Thursday, January 14, 2010
Beware of Artificial Sweetener Xylitol!
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol -- an artificial sweetener created from birch, raspberries, plums and corn. This sweetener is found in many human "sugar free" products, such as gum, candies and other sweets. In humans, high doses may have a mild laxative effect, but in dogs, ingestion could be fatal.
Xylitol is found most often in chewing gums and mints from brands such as IceBreakers, Biotene, Peelu, Xponent, Xylimax and Trident. For the amount of xylitol to be at decay-preventing levels, it must appear as the first ingredient.
Other products containing xylitol include toothpastes, mouth rinses, candies and nasal sprays from brands such as Epic, Xlear, Trident and Peelu. Xylitol is sold as a sugar substitute by companies such as Xlear, Swanson Health Products, Emerald Forest, XyloBurst and NOW Foods.
Read more....
Click here for the ASPCA press release concerning Xylitol.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
GPA-NW Meet A Retired Racer Adoption Event - Sat, Jan. 16 - Corvallis AND Eugene
Here's your chance to get up close and personal with a retired racing Greyhound!
Representatives from the Northwest Chapter of Greyhound Pets of America will be at the Corvallis Petco in the Timberhill Shopping Center in Corvallis and at the Petco in Eugene located at 1169 Valley River Dr on Saturday, January 16th from 11AM to 2PM.
We'll have some "display models" for you to interact with, as well as an adoptable Greyhound or two.
Come join in the fun and frivolity! See you there!
For Long-Term Management Of Inflammation....
Duralactin® is a natural product derived from milk that can help your companion live a comfortable and active life. Duralactin® helps stop chronic inflammation at the cellular level.
For more information on Duralactin®, click here.
Disclosure: My Greyhound, Tom, receives a dose of Duralactin® on a daily basis. I recommend it based on the results I've seen in Tom.
