Everything went dark before my eyes.
“So he really was…”
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The doctor pointed to a name printed on the report.
It was a vitamin and mineral mixture sometimes used to help address nutritional deficiencies.
“But that doesn’t explain your dog’s death,” he continued.
I stared at him in confusion.
“Then what does?”
“We also detected xylitol, a sugar substitute. In ordinary dietary amounts, it’s generally safe for humans, but it can be deadly to dogs.”
I froze.
“So my husband wasn’t poisoning me?”
“Our tests haven’t provided evidence of that. But there’s something else I’d like to investigate.”
He pointed to a small label attached to the bottom of the jar.
There was a telephone number written on it.
“Do you recognize this number?”
I shook my head.
The doctor picked up the telephone and called it.
