Some pet dogs are notoriously gluttonous and will eat anything they can, but the consequences of gluttony may lead to death at any time. The dachshund we’re going to talk about today is called Ruby. She took a bite of chocolate cake containing the natural sweetener xylitol and was poisoned when her hostess wasn’t paying attention. Eight days after being rescued, she still died of liver failure. The hostess Heartbroken, he took a final photo of his dog and reminded other owners to always be vigilant.
This dachshund died after eating a cake laced with xylitol. When the hostess was making chocolate brownies at home a few days ago, she wanted to replace the white sugar with xylitol, a natural sweetener, so that it would taste healthier.
But he never expected that the greedy dog ​​took a bite of the cake while the hostess was out. Three days later, his body began to show abnormalities! The hostess rushed her pet dog to the hospital for emergency treatment, but Ruby's condition was still not very good. She was even diagnosed with liver failure and needed to rely on professional equipment to maintain life. After that, her health became worse day by day, and she died 8 days later.
Because the hostess suffered from a disease, the doctor advised her to reduce her sugar intake, so she used xylitol instead of white sugar. Afterwards, the hostess blamed herself and said: I know that the caffeine and theobromine in chocolate are poisonous to dogs, but I know nothing about the dangers of xylitol. If I had known it was so dangerous, I would have taken the dog to the doctor immediately.
The hostess has been raising Ruby since she was a puppy. Therefore, when she saw that her pet dog was critically ill, she did not hesitate to spend 10,000 pounds (about 90,000 yuan) in 8 days. Medical expenses, but I didn’t expect that there was still no way to save the day. The hostess also reminded everyone online that she wants all owners to know how dangerous xylitol is to dogs. Veterinarians say that only 4 servings of 1 teaspoon of xylitol can cause liver failure in large dogs such as Labradors, while small dogs cannot bear even 1 gram.