nbc's nicole zymek explains this family just wants other people to learn from their experience. "she found a container of gum in my gym bag and ate all the gum in it, about 25 to 30 pieces... we just kind of told her, okay dancer you're going to have belly ache." "she wasn't walk and would jeni had no idea what was wrong year old daughters reading sugar-free gum contains the which is extremely toxic to dogs. they rushed dancer to the vet... "that's when dancer started to have a really bad seizure and this was on my girl's laps while dropped to dr. raegan wells she spent two days in icu. "receiving around the clock intensive care and support for her liver." often times when dogs have xylitol poisoning, they'll also suffer liver failure. "we kind of waited for that 72 hour mark to happen and made it." 2 weeks later -- "she's just a wonderful dog and we're thrilled that she's back home with her family." they learned a big lesson. "xylitol is extremely lethal, or extremely toxic to dogs." she now wants to make sure others are aware of the danger -- by posting this video on facebook.