I'm worried about my dog. He's a toy poodle, about 13 years old, and weighs in at about 16 pounds. A few days ago, he got into some chocolate and started throwing up, so I took him to the vet. Ever since then, he's been acting strange. He hasn't been eating his dinner, he refuses treats, he relieves himself in the house, and has trouble going up the steps. Is he still getting over being sick from the chocolate, or is it something else? Should I take him back to the vet?
2007-04-25 03:06:25 · 13 answers · asked by wgtheincredible 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
at his age the chocolate incident may placed enough stress on his system to bring other problems to light. take him back. he will probably have blood work done to check values on liver,kidneys etc. it may be that because of his age he is taking longer to recover. in either case, he needs to be seen again.
2007-04-25 04:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by mups mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate can acts just like a poison and with your dog being so small I would be worried!!
What did the Vet. do for your dog? What did the Vet. say if the dog did not get any better??
If your dog can not go up the steps and it wasn't having any problems doing so before YES take the dog back to the VET. something is wrong!!!
I can see the dog being sick at his stomach but I would be worried about the dog having problems with the steps???
Call your VET. now!!!!
Good Luck
2007-04-25 10:26:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly call your vet to tell him about these symptoms, then they can decide if you need to worry or not.
The theobromine in chocolate can affect the kidneys, which may not become immediately apparent. I'm not saying it is this, but obviously your dog isn't right, and the vet needs to know this.
Chalice
2007-04-25 12:53:49 · answer #3 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after 3 days a return to vet is a yes
2007-04-25 11:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by tom the plumber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes take him back to the vet! Depending on how much he ate this could be very toxic to him. He may need more medicine to help him get over his chocolate crave!
2007-04-25 10:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Mellycat123 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Go back to the vet ASAP! Sounds like your little guy is having a serious medical emergency.
2007-04-25 10:11:23 · answer #6 · answered by Robin C 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He just needs time to recoperate from being sick.
You can get something to help his ammune system and build up his strenght and it's called Nutri-Cal. Read more on the below web site and Good Luck!
2007-04-25 10:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by Jenna 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At least CALL the vet. He could be getting seriously dehydrated.
2007-04-25 10:10:03 · answer #8 · answered by Karen W 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From what I hear the Chocolate is very addictive to them. Maybe he is just wanting some more and will hopefully get over it.
2007-04-25 10:12:24 · answer #9 · answered by Les 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Choclate is poisonous to most dogs. If I were you I would take him back to the vet!!!
2007-04-25 10:14:40 · answer #10 · answered by Lauren F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋