Cross-posting from K9Alert:
Subject: GORILLA GLUE A HUGE DANGER FOR DOGS!
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:03:18 -0700
THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK ALL DOGGY PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ----
Yesterday, my 35 pound Terrier mix had a HUGE mass of Gorilla Glue
removed
from his stomach. It took a 12" incision to get the job done and he's
going
to take a long time to recover, if indeed he makes it.
Gorilla Glue has 2 very dangerous properties:
1. its smell & taste are attractive to at least dogs
2. when ingested, it oxidizes, just as it does when exposed to air, and
expands greatly in volume. Internally, a very small amount will expand
many
times over and continues to harden.
My dog sought out the container (a 4 oz size), having to essentially
climb
up on a table to reach it. Hours later, I found the chewed container &
figured it was too late to have his stomach pumped, so just kept close
watch on
him. It didn't appear that he had eaten very much, or any, of it.
Now, I know better! Had I known that the stuff would continue to
expand and
harden, he would have been at the vet's immediately, even if it were an
after-hours call.
Seems like any dog who gets a hold of this stuff should have a stomach
pump
asap, or emergency surgery if pumping won't do the job.
SINCE THE CONTAINER GIVES NO INFORMATION ABOUT EITHER THE
ATTRACTIVENESS TO
DOGS OR THE EXPANSION FACTOR, TREAT THIS STUFF AS THOUGH IT WILL KILL
YOUR
DOG (or goat or horse or sheep or bunny or cow or ....) IF IT GETS A
HOLD OF IT!
A company representative, when contacted by my vet, seemed unconcerned
about
any responsibility on the part of the company. Of course, they could no
doubt change the formulation to make it repugnant to dogs. If that's
impossible, prominent labeling of its properties & the danger to
animals is then
mandatory.
Pass this on to others you know who have pets, especially dogs. Had I
known
what could happen, this stuff would have been out of my dogs' reach!
There
are some other stories on the Web........
Since this product is popular, and increasingly so, I think letters to
the
company might get them to make changes in formulation &/or labeling. Of
course, a lawsuit would really get their attention!
Meantime, treat this stuff the way you would poisoned rodent bait!
--
Belinda
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