For a quick reference, petmd.com has
a dog chocolate toxicity meter.
Since this is a common item in houses and dogs love the smell and taste of it, PetMD created a «
dog chocolate toxicity meter» to help you know how serious your dog's chocolate ingestion may be.
Not exact matches
The reason
dogs can not consume
chocolate is that they do not break down theobromine well in their system, resulting in
toxicity.
Chocolate toxicity or poisoning is a fairly common occurrence, especially in
dogs during the holidays.
«The most common holiday - related food problem we see in
dogs is
chocolate toxicity,» says Dr. Cynthia Hoeft, DVM, of the Eagle Fern Veterinary Hospital in Estacada, Ore. «People have a box of
chocolate during the holidays and it sits out on the coffee table.
Dr. Rimmasch from All About Pets veterinarian services states «
Chocolate toxicity is a genuine threat to your
dog, especially a small one.
This video explains why
dogs and cats are vulnerable to
chocolate toxicity and gives some guidelines.
Treatment for
chocolate toxicity in cats is similar to
dogs, minus the mentioned medications used to induce vomiting.
Semi-Sweet Dark
Chocolate — Mild signs of toxicity can occur when 0.3 ounce per pound of body weight is ingested; severe toxicity occurs when one ounce per pound of body weight is ingested (or as little as six ounces of semi-sweet chocolate for a 20 - po
Chocolate — Mild signs of
toxicity can occur when 0.3 ounce per pound of body weight is ingested; severe
toxicity occurs when one ounce per pound of body weight is ingested (or as little as six ounces of semi-sweet
chocolate for a 20 - po
chocolate for a 20 - pound
dog).
Milk
Chocolate — Mild signs of toxicity can occur when 0.7 ounces per pound of body weight is ingested; severe toxicity occurs when two ounces per pound of body weight is ingested (or as little as one pound of milk chocolate for a 20 - po
Chocolate — Mild signs of
toxicity can occur when 0.7 ounces per pound of body weight is ingested; severe
toxicity occurs when two ounces per pound of body weight is ingested (or as little as one pound of milk
chocolate for a 20 - po
chocolate for a 20 - pound
dog).
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If your
dog eats
chocolate and shows signs of
toxicity, he may need to be hospitalized for a time so that he can be observed and supportive therapy given for any symptoms he has.
Assuming no underlying conditions or concurrent
toxicities (i.e.
chocolate), macadamia ingestion cases have an excellent prognosis, with the
dog returning to normal in 24 - 48 hours.
Due to articles such as this, many people are now aware of
chocolate's
toxicity in
dogs and cats.
While your healthy large breed is unlikely to suffer from theobromine
toxicity from a couple bites of white
chocolate, elderly
dogs or small breeds very well may develop life - threatening illness.
Dogs, in particular, are highly sensitive to the theobromine present in
chocolate, so brownies that have been prepared with cocoa and which also include marijuana in their ingredient list provide a double whammy of
toxicity for your
dog.
Well we all know that
dogs will eat just about anything, so there are many more reported cases of
chocolate toxicity in
dogs than in cats.
If you have a new
dog or you have an older
dog and you've been hearing about
chocolate toxicity you might be wondering what it is and how it can harm your
dog.
One way to tell if your
dog has
Chocolate Toxicity is to pay attention to their attitude and personality.
Smaller pets face much greater risk of
chocolate toxicity than large breed
dogs because it only takes a small amount of
chocolate to negatively affect them.
A lot of doctors and professionals say that if your
dog has
chocolate toxicity he or she will become over the moon hyper.
Methylxanthine
toxicity from
chocolate consumption leads not only to gastrointestinal upset in
dogs and cats but also hyper behavior, muscle tremors, elevated body temperature, and even possible heart arrhythmias and seizures in some pets.
Since
chocolate toxicity is based on the amount of theobromine and the size of the
dog, it's easy to see how a small
dog could be in trouble before a larger
dog.
Cocoa mulch should not be popular with
dog owners since ingestion carries a risk of theobromine
toxicity just like ingestion of
chocolate candy.