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Thanks for all the perspectives. It seems that several things apply. 1. the type of chocolate, dark chocolate being the worst 2. the size of the dog and the amount eaten. I have learned that making the hound throw up with hydrogen peroxide is not a big deal. Caesar threw up about five times in six minutes, emptied out his stomach, and slept the rest of the day with no apparent ill effects. Today he has forgotten the whole episode. If I feared my dog had ingested a poison, I would not hesitate to use hydrogen peroxide again (as I did yesterday).
One final note... It is not apparently not just the cocoa that is the toxin but an ingredient in cocoa...
"Chocolate contains theobromine. A naturally occurring stimulant found in the cocoa bean, theobromine increases urination and affects the central nervous system as well as heart muscle. While amounts vary by type of chocolate, it's the theobromine that is poisonous to dogs."
Thanks again to all of you who posted your experiences. It was very helpful.
People on Greytalk rock!
Larry B.
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My wife and I exchanged Valentine cards and some chocolate on Saturday evening. Mid day yesterday I came upstairs to find a bag of Peanut Chews opened and half eaten with maybe 12 wrappers of the small chocolate covered peanut chews on the floor and our oldest boy, Caesar (8-1/2) looking very pleased with himself.
I have always been told chocolate is toxic to dogs so we were mortified at this development. We estimated that if each of these candies had 1/2 oz. of chocolate (probably high since the candies are mostly a peanut chew with a thin chocolate coating) so Caesar ate at the most about 6 oz. of chocolate. Checking the internet quickly they said a dog needed to eat about 1 oz. per pound of weight to have severe effects. Caesar weighs about 70 lbs. and he ate approx. 6 oz. of chocolate (probably less) so it didn't seem like he was in big trouble. He acted very happy with himself with no symptoms.
So we called our best two greyhound advisors. One said to give him some hydrogen peroxide and get him to urp up everything before it can all be absorbed. The other said that the quantity was so small that he would likely be fine if you did nothing and inducing vomiting was likely not necessary and maybe a little extreme.
We decided that if Caesar reacted badly we would never forgive ourselves for leaving the candy where he could get it and then doing nothing. We really didn't want to squirt something down his throat and make him hurl. But I ran to the drug store and bought some hydrogen peroxide, administered a tablespoon into his mouth with a small plastic syringe, and took him outside to wait for the effects. Within about three minutes he urped up a ton of peanuts and chocolate and we got rid of the remnants where they could not be re-eaten. Caesar snoozed away the afternoon and was fine.
Does anyone have any experience with greyhounds eating chocolate? Is the concern about small amounts of chocolate over-hyped or has there been serious consequences for greyhounds who have eaten chocolate and not been treated.
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It does sound like a food issue (kibble related) due to the time of vomiting (soon after meal) and the fact both pups are suddenly affected.
We switch to white rice and baked chicken whenever our pups have stomach issues like this, using modest portions. Our one boy used to react to Iams kibble with the yellow bile throwing up some hours after the meal, even middle of the night. Seemed like it increased his stomach acid. We used Equate tablets with him (a pre-meal treatment) and switched to the rice and chicken diet for a few days, then to a new kibble. Now he's fine without special treatment. Good luck with helping your pups. They should be fine with what you are doing.
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Linda Ann was good hearted and helped so many greyhounds. Susie and I looked forward to being at Linda Ann's greyhound picnic every spring and seeing all the folks there and talking about greyhounds and Grapehounds, with her greeting everyone from her wheelchair as they arrived. If only most of us on earth could do as much good as she has ...
She will be greatly missed.
Larry B.
The Grapehound Wine Tour
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Hoping for good news for you and Drake!
Larry B.
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A friend's vet is recommending First shield for flea and tick control for her greyhound. It's the only product the vet carries. I am not familiar with this product. Does anyone have any experience with Firstshield?
Larry
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We are so thrilled that The Grapehound Wine Tour was instrumental in Rio's adoption. That is so cool! We want this event to be a big Meet N Greet and stories like your are just wonderful. Both you and Rio are very lucky!
Larry B.
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If the other nails are really long, can the vet trim them back for you while he is under anesthesia for the dental and the removal?
Yes, as we have our dogs' dentals done we are having all the claws trimmed. I have been woefully inadequate at having the stomach to trim their claws when they squirm and act like I am killing them and that's my fault. I have to do it consistently for their welfare. Don't want to go through this painful claw thing again. Poor Caesar walks on three legs and walks like a tripod, carrying his bandaged foot (though I saw a female tripod at GIG at the fun run that blew the doors off the dogs she was racing...)
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Our boy Caesar did the same thing to one of his nails. It was just bleeding a bit, so we wrapped it to immobilize it and played "wait and see". That lasted only a couple days, as I could tell it was very painful for him (even w/pain meds). Our vet ended up removing the nail.
That's what we're doing too. He hurt it Thursday evening, the vet wrapped it Friday and it's still tender. We'll see how it is this Friday when he goes back. The vet may just remove it when he has his dental. No need to sedate him twice. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Our Caesar got a claw hooked on something while running and partially pulled it out (dislocated?) (I know it's my fault because his nails are always too long...another story.) It was very painful for him to walk on. We got him to the vet and assumed the vet would remove the claw but he re-placed it in the socket and wrapped it, saying he'd like to see if it will heal. If not, he'll remove it when Caesar gets his annual teeth cleaning in a week or so.
Can these dislocated claws heal? Any experience?
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We bathe our three pups before we take them with us in our camper, just so everyone is smelling fresh and sweet for the camping adventure. Sometimes we add a bath when we have allowed them to run in the fenced-in pasture, which sometimes has mud or cow poop. They normally do not smell anyway but when they walk in horse or cow poop they need a bath. When travelling, we just like to travel with fresh pups. They are very patient with us throughout this process. They seem to tolerate it well and don't resent us for bathing them. And when they're done, they are some sweet smelling hounds!
My Sobe Has Cancer
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Thinking of you and Sobe. What a sweet boy! Hugs and best thoughts.