Anyone around dogs take care

[Herb]

If this crap kills dogs, it can't be good for humans.

Most artificial sweeteners make me sick, so I avoid them all.

http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/xylitol.asp

If your dog is anything like my dog, they probably love a good scoop of peanut butter.

As I'm writing this, my pup Ellie is actually snuggled up next to my leg and going to town on her peanut butter filled Kong.

She's in heaven...

But I want to warn you about a NEW problem with dogs and peanut butter.

There's been a number of reports lately of dogs who are winding up dead because of their beloved peanut butter.

How is this happening?

It has to do with a new ingredient being used in certain peanut butters.

That ingredient is xylitol.

Xylitol is an artificial sweetener that you'll recognize from things like gum and candy.

And while it's generally "safe" for humans to eat, it can be deadly for dogs. Just a small amount of it can cause severe liver damage and can even kill your dog.

From my research, Ive found 5 brands of peanut butter that have recently added xylitol to their ingredients.

I'm listing these brands below...

- Go Nuts Co

- Hank's Protein Plus Peanut Butter

- Krush Nutrition

- Nuts N More

- P28

Now luckily most of these are NOT the most popular brands.

These brands are usually sold at specialty shops or health food stores.

But I still wanted to alert you to this...

Because if your dog is anything like mine, they probably love peanut butter.

So make sure you're staying away from the brands I listed above.

And double-check the label on your peanut butter to make sure it doesn't have xylitol in it.

Feel free to forward this email on to your friends or family that have dogs so they are aware of this...

God Bless,

- Jeff Reagan
Editor, Patriot Health Alliance

[Suzuki Johnny]

Wow who woulda thought eh? My yellow lab loves peanut butter covered banana slices... I just checked and my brand of peanut butter does not contain that ingredient...

[NE_FL]

Wow who woulda thought eh? My yellow lab loves peanut butter covered banana slices... I just checked and my brand of peanut butter does not contain that ingredient...

...but it might in the future. I'm not taking any chances, so "Luke" won't be getting any peanut butter of any brand!

[Sandmanrrr]

Thanks for the heads up

[Spyder]

Guess I'll just put some peanuts in the blender for Rover, he won't care where the peanut-butter came from. [emoji2]