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Old 25-09-2009, 04:59 AM
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Re: How much chocolate is dangerouos - useful information

Hi there.... i read your post.....it is great piece of information.....i used make my dog eat a lot of chocolates......once he had gone ill for 15 days.....might be the reason of eating lots of chocolates.....
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my brother in laws terrier ate a full box of brandy chocolate liqures when he was about 6 months old...and was inibriated....We took him to the vets who made him sick and kept him over night.

Then about 4 days later he had his first fit....the vet thought this was a neorological disorder brought about by the chocolate.

He died recently and we are all very sad .........but it wasn't due to the chocolate or the fits...he was 18 years old ( yes even we were shocked by thiswhen we worked out that he came when my niece was 4 and she has just passed her teaching degree this year)....but it just shows that although they may not die from chocolate consumption it may affect the rest of their lives...

I actually have a chocoholic dog now....so we have a good supply of doggy choc drops and all human chocolate ( not that we have much cos hubby and I are dieting is in the top cupboard...lol.....even a springer would have trouble breaking ino that one)
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Re: How much chocolate is dangerouos - useful information

Hi..
Thanks for sharing the information...
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Re: How much chocolate is dangerouos - useful information

If it eases anyone's mind at all, I've had a number of experiences personally (before all of the media attention about chocolate and dogs) and anecdotally with dogs consuming chocolate and never had any problems arise. My roommate had a wolf-hybrid (half wolf, half husky) who ate about a large quantity of fudge--stole it right off of the kitchen counter--and he laid around around for a bit, but was fine. Her mother had the same thing happen with their yellow lab. The dog stole everything if you turned your back for a second, including enough raw fish for 6 people. Again, no ill effects from the chocolate. I'm sure both had upset tummies, but wouldn't we all .

My parents also used to give our dogs chocolate icecream when I was a kid. They were fine. Never had a problem. (I've also never had an issue with dogs or cats and lactose intolerance). Bottom line, I guess, is that some dogs have a food allergy or whathaveyou, but don't panic and think it's an automatic death sentence if your dog gets in the chocolate. I know people have a tendency to beat themselves up or feel they've been irresponsible and cruel. Your dog might be fine. Follow the proper steps but don't panic.
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If it eases anyone's mind at all, I've had a number of experiences personally (before all of the media attention about chocolate and dogs) and anecdotally with dogs consuming chocolate and never had any problems arise. My roommate had a wolf-hybrid (half wolf, half husky) who ate about a large quantity of fudge--stole it right off of the kitchen counter--and he laid around around for a bit, but was fine. Her mother had the same thing happen with their yellow lab. The dog stole everything if you turned your back for a second, including enough raw fish for 6 people. Again, no ill effects from the chocolate. I'm sure both had upset tummies, but wouldn't we all .

My parents also used to give our dogs chocolate icecream when I was a kid. They were fine. Never had a problem. (I've also never had an issue with dogs or cats and lactose intolerance). Bottom line, I guess, is that some dogs have a food allergy or whathaveyou, but don't panic and think it's an automatic death sentence if your dog gets in the chocolate. I know people have a tendency to beat themselves up or feel they've been irresponsible and cruel. Your dog might be fine. Follow the proper steps but don't panic.
If your dog eats a square of dairy milk dont panic- if he eats a large bar of dark chocolate then its time to panic- the risks are real so keep all chocolate out of reach of dogs
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Re: How much chocolate is dangerouos - useful information

That's really interesting. Thank you for the information about chocos. I guess chocolate has a content that would make them dizzy as if they have drunk or something if you would give them a lot.
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sorry to be really picky but white chocolate is not actually chocolate
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Thats really interesting, I've never given it to my dogs, but its very interesting thing to see. I waswatching 'Its me or the Dog' and watched a woman giving her dog a bag of malteasers a day
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Re: How much chocolate is dangerouos - useful information

My dog broke into my spare room just before xmas and i had all xmas prezzies on the bed. He ate 3 choc santas and 5 boxes maltesers. when i got in he was shaking and crying and vomited. Rang the vet soon as i saw the choc wrappers wen i got in who told me to rush in as an emergency. I really thought he was going to die. It was absolutely horriffic. Vets injected him to make him sick and thankfully he must have eaten it recently because the vet could tell which was choc santa and which was maltesers and they got loads up. He stayed in for a bit for monitoring. Then he came home with a sachet of hydration salts and loads of water.

anyway he was fine. But it was the worst moment ever, i'm obsessed with my dog! And i knew already they shouldnt eat choc. From then on we dont leave choc anywhere in the house in case he breaks in! From seeing him so poorly. I hope everyone else hides their choc too even in rooms you dont think your dog can get in!

By the way it didnt put him off trying to get back in there!
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I noticed Arden Grange put grape seed extract in their performance food - not happy about that!
its in all thier foods i think, i queried this and was told in grapes its the flesh that can be toxic but the seeds not and actually the oil from the seeds is really good for them

we do use Arden Grange and our dogs have never been fitter

we also have the rule NO Chocolate not even the doggy ones as why bother there are some much tastier treats out there for them
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