He's a small cavalier king charles spaniel.
2007-02-04 08:05:58 · 55 answers · asked by soccer player 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
No he won't. If it just happened, give him three teaspoons of hydrogen peroxide. If it happened more than and hour ago CALL THE VET AND TAKE HIM IN!
2007-02-04 08:08:47 · answer #1 · answered by kherome 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
One of my friends had 2 small poodles that got into some chocolate chips and they ate about 2 pounds of them together and they puked all over the place, but were otherwise fine. The cleanup was a, well, *****. But that was the worst part
Watch the dog. He might throw up, so be prepared. But if the dog doesn't have any seizures or start acting weird, he should be OK. It's bad, sure, but it doesn't always hit dogs the same way, and it might just be a temporary stimulant and not do any serious damage.
If his behavior or functioning goes down, get him seen ASAP, though. Just don't freak out for no cause. It's not always a serious threat.
2007-02-04 08:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by SlowClap 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate can be very harmful to dogs in large amounts. How long ago this was is important if very recently, try to make him throw up. If a while ago watch him very closely and watch for ANY abnormal effects this could even cause seizures. I would talk to your vet ASAP on the quantities injested . "LOTS" could be a wide range....tell your vet exactly how much and go from there. If not a great amount , you are probably ok and should just watch him and be careful to keep it way out of reach from now on . If really large amount they may want to induce vomiting or pump the stomach.
2007-02-04 08:33:37 · answer #3 · answered by alpacalady72 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate & caffine poisoning is more common then most think. Cooking, baking, candy, landscaping (with cacao shells), white, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate are all toxic to dogs (as well as other small mammels). Before you worry about your dog dying from chocolate, there are a few things you have to consider..
-what kind of chocolate the dog ate
-how much chocolate the dog ate
-how big the dog is
The type and amount of chocolate a dog eats compared to the weight of the dog is the only thing to consider. For instance, if a 100lbs dog ate a dark chocolate bar he'll have a little diarrhea and be "wired" for a few hours. But if a 10lbs dog ate the same chocolate bar, they could suffer from high blood pressure, irregular/fast heart beat, nervousness, excitement, tremors, seizures, and ultimately coma. Panting and urinary incontinence (pees everywhere withough control) are also possible. Death occurs within 6-24 hours with ACUTE exposure. With chronic ingestion (over several days), death may result from cardiac failure.
The stronger the chocolate, the higher it's toxicity level to dogs. Milk chocolate is somewhat toxic, while bakers chocolate (or fudge) is highly toxic. Death can occur with any size dog, it just depends on what type and how much they ate. Taking your dog to your veterinarian within 2 hours of eating chocolate will help emensely! They'll induce vomiting, give activated charcoal (to suck up the toxin), give fluids to rehydrate, and monitor your pup for any signs of chocolate toxicity.
2007-02-04 08:09:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take him to the veterinarian right away! Chocolate is poisonous to dogs. They can give him a mixture which will make him throw up the chocolate and give him things to absorb the rest in his stomach. Vets offer payment plans if that is why you havent taken hime already! If you arent going to the least you could do is call the ER and ask them what you can do for your dog. It may be too late already.
2007-02-04 09:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by luawai 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well my friend once she was little she was eating brownies in front of there dog, the dog ate some crumbs, and the next day the dog started vomiting, and after that day it died.
I really Recomend You go to a vet. Sorry but most likely it would die but just keep your head up high, and start hoping and praying, that he would be ok.
2007-02-07 14:33:23 · answer #6 · answered by Marlon I. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We have a King Charles, he should be ok but prepare for the dog to have a bit of a stomach ache. However it can all depend on your definition of 'a lot'.
Our one is a walking dustbin. the kids leave anything lying around and she's there waggy tail an innocent look.
2007-02-04 08:10:11 · answer #7 · answered by Vogon Poet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably need to take him to a vet where they will make him vomit with a small amount of hydrogen peroxide. Chocolate isn't good for a dog and especially dark chocolate. 70% cocoa is VERY VERY dark chocolate. Your dog's smaller size makes him even more susceptible to the bad effects if he ate alot of it.
2007-02-04 08:09:41 · answer #8 · answered by Gary D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Toxic doses are listed as varying, but I figure better to be safe and go with the lowest listed toxic dose to base my decisions on. This is published at 100 mg theobromine per kilogram of body weight. (For those of us not raised with the metric system that is about 45 mg/lb of body weight.}
Now different types of chocolate have different doses of theobromine per ounce of chocolate. Here are the usual amounts:
milk chocolate=45mg/oz=
*****toxicity at 1 oz eaten/pound body weight.
semi-sweet chocolate=150mg-260mg /oz=
*****toxicity at 1 oz eaten/3-6 pounds body weight.
baker's chocolate=450mg/oz=
*****toxicity at 1 oz eaten/10 pounds body weight
cocoa beans-450-1500mg/oz=
*****toxicity at one ounce eaten/10-33 lbs body weight
Of course it is best to not let your dog get into the candy bin at all, but if it happens and the above doses are even closely approached, get help from your veterinarian immediately.
In lower doses chocolate will probably cause some digestive upset such as diarrhea and maybe even vomiting. This could even occur a day or so later. As toxic doses are approached more severe signs will occur. These can be excitement, restlessness, irritability, increased heart rate, inreased urination, tremors, leading to seizures, coma and even death.
Do NOT wait to see if your pet will be okay. After two hours of eating the chocolate all of it has passed out of the stomach into the intestines for complete absorption into the body. Call your veterinarian for recommendations. Most will recommend you bring the pet in so vomiting can be made to happen and supportive care can be given as well as monitoting of the pet for signs of toxicity and symptomatic treatment if needed.
2007-02-04 08:10:17 · answer #9 · answered by Daniel H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not only is chocolate toxic to dogs, but with a high content of Cocoa is worse. I would take him to the vets. Seeing he is a smaller breed I would be worried about poisoning. They might
have to pump his stomach contents out, or give him charcoal to absorb it
2007-02-04 08:14:27 · answer #10 · answered by angel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that might not be good...dark chocolate makes their liver or something shut down. i'd suggest just calling a vet and telling them the size of your dog and the amount of dark chocolate he ate. you might not have to take your dog in. when my dog did that, the vet said to keep an eye on her and if she started acting like something was wrong to bring her in, but she was fine, but she's a med-large dog...so i'd call.
2007-02-04 08:13:54 · answer #11 · answered by je t'♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋