THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK ALL DOGGY PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW!
Yesterday, my 35 pound Terrier mix had a HUGE mass of Gorilla Glue removed from his stomach. It took a 12" incision to get the job done and he's going to take a long time to recover, if indeed he makes it. Gorilla Glue has 2 very dangerous properties: 1. its smell & taste are attractive to at least dogs 2. when ingested, it oxidizes, just as it does when exposed to air, and expands greatly in volume. Internally, a very small amount will expand many times over and continues to harden. My dog sought out the container (a 4 oz size), having to essentially climb up on a table to reach it. Hours later, I found the chewed container & figured it was too late to have his stomach pumped, so just kept close watch on him. It didn't appear that he had eaten very much, or any, of it. Now, I know better! Had I known that the stuff would continue to expand and harden, he would have been at the vet's immediately, even if it were an after-hours call. Seems like any dog who gets a hold of this stuff should have a stomach pump asap, or emergency surgery if pumping won't do the job. SINCE THE CONTAINER GIVES NO INFORMATION ABOUT EITHER THE ATTRACTIVENESS TO DOGS OR THE EXPANSION FACTOR, TREAT THIS STUFF AS THOUGH IT WILL KILL YOUR DOG (or goat or horse or sheep or bunny or cow or ....) IF IT GETS A HOLD OF IT! A company representative, when contacted by my vet, seemed unconcerned about any responsibility on the part of the company. Of course, they could no doubt change the formulation to make it repugnant to dogs. If that's impossible, prominent labeling of its properties & the danger to animals is then mandatory. Pass this on to others you know who have pets, especially dogs. Had I known what could happen, this stuff would have been out of my dogs' reach! There are some other stories on the Web........ Since this product is popular, and increasingly so, I think letters to the company might get them to make changes in formulation &/or labeling. Of course, a lawsuit would really get their attention! Meantime, treat this stuff the way you would poisoned rodent bait.