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Old August 23rd 07, 12:59 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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Default How much chocolate does it take to kill a dog?

I know that chocolate is fatal to dogs.
I dropped the wrapping of a chocolate candy in front of a small
schnauzer. There was a big of chocolate left over on the inside of the
wrapping. Luckily, the dog didn't immediately gobble up the wrapping
and I was able to get it away from the dog. If the dog had eaten it,
would the dog have died?

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Old August 23rd 07, 01:14 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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" wrote in
oups.com:

I know that chocolate is fatal to dogs.


Chocolate *can* be fatal to dogs. A quick rule of thumb: A) The
darker the chocolate, the more toxic it is to dogs and B) a smaller
dog will likely be more affected by a given amount of chocolate than
a larger dog.

I dropped the wrapping of a chocolate candy in front of a small
schnauzer. There was a big of chocolate left over on the inside of
the wrapping. Luckily, the dog didn't immediately gobble up the
wrapping and I was able to get it away from the dog. If the dog
had eaten it, would the dog have died?


If it was only a small amount of chocolate, your dog should be fine.
That said, your vet will have a much better idea of whether or not
your dog is in danger. If you are concerned, please call them or
your local emergency vet. I think it's better to call them with a
potentially silly question than to endanger the health of the dog.
I'd much rather feel stupid than hurt my dog.

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Old August 23rd 07, 01:41 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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On Aug 22, 5:14 pm, Shelly wrote:
" wrote groups.com:

I know that chocolate is fatal to dogs.


Chocolate *can* be fatal to dogs. A quick rule of thumb: A) The
darker the chocolate, the more toxic it is to dogs and B) a smaller
dog will likely be more affected by a given amount of chocolate than
a larger dog.

I dropped the wrapping of a chocolate candy in front of a small
schnauzer. There was a big of chocolate left over on the inside of
the wrapping. Luckily, the dog didn't immediately gobble up the
wrapping and I was able to get it away from the dog. If the dog
had eaten it, would the dog have died?


If it was only a small amount of chocolate, your dog should be fine.
That said, your vet will have a much better idea of whether or not
your dog is in danger. If you are concerned, please call them or
your local emergency vet. I think it's better to call them with a
potentially silly question than to endanger the health of the dog.
I'd much rather feel stupid than hurt my dog.

--
Shellyhttp://www.cat-sidh.net(the Mother Ship)http://esther.cat-sidh.net(Letters to Esther)


Perhaps dogs are all a little different and just an ounce would kill
some, but I remember years ago I knew a guy in college that fed M &Ms
to his dog. I can't recall how many, but it was quite a lot. At that
time I never knew it was bad for dogs either, but I do remember seeing
his dog after that, so at wasn't fatal. I think almost everyone knows
it isn't good for dogs now. Try Googling it. dkw

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Old August 23rd 07, 11:05 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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On Aug 22, 5:14 pm, Shelly wrote:
" wrote
groups.com:

I know that chocolate is fatal to dogs.


Chocolate *can* be fatal to dogs. A quick rule of thumb: A) The
darker the chocolate, the more toxic it is to dogs and B) a smaller
dog will likely be more affected by a given amount of chocolate than
a larger dog.

I dropped the wrapping of a chocolate candy in front of a small
schnauzer. There was a big of chocolate left over on the inside of
the wrapping. Luckily, the dog didn't immediately gobble up the
wrapping and I was able to get it away from the dog. If the dog
had eaten it, would the dog have died?


If it was only a small amount of chocolate, your dog should be fine.
That said, your vet will have a much better idea of whether or not
your dog is in danger. If you are concerned, please call them or
your local emergency vet. I think it's better to call them with a
potentially silly question than to endanger the health of the dog.
I'd much rather feel stupid than hurt my dog.

--
Shellyhttp://www.cat-sidh.net(the Mother
Ship)http://esther.cat-sidh.net(Letters to Esther)


Perhaps dogs are all a little different and just an ounce would kill
some, but I remember years ago I knew a guy in college that fed M &Ms
to his dog. I can't recall how many, but it was quite a lot. At that
time I never knew it was bad for dogs either, but I do remember seeing
his dog after that, so at wasn't fatal. I think almost everyone knows
it isn't good for dogs now. Try Googling it. dkw


My dogs got into a forgotten 16 oz. bag of dark chocolates, and within 15
mins, they were both trembling. A quick trip to the vet, who gave them
hydrogen peroxide.


This is why knowledgable dog owners carry hydrogen peroxide 3% with them
when they travel. A couple of teaspoons will cause the dog to vomit
quickly--within 5 mins. It's not only chocolate that they can get into that
can get them in trouble., and it's better safe than sorry.


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Old August 23rd 07, 11:14 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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sandman wrote:

My dogs got into a forgotten 16 oz. bag of dark chocolates, and within 15
mins, they were both trembling. A quick trip to the vet, who gave them
hydrogen peroxide.


And that's a good example of "it depends." Dark chocolate is bad
news, especially in large quantities. If it had been milk
chocolate, it might not have been so toxic, though at that amount,
I'd have still contacted the vet.

This is why knowledgable dog owners carry hydrogen peroxide 3% with them
when they travel. A couple of teaspoons will cause the dog to vomit
quickly--within 5 mins. It's not only chocolate that they can get into that
can get them in trouble., and it's better safe than sorry.


With the caveat that some things that are toxic will cause more harm
coming back up than they will staying put until they can be
neutralized. Chocolate is not one of those things, but you don't
want to induce vomiting after ingesting something like bleach. Not
that I think most dogs would drink bleach, but I imagine there are
other corrosive agents that they might eat, so there are times when
inducing vomiting might be a bad idea.

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Old August 23rd 07, 11:16 AM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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wrote:

Try Googling it.


A) I don't think anything you've written contradicts what I wrote.

B) I don't think Googling on the topic is going to be very helpful
to me.

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