Will a dog die by feeding it chocolate?

Answer 1

no it will only get sick

Answer 2

As you can see you will get different answers on here. If you fed your dog chocolate or are thinking about it or the dog ate it by accident, than I would take the dog to the vet to make sure he or she is ok just to make sure. They are the real professionals you know. We can only give opinions that is a serious issue and is not a thing you just need a opinion on. I had a friend that had a dog eat a bite of chocolate and was ok but that was just a bite. I think it depends on the amount. But like I said you should ask the VET.

Answer 3

They can. It depends on how much chocolate the dog eats and how big the dog is. Chocolate is poisonous to dogs as a rule, but I have heard of people who've fed their dogs chocolate (idiots, if you ask me) all of their lives and they seemed to develop an immunity to it.
Good rule of thumb.... dogs do NOT need to eat chocolate. If yours does and you love your pet... contact your vet IMMEDIATELY. Better to not take a chance and find yourself mourning the loss of a dog that you loved.

My Mother's Boston Terrier was fed chocolate by some idiot girl in the form of chocolate chip cookies and no, she didn't eat a lot of it. Little Bit (the dog) got extremely ill and became very VERY dehydrated because she had diarrhea so badly that she could hardly walk. She almost died from it. We managed to keep her by taking her to the vet and spending hours taking care of her and nursing her back to health.

Answer 4

Xanthines (in chocolate) affect the nervous system, cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. It has a diuretic effect as well. Clinical signs:

Hyper excitability
Hyper irritability
Increased heart rate
Restlessness
Increased urination
Muscle tremors
Vomiting
Diarrhea

Yes it is a possibility that your dog will die.

Answer 5

I have a 15 year old dog that has ate chocolate her entire life and my other dogs eat it and it's never hurt them; and their yearly blood work and health screenings come back okay. I think it depends on the dog and the amount of chocolate.

Answer 6

Probably not, but it is unhealthy for some dogs. My dogs are not allowed any chocolate, but every once in a while I give them a pinch of cheese. They enjoy it, and it is not life threatening, especially if the treat isn't given very often.

Answer 7

If a dog consumes chocolate it can very well die.Chocolate is very toxic to dogs.The way chocolate is processed is the reason for it becoming very toxic to dogs.You must of herd something about this or have you given your dog chocolate and this why you are asking the question???

Answer 8

It's very possible that a dog could die by eating chocolate, but chocolate DOES NOT cause worms. That's an old wives' tale.

You can recognize that your dog has eaten a toxic dose of chocolate from the symptoms. Within the first few hours, the evidence includes vomiting, diarrhea or 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.

Theobromine, a component of chocolate, is the toxic compound in chocolate. (Caffeine is also present in chocolate, but in much smaller amounts than Theobromine.

White chocolate: 200 ounces per pound of body weight. It takes 250 pounds of white chocolate to cause signs of poisoning in a 20-pound dog, 125 pounds for a 10-pound dog.

Milk chocolate: 1 ounce per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20-pound dog; one-half pound for a 10-pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2 to 3 ounces of milk chocolate. It would take 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog.

Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level.
Sweet cocoa: 0.3 ounces per pound of body weight. One-third of a pound of sweet cocoa is toxic to a 20-pound dog; 1/6 pound for a 10-pound dog.

Baking chocolate: 0.1 ounce per pound body weight. Two one-ounce squares of bakers' chocolate is toxic to a 20-pound dog; one ounce for a 10-pound dog.

Answer 9

I don't think it would die but I doubt you should feed it chocolate. It's unhealthy and dogs can get hyper..

Answer 10

Yes dogs do have a problem with chocolate. It messes with their nervous system and can give them heart problems and maybe cause them to have a heart attack. But yes it will definitely kill them sooner or later if you keep feeding it to them. also it depends on the size of the dog. small amounts can harm a small dog but not a large dog. large amounts will harm all kinds.

Answer 11

Chocolate toxicity in dogs depends on the type of chocolate eaten,and the weight of the dog.

A few missconceptions about dogs and chocolate.

1.It's an alergic reaction,so it's ok for some dogs.
False.it's a chemical contained in the chocolate.

2.It will be ok,it only causes diahrea and vomiting.
False.It can and does cause death.

3.Chocolate isn't bad for dogs,It's just an old wives tale.
False.Even the ASPCA National Animal Poison Controll Center says chocolate is toxic to dogs.

4.A little every now and then is ok.
False.The chemical that is toxic stays in a dogs system a very long time,so depending on the weight of the dog,the type of chocolate ingested,and the frequancy with which it is fed,the chemical can build up to toxic levels over time.

5.It's only bad for very young,or old dogs.
False.Age has nothing to do with it.

Chocolate is toxic to dogs because it contains theobromine, a compound in the same family as caffeine.Dogs metabolize theobromine differently than humans.The half life of theobromine in a dogs system is aproxamatley 17.5 hours.This means that after 17 hours they have only filtered half of it out of the body,after another 17 hours they filter half of whats left and so on.It's easy to see that the theobromine stays in the dogs system for a long long time.

The amount of theobromine in chocolate varies by type.
Milk chocolate contains 44 mg per ounce.
Semisweet chocolate contains 150 mg per ounce.
Unsweetened baking chocolate contains 390 mg per ounce.

The toxic effect is calculated by the amount of theobromine,and the weight of the dog.
1 oz per pound of body wt. for milk chocolate
1 oz per 3 lbs. of body wt. for semisweet chocolate
1 oz per 9 lbs. of body wt. for unsweetened baking chocolate

So as you can see,a 50 pound dog would have to eat 50 ounces(or a little over 4 pounds) of milk chocolate for it to be considered toxic.The same dog would have to eat only 5 ounces of the baking chocolate though.Don't forget that it stays in the system a very long time though.So a non toxic dose one day,could cause death if ate again the next day.

If your dog eats chocolate some of the symptoms to watch for include,hyperexcitability and restlessness,vomiting and diarrhea,increased urination,muscle tremors,seizures, coma,and eventually death.

If you catch your dog eating what could be considered a toxic dose,call your Vet for instructions on what to do.If it's after hours try calling him at home.if you can't reach him,induce vomiting,and keep trying till you do reach him.
To induce vomiting you can use one teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide per 10 pouns of the dogs body weight.This can be repeated after 20 minutes if it does not work the first time.This is the method to induce vomiting acording to the book The Dog Lovers Companion,it is written by certified Vets,so it's a method that is safe to use.


These are only guidelines,in some dogs it took less than the above amounts to cause death.I simply do not let my dog have any chocolate at all.I know alot of people on here say they feed it to their dog,and their dog is fine.It's like playing with a bomb though,eventually it's going to go off.The bottom line for me is when the Poison controll hotline for pets says,"don't feed chocolate to your dog"I'm going to take their word for it.