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Is There Antifreeze In Your Dog’s Food?

May 18, 2015 by Andy Roark DVM MS

You might recognize propylene glycol as an ingredient in some kinds of antifreeze… or as an ingredient in your dog’s food. What?? Yup. It’s often in there.

 

Preschooler feeding his pet boxer by dumping a large bag of dry dog food on the porch of his log home.

 

So WHY is it there, and how concerned should we all be about our dogs eating it? Here’s my answer –

 

 

Finally, if you got to this page because you saw a post on Facebook about how Canine Carry Out dog treats (or other dog treats) have propylene glycol and thus are poisonous to pets, you can check out this debunking article at Snopes.com.

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Andy Roark DVM MS

Dr. Andy Roark is a practicing veterinarian in Greenville SC and the founder of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference. He has received the NAVC Practice Management Speaker of the Year Award three times, the WVC Practice Management Educator of the Year Award, the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from the University of Florida’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Veterinarian of the Year Award from the South Carolina Association of Veterinarians.


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