I had a tootsie roll bank full of candy on my counter. Last night my cats knocked it off and my puppy took it and chewed on it. I cleaned up all the tootsie rolls but there was one wrapper empty. I know that chocolate is harmful to dogs. Should I be concerned?
2007-01-09 00:31:26 · 9 answers · asked by luka61077 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
We had some Dalmations that got into a large amount of chocolate , and they had convulsions from it. You are right that chocolate can be harmful. I don't know what amount is too much. Perhaps a quick call to the vet , the front desk should be able to answer that question , and no cost to you.
2007-01-09 00:37:09 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate is harmful to dogs and the amount that is actually harmful varies from dog to dog. The safe bet is to avoid giving them chocolate altogether. I don't think that a tootsie roll contains enough chocolate to cause any harm. I had a dog that ate half a plate of brownies and suffered - no, it was my mom who suffered - from horrible gas. He was fine the next day but never stole brownies again. Dogs are prone to eating things that they're not supposed to so do your best to keep the bad stuff (trash, pantyhose, rubber bands, chocolate) put up and try to monitor what the dog ingests.
2007-01-09 00:44:52 · answer #2 · answered by Susan G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's most likely fine. Dogs usually have to eat more chocolate than half a tootsie roll to get sick. I have a friend who has a beagle who ate a whole box of cocoa puffs and was perfectly fine. However this doesn't mean you should let him get any more chocolate. Be careful about leaving chocolate and other human food where he can reach it.
2016-05-22 22:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dark chocolate is death for dogs, but enven tiny quantities won't hurt. A piece of Tootsie Roll which is not dark (high cocoa) chocolate shouldn't be a problem. Call your Vet and ask if you should bring it in. Also, watch onions and red grapes.
2007-01-09 00:40:50 · answer #4 · answered by canela 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A chocolate as small as a tootsie roll shouldn't do any damage. if your dog starts to behave erratically, take it to the vet.
ERRATIC BEHAVIOR would be considered limping with no injuries, twitches, minor things like that.
My grandmother's poodle ate a tootsie roll, he was fine. Your dog should be fine as long as there were no razor blades in it.
2007-01-09 00:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by Rental 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was one piece the dog should be alright. That is correct that chocolate is harmful to dogs. Keep candies out of the dogs reach and somewhere where the cats won't knock it over.
2007-01-09 00:37:43 · answer #6 · answered by daisy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-01-09 01:08:13 · answer #7 · answered by Jan A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you should it could give the dog Rome's and even worse the dog could die from that you should take it to the vet
2007-01-09 00:55:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no dont be worried!!
its okay that they have chocolate every now and then. my dog eats it a lot and shes perfectly fine :]
2007-01-09 00:39:22 · answer #9 · answered by capturemeagain 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋