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01-20-2016, 06:16 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murrells Inlet SC
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| Help! Chocolate! My son just dropped a Hersey Kiss and Presley snatched it up and swallowed it! I called the emergency vet and they said he "should" be fine without inducing vomiting. I'm stressing out, would you induce vomiting anyway??
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01-20-2016, 06:20 PM | #2 | |
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http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sic...l-hotline.html also http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/...late_toxicity# This might help as well http://www.petmd.com/dog/chocolate-toxicity
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01-20-2016, 06:37 PM | #3 |
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| It was the milk chocolate one, thank you for the references, I called the hot line and to my shock it cost $49.00 i don't mind paying it but should I just take him into the vet?? I looked up the other websites and one kiss from the best I can figure is .16 ounces of chocolate, according to weight graphs it looks okay, but it doesn't help my worry....blah!!! The vet said he should be okay but the worry wart in me just wants to camp on their doorsteps
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01-20-2016, 07:46 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Did you contact your regular vet when it happened? They said he'd be fine? The amount of real cocoa in a milk chocolate kiss is minimal. (it's more sugar than actual cocoa) If you're still uneasy, go to the vet. Any money paid would be worth your peace of mind. My younger brother once went out leaving a bowl of grapes on Kaji's ottoman. A WHOLE BOWL OF GRAPES for 2 hours alone. I called my vet, and they tried to calm me down. They did not have me induce, and did not suggest I bring him in as they were about to close and I lived 40 miles away from my trusted vet at the time. They told me he was going to be fine, especially if in 2 hours Kaji had shown no signs of distress. I worried all night. I stayed up watching him breathe, waking him up every 30-40 mins. He was so annoyed with me. I regret not taking him in to the local vet. He was fine though. Never had a reaction from the grapes that I think he may/may not have eaten.
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01-20-2016, 08:21 PM | #5 |
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| My regular vet was already closed (I'm east coast time), so I had to call the emergency vet. I'm one that has my vet, the emergency vet and the emergency vet in a town we visit quite frequently on weekends in my contacts so I can call quick if the need arises. The emergency vet said he "should" be fine when I called. It just freaked me out, I want 100% reassurance as panicked mom Yorkiemom1 responded to me quick in a PM I sent her and she eased me greatly, she sent me a link to a chocolate toxicity calculator for pups. He will be just fine thank GOD. I also thank God for this site because it was an immediate go to after I got off the phone with the vet. Thank y'all so very much for responding and helping me, I appreciate it very much! Presley is fast as lightning and looks for mischief, lol. As much as I hope to never have to ask for emergency help again, I am hoping for the best but knowing my little wild child prepared for whatever comes my way!
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01-20-2016, 08:34 PM | #6 |
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| This is an awesome resource, this comes from Yorkiemom1's research and helping me tonight! Big shout out to this lady, she has been amazing at calming me down and giving me great resources! Thank you so much Judy! "A dog has to eat 1 ounce of milk chocolate per pound of its body weight to get to the lower dose that would be needed to kill it." "The amount of theorbromine necessary to kill one out of two members of the canine population (the LD50) is 300 milligrams per kilogram of body weight. Toy breeds like Yorkshire Terriers weigh around 3 kilograms, Cocker Spaniels weigh about 15 kilograms, while larger breeds like a Dalmation or St. Bernard weigh in at 25 and 90 kilograms, respectively. Using this value of LD50, 900 milligrams of theobromine would kill your average Yorkshire Terrier, but is this a lot of chocolate? A single Hershey's Kiss contains 8 milligrams of theobromine — your tiny Yorkshire would need to consume well over 100 milk chocolate kisses before nearing death's door, an unlikely scenario. Common Household Items Serving Theobrominea Caffeinea Ice Cream Rich Chocolate 1 cup ( 148g) 178mg 5.9mg Peanut M&M's 1 cup (170g) 184mg 17mg Ready to Eat Chocolate Pudding 4 oz (108g) 75.6mg 2.2mg Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar 1.55 oz (43g) 64mg 9mg Hershey's Chocolate Syrup 2 Tbsp (39g) 64mg 5mg Hershey's KISSES (Milk Chocolate) 9 pieces (41g) 61mg 9mg Hershey's Semi-Sweet Baking Bar 1 Tbsp (15g) 55mg 7mg Cookies, brownies, commercially prepared 1 Square (2 –3/4” sq x 7/8") (56g) 43.7mg 1.1mg KIT KAT Wafer Bar 1 bar (42g) 48.7mg 5.9mg REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups (2pk) 2 cups (45g) 32.4mg 3.2mg Doughnut, cake-type, chocolate, sugared or glazed 1 Doughnut (3' dia) (43g) 12.6mg 0.6mg Chocolate Chip Cookies , made with margarine 1 Cookie Med (2 1/4" dia) (16g) 20.3mg 2.6mg Milky Way 1 bar (58g) 37.1 mg 3.5mg Generic Hot Fudge Sundae Topping 1 Sundae (158g) 77.4mg 1.6mg REESE'S PIECES Candy 1 package (46g) 0mg 0mg
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01-20-2016, 08:36 PM | #7 | |
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01-20-2016, 08:38 PM | #8 |
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| I am so happy I could be of help to you....I have no idea how to put information/charts up on this site, so I am glad you did it! It may help someone else, especially with Valentine's Day right around the corner!! |
01-20-2016, 08:43 PM | #9 |
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| So do I! It would have saved me some grief when I called...
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01-20-2016, 08:46 PM | #10 |
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| Because of you I will actually get some much needed sleep tonight! Thank you so much again. I do pray it will help others when they find themselves in this situation. It is good timing for Valentines Day, but gosh knows I could have done without it tonight, lol!
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01-20-2016, 09:52 PM | #11 |
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| Presley!! Oh my, giving your mom a scare. I'm glad he is going to be okay. Very good info about chocolate. My boys have both found chocolate on our walks, one a little Dove treat and the other a Cadbury egg. Max dropped the Dove treat on command, but I didn't know Teddy had the Cadbury for a minute. When I took it from him, I could see a little melted chocolate in his mouth. Thankfully both treats have a lot of paraffin wax or other non-chocolately stuff, as I suspect a lot of candies do.
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01-20-2016, 09:54 PM | #12 | |
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01-20-2016, 10:04 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| It was the worst! Kaji was so mad. I wish the vet would give a little more facts instead of just... "Oh.... He'll be fine." I know they know what they're talking about, but I wanna know too, you know?
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01-21-2016, 03:48 AM | #14 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Glad your baby is okay! And yup, YorkieMom1 is fabulous for helping! This is always in our Emergency library, btw: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/eme...eight-dog.html And I'm adding this to the thread: "A dog has to eat 1 ounce of milk chocolate per pound of its body weight to get to the lower dose that would be needed to kill it."
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01-21-2016, 09:19 AM | #15 |
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| glad to read all this...Bambina licked the wrapping of my reeses candy and I had to rush and rinse her tongue lol...thanks for the info
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