Can dogs chew gum?

If your dog has gotten to a spare pack of your gum and eaten it all, this could be a cause for worry. Smaller dogs, however, only need to consume as little as two pieces of gum before the dosage starts doing some serious damage. read more

Thousands of dogs a year are being poisoned by eating their owners' chewing gum. More than 2,800 people have called the Pet Poison Helpline so far in 2015 after finding their pets munching on the chewy substance - up from 300 in 2009. read more

Aside from just being a choking hazard (dogs cant chew on gum like we can), it contains an ingredient called xylitol. This is a sugar-alcohol that your dog cannot process correctly. Xylitol is best described as a sweet-tasting crystalline alcohol that's derived from xylose, which can be found in some plant tissues. read more