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10-31-2010, 04:20 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas
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| Happy Halloween Found this article and thought I would share it. Keep your pets safe! Halloween is HERE. That means that many of our patients will have increased access to CHOCOLATE. Now, I'll admit that chocolate is one of my all time favorite food groups. But, I'm a human. In sufficient quantities, Chocolate can be toxic to dogs and cats. The problem with chocolate is that is contains theobromine and caffeine. Both of these chemicals can cause poisonings in dogs and cats. Chocolate overdose is typically a bigger problem for dogs than it is for cats. According reports of the experiences at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, pets can develop mild symptoms after ingesting as little as 20 mg/kg of theobromine and caffeine. There are also differences in the amount of theobromine and caffeine contained in various types of chocolate. Dark chocolate and Bakers chocolate are the worst and Milk chocolate is the least harmful. The net effect is that a dose of less than one (1) ounce of milk chocolate per pound of dog (2 oz/kg) is potentially lethal to dogs. Symptoms of chocolate toxicity include the following: restlessness hyperexcitability excessive panting palpitations increased heart rate vomiting diarrhea convulsions With mild milk-chocolate overdose in medium and large breed dogs, diarrhea and dehydration beginning about 12-24 hours after the chocolate ingestion may be the only symptom. Smaller dogs are often more seriously affected. Since there is no specific antidote for chocolate overdose, we treat affected pets symptomatically. It takes about 52.5 hours for a dose of chocolate to be cleared from a dog's body. So that means we are looking at 1-3 days of treatment. Treatment typically includes induction of vomiting, fluid therapy, stomach/intestinal protectants, and sedatives if needed. |
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10-31-2010, 05:17 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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| Thanks Lissette great information.
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10-31-2010, 06:07 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| I have an even easier solution, don't have kids, then you won't have chocolate all over the house. Thanks for the tips |
10-31-2010, 06:09 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| It's funny, my cocker spaniel loved chocolate, he would get one Laura Secord French mint bar every once in a while. It was the only time I could let him off leash without him taking off, as long as I had that bar in my hand. Never harmed him at all. But I can see how it may have adverse effects on smaller dogs. |
10-31-2010, 06:10 AM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: TN
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| Thanks for sharing....with all the excitement of today, it is good to put a reminder out there.
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10-31-2010, 06:11 AM | #6 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas
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| Quote:
Peggy, Monkey & Maddie
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10-31-2010, 06:13 AM | #7 |
LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee
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| Thanks for the reminder! |
10-31-2010, 06:42 AM | #8 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Illinois
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| Lissette, you are on Target. We make sure to always keep it out of reach even for Carlo. Marge now also keeps ot out of reach from me....I guess I had better cut back on calories and work harder at the Health Club, but at my age, it is harder. When I was young I could eat like a "HOG" and never gain weight. Now, well..... |
10-31-2010, 07:17 AM | #9 |
and Lucy too Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ohio
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| Great reminder |
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