Puppy ate gum

My friend's 11 month old corgi puppy just ate some gum he found on his walk. What should we do? We don't know if it contains xylitol or not.

[ginger899]

If he only ate a small piece and seems quite well then I am sure he'll be ok. But maybe the best thing is to ask your vet.
A Corgi puppy is quite small, so one piece of gum, although probably no danger at all to a grown dog might cause more trouble with a very small dog like him. Also Xylitol (if that was in the gum) usually it would be 2 or three pieces which might cause toxicity...but again, that would be for a slightly larger dog. For his size, better be on the safe side and take him to the vet.