WhitneyDog Chocolate Poisoning
November 1st 2008 17:48
We have all heard that we should not give out dogs chocolate because it can kill them... Right? Well, do you know the truth behind that or the reasoning why? Because not many people do. They just know that if they're dog eats an M&M it's time to call the emergency vet, but do you really have to? Is chocolate really that serious to watch out for?
Yes...
And No...
Chocolate poisoning can be a deadly concern if you don't watch out for it. I mean you don't want to feed your teacup Chihuahua an entire bag of dark chocolate hersey kisses, but more than likely one small, milk chocolate chip won't hurt the dog.
But, at the same time every dog has his own tolerance to chocolate, and the type of chocolate will be a factor as to how your dog is affected.
As a general rule, you want to avoid letting your dog have chocolate of any kind, shape, or size.
But, also remember that depending on the type of chocolate, you'll find that your dog will be affected differently. In terms of different types of chocolate, white chocolate is the lesser worried about chocolate, followed by milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and then Baker's chocolate being the worst one.
Chocolate poisoning is a serious matter, and you want to make sure to watch out for any signs of chocolate poisoning.
The more common signs of chocolate poisoning can include:
* Trembling and Shaking
* Muscle spasms
* Seizures
* Vomiting
* Diarrhea
You want to contact your vet or an emergency vet as soon as you think that your dog may have chocolate poisoning. He will be able to asses the dog and pump him with activated charcoal to soak up (so to speak) to alleviate the poisoning. The vet may also put the dog on various medication depending on the other symptoms that the dog is experiencing, such as anti-seizure medicines if the dog is seizing and cardiac medicines to aid with irregular heart beats and heart rate.
Yes...
And No...
Chocolate poisoning can be a deadly concern if you don't watch out for it. I mean you don't want to feed your teacup Chihuahua an entire bag of dark chocolate hersey kisses, but more than likely one small, milk chocolate chip won't hurt the dog.
But, at the same time every dog has his own tolerance to chocolate, and the type of chocolate will be a factor as to how your dog is affected.
As a general rule, you want to avoid letting your dog have chocolate of any kind, shape, or size.
But, also remember that depending on the type of chocolate, you'll find that your dog will be affected differently. In terms of different types of chocolate, white chocolate is the lesser worried about chocolate, followed by milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and then Baker's chocolate being the worst one.
Chocolate poisoning is a serious matter, and you want to make sure to watch out for any signs of chocolate poisoning.
The more common signs of chocolate poisoning can include:
* Trembling and Shaking
* Muscle spasms
* Seizures
* Vomiting
* Diarrhea
You want to contact your vet or an emergency vet as soon as you think that your dog may have chocolate poisoning. He will be able to asses the dog and pump him with activated charcoal to soak up (so to speak) to alleviate the poisoning. The vet may also put the dog on various medication depending on the other symptoms that the dog is experiencing, such as anti-seizure medicines if the dog is seizing and cardiac medicines to aid with irregular heart beats and heart rate.
Although this picture is a set up where she really didn't eat the Dove chocolates, there was one instance that she did get into that very bag of dark chocolates and ate every last one of them to include the foil wrappers. MIA, made it out ok after vomitting the majority of the foil wrappers out of her body and pooping out the rest.
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