My dog ate chocolate?

Question

I have a 12lb maltese and she jumped up onto my kitchen chair and onto the kitchen table and managed to open a closed box of chocolate pixies (chocolate, caramel, and nuts). I know chocolate is toxic to dogs. I looked on the box and I'm not sure if the pixies were milk chocolate or dark chocolate; however, it tasted like milk chocolate to me. Is there anything I can do to induce vomiting so I can get some of it out of her system?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

get the dog to swallow some cotton on a meat chunk this will induce vomiting by pulling it out

Answer 2

You didn't say how much she ate, but there probably was not enough pure chocolate in it to be toxic. Milk chocolate is mostly milk and emulsifiers and has very little (if any) pure chocolate.
Look on the ingredients list. Expect an upset tummy, though. Extra outside time will be in order tonight, if you get my meaning. Don't induce vomiting. You can do more harm than good.

Answer 3

It all depends on the dog. My friend had a poodle who ate chocolate quite often and never had problems, I had a labrador who ate chocolate and just vomited it back up. If your dog shows signs of being sick, take him outside. If it gets very bad, such as heavy breathing or he loses the ability to stand, get him to a vet. He will most likely just throw up on his own, so keep him outside for a little while.

Answer 4

Call your vet immediately. Chocolate is not toxic to ALL dogs and toxicity also depends on the size of the dog and how much it ate. You need a vet to tell you whether you need to bring in your dog for professional help.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Wow, I wish I could give you an honest answer. I know that the worse kind of chocolate for dogs is dark chocolate. Just call a local poison controll center, and ask.

Answer 6

If it's milk chocolate, it's 1 oz per pound of dog before your dog gets poisoned from the chemical in the chocolate.

Answer 7

I wouldn't worry too much, milk chocolate has very little of actual chocolate. I have a dog now that ate a bag of dove chocolates and he's fine. you would be better off just watching your dog that inducing it to vomit.

Answer 8

Same thing happened to me a few weeks ago with my 5lb toy poodle. The vet said to give her Hydrogen Peroxide to help induce vomiting and also pepto bismol to help absorb the chemical that is toxic to them. Once your dog has thrown up a few times, starting giving her some pedialyte.

Answer 9

i have a 12 pound pomeranian and she did this same thing once. she ate the halloween size version of a hershey's bar. after talking to my vet....she told me that my dog would have to eat an awful lot of milk chocolate to really start to worry. but you are right the bakers or dark chocolates are higher in concentration and although it still takes a lot to make them sick or get toxic, call your vet to make sure....hope she will be ok.!

Answer 10

My bassett hound once got into some no-nos and I had to induce vomiting on him. It wasn't pretty...but it worked.

Here's what I did:

1. Mix up a solution of dry mustard powder and water. (Mustard that you put on hot dogs won't work)

2. Take a turkey baster and basically force it down the dogs throat.

Vomiting should insue within ten to twenty minutes.

I know this sounds harsh, but it really saved Walter's life. I know that chicken package that he dug out of the garbage can would have caused an intestinal blockage and cause much pain to him.

Best of luck to you and your pup.