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CHOCOLATE and/or SODIUM...... bad for dogs?
Leesa Taylor said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
Does anyone know if CHOCOLATE is especially bad for dogs? I have heard that even small amounts of chocolate can be very bad for dogs.... any truth to this claim? Yes. Toxicity depends on the grade of the chocolate, especially its theobromine content) and the sensitivity of the dog. Here are some good links: http://vin.com/mainpub/xmas/chocolate_tox.asp http://hersheys.com/nutrition_consum...obromine.shtml http://mirabos.bham.ac.uk/ukclub/toxicchoc.htm http://www.dogownersdigest.com/news/...oisoning.shtml -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 04:50:41 GMT, "ZPL" wrote:
Everything in moderation. It also depends on what the dog is used to. I would think the grease from the potato chip would be more of a concern than the sodium. If it is a large dog or a dog that is used to getting some chocolate, a Hershey's Kiss or a couple of M&M's is not a big deal. It's the dogs that are not used to getting chocolate and then get ahold of a whole bag or a whole Easter Bunny (posted by another here) that it gets to the dog. Almost like if you had never had chocolate and then eaten a whole bag, or if you had never had coffee and decided to gulp a quadruple espresso with 10 spoons of sugar. Actually, it has absolutely nothing to do with dogs getting used to chocolate. Chocolate contains theobromine, which is poisonous to dogs. How poisonous depends on how much the dog eats, in relation to its weight, and how much theobromine is in the chocolate - - baking chocolate contains the most, then dark, then milk, etc. It is not a good idea to feed one's dog chocolate. Sally Hennessey |
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An English bull terrier I know once ate an entire 4lb box of Cadbury's Roses
without any ill effects "Rocky" wrote in message news:Xns93AEF068FC2ABaustralianshepherdca@IP... Leesa Taylor said in rec.pets.dogs.health: Does anyone know if CHOCOLATE is especially bad for dogs? I have heard that even small amounts of chocolate can be very bad for dogs.... any truth to this claim? Yes. Toxicity depends on the grade of the chocolate, especially its theobromine content) and the sensitivity of the dog. Here are some good links: http://vin.com/mainpub/xmas/chocolate_tox.asp http://hersheys.com/nutrition_consum...obromine.shtml http://mirabos.bham.ac.uk/ukclub/toxicchoc.htm http://www.dogownersdigest.com/news/...oisoning.shtml -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Atalante wrote:
An English bull terrier I know once ate an entire 4lb box of Cadbury's Roses without any ill effects So what does that say about Cadbury's roses? |
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it all depends on how "real" or "true" the chocolate is.
a friend of mine said, his dog got a hold of a kitkat bar and ate it all and was fine. the chocolate bars that we buy at the local grocery store is so processed apparently, that's it's not a huge catastrophe, but if they eat a large amount it could be. this isn't scientific knowledge, so don't take it verbadum, just common sense. gotta watch 'em =) Leesa Taylor wrote: Does anyone know if CHOCOLATE is especially bad for dogs? I have heard that even small amounts of chocolate can be very bad for dogs.... any truth to this claim? Also... I was wondering about giving dogs things like potato chips, pretzles and high-sodium foods. My neighbor will give the dog virtually anything. I've seen her eat candy kisses, chips, hot dogs..... anything they eat, she gets a bite of. The dog SEEMS to be in good health..... although I was just wondering if anyone heard anything about wheteher too much salt or some chocolate is bad for them. thanks you LEESA (I) |
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And now for the issue of sodium. Too much is not good for any mammal.
If the dog has kidney disease or congestive heart failure, extra salt could kill. A potato chip now and then is no big deal... but is it necessary? Your friend is a bit of a slave to her dog.... Who's in charge? Not your friend. grin Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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X-Original-Subject: CHOCOLATE and/or SODIUM...... bad for dogs?
X-Original-Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:20:25 -0400 X-Original-Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs.health X-Original-Organization: Bell Sympatico X-Original-Message-ID: X-Agent-Group: rec.pets.dogs.health X-Agent-Format: 1 1 0 1 1 630000 0 0 1 0 "*" 0 X-Intro: "On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:20:25 -0400, BOCAJ wrote:\n" On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:20:25 -0400, BOCAJ wrote: it all depends on how "real" or "true" the chocolate is. a friend of mine said, his dog got a hold of a kitkat bar and ate it all and was fine. the chocolate bars that we buy at the local grocery store is so processed apparently, that's it's not a huge catastrophe, but if they eat a large amount it could be. It actually all depends on the theobromine content in the chocolate. Best simply to not feed dogs chocolate. It's not as though there aren't other treats they enjoy. Sally Hennessey Does anyone know if CHOCOLATE is especially bad for dogs? I have heard that even small amounts of chocolate can be very bad for dogs.... any truth to this claim? Also... I was wondering about giving dogs things like potato chips, pretzles and high-sodium foods. My neighbor will give the dog virtually anything. I've seen her eat candy kisses, chips, hot dogs..... anything they eat, she gets a bite of. The dog SEEMS to be in good health..... although I was just wondering if anyone heard anything about wheteher too much salt or some chocolate is bad for them. thanks you LEESA (I) |
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