http://sitandstay.banfield.net/2009/03/24/1-dog-1-cat-1-pig-harmony-you-bet/ Sit and Stay Blog Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-RC3 http://sitandstay.banfield.net/2009/03/24/1-dog-1-cat-1-pig-harmony-you-bet/comment-page-1/#comment-213 Heather Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:52:45 +0000 http://sitandstay.banfield.net/?p=84#comment-213 I am trying to raise awareness about how dangerous Gorilla Glue is for animals. My two year old weimaraner got into the bottle of glue last night. That crafty little guy figured out how to open the cabinet under the sink! He had just gotten the lid off when I caught him. He ingested less than a tsp of the glue. Several hours later, he seemed fine. The next day he threw up. This concerned me a little. I googled it and found hundreds of horror stories about pets eating Gorilla Glue. I took him to the vet and sure enough, that tsp of glue had expanded into a softball sized mass in his stomach in less than 24 hours. He had to have emergency surgery to remove the mass. He is in recovery as we speak. The worst part is that the glue is attractive to animals. It smells and tastes like maple syrup and peanuts. The warning label does not do an adequate job "warning" about the risks if ingested. The acid in the stomach accelerates the chemical process and causes the glue to expand 10 times the original mass. Your pet seems fine because the chemicals are not toxic. The mass that grows can block the digestive tract causing starvation or if it continues to expand, it will rupture the stomach and kill your pet. It's awful. My vet says she won't even buy the stuff because of the risks. The surgeon said he has done this procedure four times in the last six months!! It's dangerous stuff. I am trying to raise awareness about how dangerous Gorilla Glue is for animals. My two year old weimaraner got into the bottle of glue last night. That crafty little guy figured out how to open the cabinet under the sink! He had just gotten the lid off when I caught him. He ingested less than a tsp of the glue. Several hours later, he seemed fine. The next day he threw up. This concerned me a little. I googled it and found hundreds of horror stories about pets eating Gorilla Glue. I took him to the vet and sure enough, that tsp of glue had expanded into a softball sized mass in his stomach in less than 24 hours. He had to have emergency surgery to remove the mass. He is in recovery as we speak. The worst part is that the glue is attractive to animals. It smells and tastes like maple syrup and peanuts. The warning label does not do an adequate job “warning” about the risks if ingested. The acid in the stomach accelerates the chemical process and causes the glue to expand 10 times the original mass. Your pet seems fine because the chemicals are not toxic. The mass that grows can block the digestive tract causing starvation or if it continues to expand, it will rupture the stomach and kill your pet. It’s awful. My vet says she won’t even buy the stuff because of the risks. The surgeon said he has done this procedure four times in the last six months!! It’s dangerous stuff.

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