A Scots vet has warned pet owners to keep dogs away from sweets this Halloween after a much-loved Labrador came just 15 minutes away from death.
Two-year-old Oak was almost killed when he snuck into his owner's car while it was being unloaded before Halloween. During the rampage, the pooch tore into several boxes of sweets, ripped open the packaging and wolfed down dozens of peppermints containing 100 per cent xylitol.
Xylitol is a sugar alcohol used to sweeten sugar-free products and is incredibly toxic to dogs. Oak took a turn for the worse and within minutes, he began suffering from uncontrollable seizures with dangerously low blood glucose levels.
