What happens to dogs when they eat chocolate?

Question

just wondering

I know that they get sick. More detailed please.

Answer 1

Chocolate Chocolate contains theobromine, a compound that is a cardiac stimulant and a diuretic. When affected by an overdose of chocolate, a dog can become excited and hyperactive. Due to the diuretic effect, it may pass large volumes of urine and it will be unusually thirsty. Vomiting and diarrhea are also common. The effect of theobromine on the heart is the most dangerous effect. Theobromine will either increase the dog’s heart rate or may cause the heart to beat irregularly. Death is quite possible, especially with exercise. Symptoms of chocolate poisoning include: vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, hyperactivity, irregular heartbeat and seizures.

Larger quantities of chocolate can poison or even kill a medium or large dog. An ounce or two of chocolate may not seem like much but it can be lethal to a small dog that weighs 10 lbs. or less. After their dog has eaten a large quantity of chocolate, many pet owners assume their pet is unaffected. However, the signs of sickness may not be seen for several hours, with death following within twenty-four hours.

Cocoa powder and cooking chocolate are the most toxic forms. These forms of chocolate contain ten times more theobromine than milk chocolate. Even licking a substantial part of the chocolate icing from a cake can make a dog sick. The next most dangerous forms are semi-sweet chocolate and dark chocolate, with milk chocolate being the least dangerous. A dog needs to eat more than a 250gm block of milk chocolate, however the high amount of fat found in milk chocolate can lead to an attack of pancreatitis.


1 ounce per pound of body weight (2 ounces per kg of body weight) for milk chocolate.
1 ounce per 3 pounds of body weight ( 1 ounce per 1.5 kg body weight) for semi-sweet chocolate
1 ounce per 9 pounds of body weight ( 1 ounce per 4 kg) for baker's chocolate.

During many holidays such as Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter and Halloween, chocolate is often accessible to curious dogs, and in some cases, people unwittingly poison their dogs by offering them chocolate as a treat or letting them lick a frosting bowl.

Answer 2

It relies upon on the canines... My old canines ate our total chocolate monopoly set (till now shall we play it! :o) and a million/2 a field of sturdy Easter chocolates and develop into superb. Our new canines has a soft abdomen and it may probable kill him... :S To be risk-free i could say shop a watch on your canines and if something undesirable comes up take it as we communicate to the vet. If it develop into in simple terms slightly of chocolate the canines ought to be superb (dark is the worst i think of). in the journey that your canines is in simple terms a domestic dog take it to the vet as we communicate away to be risk-free. i'm hoping your puppy is great! remember, chocolate is tasty and not too undesirable for us yet for canines it is poison. shop it in a excessive place out of attain.

Answer 3

well honestly i was always told it's very bad...but everyone of my dogs has gotten into in one time or another.....and one of my dogs would always seem to get it, lil brothers candy or such and she would eat the whole amount and a couple times it was like awhole box of chocolate and nothing ever happened.

Answer 4

it is mostly the dark chocolate that creates the trouble, it can cause kidney failure, but for the milk chocolate they need to eat a lot of it, and even then you just make them vomit....

Answer 5

If they eat a lot of chocolate they could die............(it happen to my cousin's neighbor dog) :(

Answer 6

They can get really sick, and if they eat enough of it, it could kill them.

Answer 7

well I heard that its bad for your dog but i have given my dog chocloate cake, ice cream, and even oreo and nothing has ever happened to her.

Answer 8

Seizures can occur.

Answer 9

Nothink.............they like it