WARNING
KEEP GORILLA GLUE AWAY FROM YOUR PETS!!!
Gorilla Glue—it’s something you may have in your home right now. When used properly, it can hold just about anything together. But if it gets into the wrong hands, there’s a danger that goes beyond any normal glue.
Gorilla brand glue includes the active ingredient diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI), a substance that foams after being exposed to moisture. If ingested in its liquid form, glues made with MDI can expand to many times the original volume, creating a foam-=like foreign body that can cause an obstruction in the esophagus, stomach or intestines. Ten minutes after adding water, the glue already starts to expand. Almost 24 hours later, the glue is so hard that it can be hit with a hammer.
The problem arises because the smell and taste of the glue is attractive to dogs. A very small amount will expand to many times its volume. Even half an ounce of glue can grow to the size of a basket ball inside the stomach. Once in the stomach, the chemical is not toxic, rather it fills the stomach becoming a complete obstructive foreign body. If ignored the dog will not survive. The mass of glue must be surgically removed; this is a serious surgery since opening up the GI tract can lead to peritonitis and other complications.
If ingested, immediately contact your veterinarian. Do not induce vomiting. Do not give anything orally since it will become incorporated into the mass. Surgical removal is considered the only treatment.
Please treat Gorilla glue with the utmost respect. Even licked up glue from a towel or the floor is considered dangerous. Please, please, keep all containers of glue totally out of reach of all of your pets.
