YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community - View Single Post

Hope · 05-04-2005, 05:52 AM

Dog can have a sweet tooth, However, chocolate contains theobromine, a first cousin of caffeine. This ingredient is responsible for the "buzz" we get from chocolate. It increases the amount of calcium available to cells, increases the heart rate, and causes th erelease of hormones from the adrenals. In high enough quanities it can STOP the HEART!!!!!

Unsweetened chocolate or baking has 10 time more than choc. milk and found in candy. this is a hazard and can cause diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and even death....Pleae don't give your puppy or dog this!!!

I found this artice in the A.K.C. Family Dog Issue Spring/Summer 2005

05-04-2005, 05:52 AM	#1
Hope Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: KY Posts: 109	Chocolate can be deadly to dogs! Dog can have a sweet tooth, However, chocolate contains theobromine, a first cousin of caffeine. This ingredient is responsible for the "buzz" we get from chocolate. It increases the amount of calcium available to cells, increases the heart rate, and causes th erelease of hormones from the adrenals. In high enough quanities it can STOP the HEART!!!!! Unsweetened chocolate or baking has 10 time more than choc. milk and found in candy. this is a hazard and can cause diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and even death....Pleae don't give your puppy or dog this!!! I found this artice in the A.K.C. Family Dog Issue Spring/Summer 2005