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just how bad is Chocolate candy
I have a 80 lb.Chocolate Lab that find chocolate were there is no chocolate
,opens any thing . Just how bad is chocolate . Milk Chocolate is only 10% chocolate were as Dark Chocolate has 70 to 90% chocolate I do not give him any but it hard . -- Richard Brandstetter www.weddings-nj.com |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
I have a 80 lb.Chocolate Lab that find chocolate were there is no chocolate
,opens any thing . Just how bad is chocolate . Milk Chocolate is only 10% chocolate were as Dark Chocolate has 70 to 90% chocolate I do not give him any but it hard . The chemical in chocolate that is toxic to dogs is 'watered down' in milk chocolate so that a *small bit* to an 80lb dog wouldn't cause the toxicity. The dark chocolate or baker's chocolate would be very dangerous. That said, it's never wise to give chocolate to dogs. It can cause intenstinal upset among other things. When you have a dog there are just some things you have to store up in high cupboards. If he gets at chocolate and he's a magician with doors, store it in the refrigerator. |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
I'm sure that others will tell you that Cocoa is Toxic to dogs so
although milk chocolate is better it is actually best to avoid chocolate at all. T Richard Brandstetter wrote: I have a 80 lb.Chocolate Lab that find chocolate were there is no chocolate ,opens any thing . Just how bad is chocolate . Milk Chocolate is only 10% chocolate were as Dark Chocolate has 70 to 90% chocolate I do not give him any but it hard . -- Richard Brandstetter www.weddings-nj.com |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
he can get into my wife's Bag. He opens the zipper goes down to the bottom
of it and gets gum and candy , I do not give he chocolate . He just get it and you never know he did it. he's a magician with doors, store it in the refrigerator. Richard Brandstetter www.weddings-nj.com "Sharon Too" wrote in message ... I have a 80 lb.Chocolate Lab that find chocolate were there is no chocolate ,opens any thing . Just how bad is chocolate . Milk Chocolate is only 10% chocolate were as Dark Chocolate has 70 to 90% chocolate I do not give him any but it hard . The chemical in chocolate that is toxic to dogs is 'watered down' in milk chocolate so that a *small bit* to an 80lb dog wouldn't cause the toxicity. The dark chocolate or baker's chocolate would be very dangerous. That said, it's never wise to give chocolate to dogs. It can cause intenstinal upset among other things. When you have a dog there are just some things you have to store up in high cupboards. If he gets at chocolate and he's a magician with doors, store it in the refrigerator. |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Richard Brandstetter wrote:
he can get into my wife's Bag. He opens the zipper goes down to the bottom of it and gets gum and candy , I do not give he chocolate . He just get it and you never know he did it. Like the other poster said, you have to put it behind a closed door if the dog is clever about stealing it. I have to keep my purse in the pantry because my cat will steal things out of it. Eva |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
Richard Brandstetter wrote: he can get into my wife's Bag. He opens the zipper goes down to the bottom of it and gets gum and candy , I do not give he chocolate . He just get it and you never know he did it. he's a magician with doors, store it in the refrigerator. it's simple really: chocolate is very bad for dogs, keep it away from him. If your wife has chocolate in her purse, I'm sure there is someplace she can put it where the dog can't access it. If you love your dog, keep him safe! |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 00:17:47 -0400, "Sharon Too"
wrote: I have a 80 lb.Chocolate Lab that find chocolate were there is no chocolate ,opens any thing . Just how bad is chocolate . Milk Chocolate is only 10% chocolate were as Dark Chocolate has 70 to 90% chocolate I do not give him any but it hard . The chemical in chocolate that is toxic to dogs is 'watered down' in milk chocolate so that a *small bit* to an 80lb dog wouldn't cause the toxicity. The dark chocolate or baker's chocolate would be very dangerous. That said, it's never wise to give chocolate to dogs. It can cause intenstinal upset among other things. When you have a dog there are just some things you have to store up in high cupboards. If he gets at chocolate and he's a magician with doors, store it in the refrigerator. Better yet, eat all the chocolate. That's my solution and I'm sticking to it!! -- Paula "Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
Had a major chocolate incident with my dog (8 pound dog... 1/2 pound of
chocolate), so I did some research. The chemical in chocolate that is supposed to be bad for dogs is one that is similar to caffeine. I can't remember the name. Anyhow the dog needs to eat quite a lot of it to really make them "take to the vet" sick. A human would get sick eating the same amount of chocolate. I found a chart on the internet that gave the dog poundage to the amount of chocolate that would be bad. I was amazed at really the large amount of chocolate they could eat before they'd be off to the vet. You and I would be SO sick if we ate the same amount. My dog had the runs for about 2 days and then was fine. And as other posters have pointed out I've learned to keep the chocolate stored really high. If they get a candy bar I wouldn't even worry about it. If they get the Costco bag of chocolate chips then you would need to examine the amount they ate. Lynne "Richard Brandstetter" wrote in message ... I have a 80 lb.Chocolate Lab that find chocolate were there is no chocolate ,opens any thing . Just how bad is chocolate . Milk Chocolate is only 10% chocolate were as Dark Chocolate has 70 to 90% chocolate I do not give him any but it hard . -- Richard Brandstetter www.weddings-nj.com |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
If they get a candy bar I wouldn't even worry about it. If they get the
Costco bag of chocolate chips then you would need to examine the amount they ate. Depends on the dog. Smaller dogs could be affected by that candy bar. And it's not just the toxicity. The chocolate and ingredients in it can cause other symptoms and distress the GI tract and pancreas. And it depends on the chocolate. Dark chocolate is more toxic than milk chocolate. And some larger dogs are more sensitive to that chemical than their 'peers'. Just steer clear of chocolate, or as another poster said, eat it yourself! -Sharon |
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just how bad is Chocolate candy
Sharon Too wrote:
If they get a candy bar I wouldn't even worry about it. If they get the Costco bag of chocolate chips then you would need to examine the amount they ate. Depends on the dog. Smaller dogs could be affected by that candy bar. And it's not just the toxicity. The chocolate and ingredients in it can cause other symptoms and distress the GI tract and pancreas. And it depends on the chocolate. Dark chocolate is more toxic than milk chocolate. And "white chocolate" is obviously barely chocolate at all. I remember seeing some charts showing showing the toxic dose of various types of chocolate. The lethal dose of white chocolate was about fifty pounds, and you had to drop it onto the dog from a third story window. Kathleen |
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