point it says "One dog who had to be euthanized had eaten four large, chocolate-frosted muffins containing about 1 pound of xylitol."
How could four muffins contain 1 pound of that chemical?

 

Yeah, I saw that too. Those must have been some pretty big muffins if that's right, lol.

 

Its a common one, its also in some chewing gums, sugar free candies etc. It stimulates insulin to be released so the BG drops to dangerous levels which can be fatal.