Xylitol is an artificial sweetener that is relatively well tolerated by most people. It is in lots of "sugar-free" or artificially sweetened products, from candy to gum to nutritional supplements like melatonin.
Now there are a few brands of peanut butter that contain it. Xylitol in pets can cause life-threatening episodes of low blood sugar, and can cause severe, even fatal liver damage.
Here's a link to more about the Xylitol in some peanut butter:
http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/xylitol-now-found-certain-peanut-and-nut-butters
thanks for the post. Very important and informative :)
Posted by: nick | August 20, 2015 at 11:54 AM
I didn't know this before. Thank you for the information.
Posted by: Annette | March 16, 2016 at 08:07 PM
Well ummm, no duhh right? Why on earth would you add xylotol to your dogs food? That's messed up!
Posted by: Nick | August 22, 2016 at 09:26 PM
Hello, Nick,
The problem is that a lot of food for people is now sweetened with xylitol. People often share food with their pets, and not everyone reads the labels. Also not everyone realizes that xylitol is bad for dogs.
Posted by: Doc | August 25, 2016 at 07:32 PM