HELP....my dog ate a chocolate diet bar. Is she going to be okay??????

Answer 1

I would get hold of my vet ASAP, and have the candy bar wrapper handy so you can tell the vet the ingredients. HURRY!

Answer 2

I suggest you call your vet, local emergency vet, or animal poison control and tell them the size of the bar and the dog, and they can assist you

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Chocolate toxicity
Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic.

When affected by an overdose of chocolate, a dog can become excited and hyperactive. Due to the diuretic effect, it may pass large volumes of urine and it will be unusually thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhoea are also common. The effect of theobromine on the heart is the most dangerous effect. Theobromine will either increase the dog’s heart rate or may cause the heart to beat irregularly. Death is quite possible, especially with exercise.

After their pet has eaten a large quantity of chocolate, many pet owners assume their pet is unaffected. However, the signs of sickness may not be seen for several hours, with death following within twenty-four hours.

Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. A 10-kilogram dog can be seriously affected if it eats a quarter of a 250gm packet of cocoa powder or half of a 250gm block of cooking chocolate. These forms of chocolate contain ten times more theobromine than milk chocolate. Thus, a chocolate mud cake could be a real health risk for a small dog. Even licking a substantial part of the chocolate icing from a cake can make a dog unwell.

Semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate are the next most dangerous forms, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous. A dog needs to eat more than a 250gm block of milk chocolate to be affected. Obviously, the smaller the dog, the less it needs to eat.

Answer 3

Just monitor her for the next while as she might vomit or have a reaction.

However, if she ate an entire chocolate bar, then, this bring about epileptic seizures in some dogs, and in all dogs, can kill.

Within the first few hours, the evidence includes
-vomiting
-diarrhea
-hyperactivity.

As time passes and  there's increased absorption of the toxic substance, you'll see an increase in the dog's heart rate, which can cause arrhythmia, restlessness, hyperactivity, muscle twitching, increased urination or excessive panting.

This can lead to hyperthermia, muscle tremors, seizures, coma and even death.

Reactions vary according to size & weight of the dog. BUT the slight good news is that if she ate a white chocolate bar, then she is likely to experience any toxicity.

Again, monitor her for the next few hours to 24 hours. If you see any slight changes, take her to the emergency Vet.


Hope all goes well.

Answer 4

Dark chocolate is the worst. Depends on the size of the dog too. So if a small dog and dark chocolate, should get to the vet right away.

Answer 5

The question I ask you is what kind of dog do you have? If it's a large breed dog, then it's not so bad, it's not good, but it's not as bad, he might just have diarrhea. However, if it's a small breed dog, I would call the vet to see what he/she would recommend.

My dog ate the first layer of a chocolate veggan cake, she's shepherd/collie mix, and she was fine.

Answer 6

Dark chocolate is worse than milk chocolate. Also, diet chocolate bars are usually small. Call the vet.

Answer 7

Call your vet or call Poison Control. The number should on the first page of your phone book.

Be prepared to give the following information:

pet's weight
name of the product
how much she had eaten
have the package handy- you be asked for ingredients or type of chocolate

Be aware that symptoms of chocolate toxicity may not be visible right away. It may take 6 to 12 hours.

Answer 8

It would depend upon the size of the dog and the size of the chocolate bar. If it's a small dog, she might be in trouble. A large dog might be OK. In either case, I would contact your vet for advice.

Answer 9

Where alot of dogs are allergic to chocolate and it can kill them, this is not the case for all dogs.

I have fed my dogs chocolate for years and it has never killed any of them. They eat brownies, chocolate ice cream, candy bars......whatever the kids are eating, the dogs are eating.......LOL

You just have to ask a vet because like I said..........I have had several dogs and NONE of them have ever had an allergic reaction to chocolate.

And just so everyone knows............I did not deliberately give the dogs chocolate but when you have kids........they share with the dog

Answer 10

Is it real chocolate? I,ve seen dogs eat chocolate before with no ill effects. I'd watch her, if she is sick in the next couple of hours, you should take her to the vet. In the meantime, get the wrapper and check the web to see if anything in there is toxic to your puppy. I imagine she'll be fine. Tell her you love her and pet her frequently. Good luck.

Answer 11

Call your vet. They can give you a formula for figuring out how much their system can tolerate. My Coon hound ate a half a bag of Dark Chocolate Kisses when she was 5 months old and she was fine... just pooped purple foil wrappers for about 3 days....