If a dog of already poor health (is on steriods) ingests chocolate and dies will the Vet check the cause of death and determine it as the toxin that is in chocolate?
2006-08-12 11:04:45 · 12 answers · asked by Chappee 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
you only have 36 hours from the death before the chocolate trace is gone, if your planing a murder ,beware
2006-08-12 11:11:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though chocolate IS toxic to dogs, it is rare that they actually die from it. First of all, the milk chocolate found in most chocolate treats is only toxic enough to make the dog ill, but he won't die from it unless he ingested a LOT of it, I'm talking like more than two whole easter bunnies, generally, hehe.
The more serious chocolates are the baker's chocolate and dark chocolate, which contain more of the substance in chocolate that dogs react to.
The only way you can really test to see why your dog died is if the vet does an autopsy. If your dog was already in poor health and on steroids, it's more likely that your dog died of whatever it was on steroids for. But I'm sure there is a test for chocolate toxicity, and if you like, your vet can perform it. Kind of pointless though, it won't bring your dog back =(
2006-08-12 11:10:19 · answer #2 · answered by Robin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a dog has to eat over a pound of chocolate to die,mostly the vet wont Check unless the owner says something or the vet thinks that the dog died of other reasons. why would you ask that what happened to you dog
2006-08-12 11:26:44 · answer #3 · answered by cassandra n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah they will be checking the dog for chocolate poisoning. DSI Dog Scene Investigation. ur azz is grazz because mcgruff the crime dog will find all the evidence of chocolate from the dog and have you arrested by the animal planets spca cops.
2006-08-12 11:12:15 · answer #4 · answered by da skoolar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you ask them to. You can request that a necropsy be performed and the vet can tell you if any organs are abnormal. They can then give you the option of sending off samples for testing. It will cost $$$$ though.
2006-08-12 11:08:03 · answer #5 · answered by Pook 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not unless you tell him your dog was eating chocolate.
Hopefully you have learned that chocolate is toxic to cats and dogs, and if the poor thing was already sick, those toxins may have finished him off. :-(
Sorry sweetie. :-(
2006-08-12 11:09:37 · answer #6 · answered by Ragdoll Kitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you think that you killed your dog with chocolate you should just tell the vet, otherwise- why do you care?
2006-08-12 11:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they will, if you request it. my dog died in the back yard from someone throwing a candy bar over the fence from the apts. behind me. i asked and he checked it out. my dog was 8 yrs old at the time.
2006-08-12 11:09:09 · answer #8 · answered by bevy955 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will if you pay them to..but it is very expensive... They would send blood out to be tested by an independent laboratory.
A few M&Ms killed my pug..it caused seizures, which caused a heart attack.
2006-08-12 11:11:17 · answer #9 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he will if u lik him to check the cause of his death
2006-08-12 11:09:57 · answer #10 · answered by Dalia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋