I just kissed two of my piggies with sugar free gum in my mouth

[little_buttons]

I just kissed two of my piggies heads and upper backs with sugar free gum in my mouth and now I'm worried there would be some xylitol, among other ingredients, on my lips. I wiped them over with damp kitchen roll once I realised. I know xylitol is toxic but does anyone know if it's toxic in such trace amounts as on my lips etc?

 

[Swissgreys]

No, they will be totally fine.
Please try not to worry.

 

[little_buttons]

No, they will be totally fine.
Please try not to worry.

Thank you so much

 

[Claire W]

Don’t worry. They will be absolutely fine

 

[Adelyn]

Yes, they will be okay.

 

[PigglePuggle]

Xylitol is very toxic to dogs, but only by ingestion- 100mg per kilo body weight is toxic. Cats, rats and mice seem much less susceptible to xylitol toxicity- over 1g of xylitol causes no ill effects in clinical studies.
I dont think this has been studied in guinea pigs, but unless your piggy actually ate a piece of gum there is nothing to worry about here

 

[Wiebke]

I just kissed two of my piggies heads and upper backs with sugar free gum in my mouth and now I'm worried there would be some xylitol, among other ingredients, on my lips. I wiped them over with damp kitchen roll once I realised. I know xylitol is toxic but does anyone know if it's toxic in such trace amounts as on my lips etc?

Hi

No, it isn't - they need to eat a fair amount of it. However, kissing your pet - as tempting as it is - is not necessarily the healthiest thing re. potential transmission of some rather nasty germs either way.

Contagion - Inter-species transmission and pet care during owner illness/pregnancy (incl. Covid)