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Originally Posted by ShowGirlLola  I assume you mean me with the 7 year old comment (btw he was 17). He used to get into my Grandmom's coffee and take a few licks a few times a week, Lola got into mine a few times.
Even though the coffee has caffeine in it it's diluted by the cream/milk and they didn't get that much of it. My Grandmom's yorkie probably drank more cream than coffee.
The median lethal dose of caffeine for dogs is 140 mg/kg, so the median lethal dose for a 5lb (2.7kg) dog is 378mg. An 8oz cup of coffee has 95-200mg of caffeine in 8oz.
This is why I believe a few licks will not hurt my dog; I research everything before I give it to her, or loosen up on keeping her from it, and make educated decisions.
I've had 5 dogs over 24 years, they lived long and healthy lives, apparently I'm doing something right. Now I have Lola and she's a very healthy 1.5 year old. |
Thank you for the mathematical calculations that clearly break down the absolute risk involved in allowing a dog to drink an 8 oz cup of coffee! None of us that allow our babies to sip a couple of laps, are letting our babies swill that much coffee.....or tea.....and it is even less likely you are doing harm if you are allowing decaf tea or coffee to be ingested.....it is a wonderful thing you did by putting it in black and white, so we can actually see the exact risk involved, instead of issuing a "blanket statement" that letting a dog drink coffee is "irresponsible and abusive"! Thank you!