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When I had a dog, she got her pills in peanut butter, and pb stuffed into the inside of a bone sometimes. I'm pretty sure we use the non lethal peanut butter.
For my own sake, as well as my dogs, I do read peanut butter labels along with other food labels. I wouldn't ever have expected to find xylitol, and I've never heard of the 2 brands that apparently contain it. But for anyone who does buy those brands, it really would be critical to know this. I don't generally read the same food labels when I continue buying the same product, but it's good to be reminded that products do change recipes sometimes.
I don't feed my dogs table food but Mister Norma does because it makes HIM feel good
He will slip them meat, some of the salad, and sometimes pasta, all of which grates on me to no end because I don't like begging animals. They live in the house, they are far from starving with their feed bowls of "Taste of the Wild".
That said, if I can't get a pill down one of the dogs when they need one, I wrap it in raw Hamburg.
I mix pb and kefir and freeze into little cubes for an occasional treat. Its also the only way he'll take any medication.
We use an organic, single ingredient pb.
I had no idea they even made a pb with xylitol, though it shouldn't be surprising. Everything is chemicals now.
Schools really need to push reading comprehension more.
My point, which I clearly stated, was that lots of other things also have xylitol.
The difference is, it's a fairly common practice for people to give their dogs peanut butter stuffed kongs on a daily basis. They aren't likely to get as much of other types of "people food". It's good info.
Xylitol in peanut butter? It's a sweetener and it's in TONS of other stuff your dog might be eating too.
I'm in the 'don't get obsessive about checking every little thing' club.
Xylitol is not in "TONS of other stuff your dog might be eating too" unless you feed your dog chewing gum, mints and other candies. Most people do not feed their dogs that stuff. But many people do feed their dogs peanut butter. Thus the valid warning of the unusual inclusion of xylitol in a food that many people frequently do feed their dogs.
I'm still waiting for your personal opinion or experience on the subject.
Do you feed your dog peanut butter? Ever had one die from it?
The OP did give his/her opinion in the original post "check for xylitol- it can kill" so you are actually waiting merely for his/her experience.
The original post was intended to warn of two peanut butters that contain xylitol. The vast majority of peanut butters do not. Your question regarding the OP's personal experience is thus irrelevant to this issue.
Conversely, the OP's linked warning is relevant since peanut butter would not normally be considered to contain xylitol. Savvy readers will now check ingredient labels whereas they likely did not prior to the warning.
One does not have to personally experience a disaster in order to wisely practice disaster prevention.
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