He is a BAD DOG! Will he be ok since he ate that much chocolate?
2007-10-01 03:26:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
It was Hersheys special dark chocolate chips and almost a whole bag was in the cookies.
2007-10-01 03:32:08 · update #1
Call your vet. Chocolate is toxic to dogs.
2007-10-01 03:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-12 20:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by Jarrod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate contains theobromine that is toxic to dogs in sufficient quantities. This is a xanthine compound in the same family of caffeine, and theophylline.
The good news is that it won't necessarily kill a dog, only if it's ingested in large quantities. It all depends on the weight of the chocolate per pound versus the weight of the dog.
Signs to watch out for:
Hyper excitability
Hyper irritability
Increased heart rate
Restlessness
Increased urination
Muscle tremors
Vomiting
Diarrhea
The diarrhea should be expected though, will even a small amount of chocolate. But if it's combined with any of the other symptoms I would go to a vet to be safe.
2007-10-01 03:33:42 · answer #3 · answered by Missy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing it's milk chocolate then. How many is in the batch? If he ate more tha 5, I would take him to the vet because chocolate is very toxic to dogs.
2007-10-01 03:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by Madison 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Relax!!
He may have an upset stomach but you need to induce vomiting to be safe. Call the vets office and ask for the dose of peroxide/water for you dogs weight.
Who in their right mind eats pumpken chocolate chip cookies. I am a carb/sugar aholic and that sounds nauseating!
2007-10-01 03:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I'd call the vet. If it was the semi or milk chocolate chips that is one thing but because it was the dark chocolate chips that's something to call the vet about.
He may be fine but I would still feel better if you made a call to them. Better to be safe than sorry ok!
2007-10-01 03:34:49 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How big is he? Smaller dogs can't eat as much chocolate as larger dogs.
On the good side, pumpkin makes dogs constipated and will hopefull offset some of the laxitive effect of the chcolate.
Here is a page with the formula for how much chocolate is toxic:
http://www.talktothevet.com/ARTICLES/DOGS/chocolatetoxic.HTM
2007-10-01 03:36:27 · answer #7 · answered by bookmom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Call the emergency vet! Our ER vet recommended giving our dog a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and milk (not sure of the quantity, depends on the size of the dog, so check with the ER vet) to make him vomit. It works every time--and very quickly, so make sure your dog is outside before giving it to him. The chemicals in chocolate that are toxic to dogs are cumulative, so you want to get them out of your dog's system as quickly as possible. Good luck.
2007-10-01 03:36:43 · answer #8 · answered by Christine B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-16 00:00:09 · answer #9 · answered by sanmiguel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. My dog ate an entire chocolate orange as well as an entire bag of chocolate covered esresso beans. Just put them up higher.
2007-10-01 03:31:50 · answer #10 · answered by SlickDicky 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋