tamborine Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) Don't know if this has been posted before, but here's a National Geographic interactive chart for chocolate toxicity in dogs. By the weight of the dog, it tells you how much of various types of chocolate cause various toxic effects. chocolate toxicity chart Edited December 10, 2009 by tamborine Quote Maryann, Bama (TW Beltram), Stephanie (Tom's Stepinhi) & Henderson the Cardigan Welsh Corgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KBgrey Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I would very much like to see the link but its not showing up. We had a pug that we took staight away to the vet after eating some dark chocolate. I swear those little pugs will eat anything to the point of overeating. He'd probably still eat chocolate even though it almost killed him. Still joking aside... it was a very scary suituation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sja5032 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 working link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamborine Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 working link Thanks! I fixed mine! Quote Maryann, Bama (TW Beltram), Stephanie (Tom's Stepinhi) & Henderson the Cardigan Welsh Corgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brandi007 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 If your dog consumes chocolate please take it very seriously. My beloved Foxy Promised passed away after consuming some chocolate chips (unknown how much), I miss him very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KBgrey Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Thanks for the link...I'm passing this on to others @brandi007... I'm very sorry for your loss. I know how lucky we were with Luke the pug and it could've easliy been a tragedy. Its a suituion I could never wish to repeate or have anyone else go through. Again... no words can express the loss of a beloved pet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rogersmom Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 My childhood dog was Nipper, part spitz, part husky. One Easter, she ate five Easter baskets full of candy most of which was chocolate. She did not have any problems other than we were very mad at her. Has chocolate changed in the last 55 years? I do not remember hearng that we should not give our dog chocolate. Niper lived to be 21 years old hen we sent her to the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trudy Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Theobromine has always been toxic to dogs. It has always been in the cocoa bean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakeshoreGreys Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Cool chart - thanks for posting it! I sent on to all of my dog-loving friends. Sorry to hear of your loss, Brandi007. Quote Sara formerly on Greytalk as Mommyof3Gone, but still part of our family and always in our hearts:Bruiser Isa Comander To 6/23/91-11/20/03 Sandy NSK Special Up 10/19/89-6/13/04 Beau Bdk's Boo Boo 1/1/93-12/15/06 Cooney Lars Dbltakedean 11/1/93-1/23/07Buddy 2/9/1997-11/16/09 Joe Elkhart Joe 11/7/99-12/2/10 Alex Streakin Diablo 4/17/02-4/1/11 Brother Hylife Brother 9/26/97-2/28/12 Comanche Gil's Comanche 6/7/2005-11/7/2015 Molly 4/8/2011-4/13/2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy_3131 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 When my male IG was a puppy he ate a bag of chocolate, I called the vet and they said to watch him...the only thing I noticed was 4 days of the nastiest D I had ever seen...maybe it was because he was so young, I have no idea. But he is 7 now and seems ok Quote Katy....Mom to Retired Racers Hinder, John Carter, Hobsen, and Kodama, Galgo Espanol Gichin, and the Village Idiot...Teko Missing terribly my fawn dog with the pretty ears Chance (Ale Seeyoulater) 6/21/05-6/23/15 Gotcha day 4/6/08 and my fuzzy baby boy Snacker (Tyville Snacker) 7/4/04-10/23/15, and all three of my IG babies, Isen, Tien, and Java. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliemac Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) my pups got into the GOOD chocolate (dark chocolate covered cocoa beans) that I thought had been put fully away ... in 45 min, the 2 of them ate nearly a 12 ounce bag. That was 3 times the lethal dose of chocolate for a greyhound ... Hydrogen peroxide got some of it out, and a vet trip (with more induced vomiting followed by activated charcoal and an overnight stay with an IV drip managed the rest). Along with an evet who enjoyed the sample bag of chocolates that I brought with me for diagnosing purposes. Nothing worse than having the evet (who is only used for emergency services) recognize us -- or telling me to be happy that my hounds had been in there enough that they had a nice baseline of heartrate data to know how to effectively monitor them overnight. Sigh. Edited December 15, 2009 by juliemac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliDog Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Thanks for the link. After an episode of counting down the "half life" hours (17.5, I believe it was) of chocolate toxicity last year with Greta, I 'm going to pass this along to our adopters. PS Greta had NO ill effects after eating a whole sugar free chocolate bar, except now she's become a chocolate addict. You cannot just "put it away" it now has to be put away, high high up and hidden behind some very heavy things...... Quote Donna & The League of Extraordinary Greyhounds Adoption Squad; Buffy and Rik T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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