Doctor Help! My Dog ate Chocolate!
Chocolate is a very common toxicity in dogs. Dogs are far more sensitive to compounds found in chocolate; caffeine and theobromine cause vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, hyperthermia (a high temperature), seizures and a variety of other symptoms. Dark chocolate and baking chocolate are far more toxic than milk chocolate or white chocolate; in general, the darker the chocolate, the higher the toxicity. Chocolate toxicity is dependent on the amount the dog ate, and the size of the dog. petmd.com has an excellent calculator that will will help you determine whether your dog ate a toxic amount or not. If you dog ingested chocolate in the immediate past (less than a 1/2… Read More
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