I give you...a Bernese Mountain Dog puppy trying to eat a lemon...

My puppy barks at onions

I love this!

BLOODY ADORABLE!!

so cute..

i wish i'd left a lemon on the side instead of chocolate, my dog has just cost me £100 in vet bills.. don't let your dog get chocolate! it can be fatal

excited said:

so cute..

i wish i'd left a lemon on the side instead of chocolate, my dog has just cost me £100 in vet bills.. don't let your dog get chocolate! it can be fatal

What happened to your dog? I've always heard chocolate is dangerous for them, but what does it do?

My stupid dog has gotten into chocolate more times than I can count (he is obsessed with food and WILL find a way if he smells it, even if his food dish is full) and has never gotten sick from it. He also eats toilet paper.

I asked the googles.

The truth is chocolate contains theobromine that is toxic to dogs in sufficient quantities. This is a xanthine compound in the same family of caffeine, and theophylline.

The good news is that it takes, on average, a fairly large amount of theobromine 100-150 mg/kg to cause a toxic reaction. Although there are variables to consider like the individual sensitivity, animal size and chocolate concentration.

On average,Milk chocolate contains 44 mg of theobromine per oz.Semisweet chocolate contains 150mg/oz.Baker's chocolate 390mg/oz.

Using a dose of 100 mg/kg as the toxic dose it comes out roughly as:1 ounce per 1 pound of body weight for Milk chocolate1 ounce per 3 pounds of body weight for Semisweet chocolate1 ounce per 9 pounds of body weight for Baker's chocolate.

So, for example, 2 oz. of Baker's chocolate can cause great risk to an 15 lb. dog. Yet, 2 oz. of Milk chocolate usually will only cause digestive problems.

Clinical Signs
Xanthines affect the nervous system, cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. It has a diuretic effect as well. Clinical signs:
Hyper excitability Hyper irritability Increased heart rate Restlessness Increased urination Muscle tremors Vomiting Diarrhea

Treatment
There is no specific antidote for this poisoning. And the half life of the toxin is 17.5 hours in dogs. Induce vomiting in the first 1-2 hours if the quantity is unknown. Administering activated charcoal may inhibit absorption of the toxin. An anticonvulsant might be indicated if neurological signs are present and needs to be controlled. Oxygen therapy, intravenous medications, and fluids might be needed to protect the heart.

Milk chocolate will often cause diarrhea 12-24 hours after ingestion. This should be treated symptomatically (fluids, etc..) to prevent dehydration.

If you suspect your pet has ingested chocolate contact your Vet immediately! They can help you determine the the proper treatment for your pet.

My son found some dark chocolate in SOBs drawer and hid under our bed to eat it. He got called to dinner and left the remainder of the chocolate under our bed. Dog found it straight away! It was a struggle to pull him out from under there and take the chocolate away from him!!
Moppy puked about 4 times during the night - I also googled and
read that exact same article. We aren't sure how much he ate. Max thinks there were 6 squares remaining. that might be about right, the dog was on fast forward all of the next day, totally hyper!

ZombieKitten said:

My son found some dark chocolate in SOBs drawer and hid under our bed to eat it. He got called to dinner and left the remainder of the chocolate under our bed. Dog found it straight away! It was a struggle to pull him out from under there and take the chocolate away from him!! Moppy puked about 4 times during the night - I also googled and read that exact same article. We aren't sure how much he ate. Max thinks there were 6 squares remaining. that might be about right, the dog was on fast forward all of the next day, totally hyper!

SOB?

PunkMistress said:

Yup

PunkMistress said:

excited said:

so cute..

i wish i'd left a lemon on the side instead of chocolate, my dog has just cost me £100 in vet bills.. don't let your dog get chocolate! it can be fatal

What happened to your dog? I've always heard chocolate is dangerous for them, but what does it do?

My stupid dog has gotten into chocolate more times than I can count (he is obsessed with food and WILL find a way if he smells it, even if his food dish is full) and has never gotten sick from it. He also eats toilet paper.

he's was ok thanks, but it was a close call. i never saw him so sorry 4 himself..it was only a handful of choc buttons but they were plain choc but apparently that's the worse. it also depends on weight ratio & he's a little jack russell.

is your dog bigger? perhaps he prefers milk choc

ZombieKitten said:

My son found some dark chocolate in SOBs drawer and hid under our bed to eat it. He got called to dinner and left the remainder of the chocolate under our bed. Dog found it straight away! It was a struggle to pull him out from under there and take the chocolate away from him!! Moppy puked about 4 times during the night - I also googled and read that exact same article. We aren't sure how much he ate. Max thinks there were 6 squares remaining. that might be about right, the dog was on fast forward all of the next day, totally hyper!

One Christmas our min Schnauzer finished a bag of Dove dark chocolates that we had in a bowl on the dinning room table.

He had consumed about 30 peices and we only caught him in the act because we had forgotten something at home and had to make a quick trip back.

He was so sick that night. We stayed up with him as he threw up and had the shakes. We thought at one point that we were going to lose him. He went really still and looked as though he was blacking out. He went limp for a few mins then came to. With it being Christmas night the emergency vet was open but very limited staff. We called them and they told us to just keep an eye on him, stay up with him and try to get him to drink water since he was throwing up so much.

The next day we took him to the vet and they were really surprised to see him survive that. The vet said between the rich dark chocolate and the foil wrappers he ingested that he was a very lucky dog.

PunkMistress said:

I asked the googles.

The truth is chocolate contains theobromine that is toxic to dogs in sufficient quantities. This is a xanthine compound in the same family of caffeine, and theophylline.

The good news is that it takes, on average, a fairly large amount of theobromine 100-150 mg/kg to cause a toxic reaction. Although there are variables to consider like the individual sensitivity, animal size and chocolate concentration.

On average,Milk chocolate contains 44 mg of theobromine per oz.Semisweet chocolate contains 150mg/oz.Baker's chocolate 390mg/oz.

Using a dose of 100 mg/kg as the toxic dose it comes out roughly as:1 ounce per 1 pound of body weight for Milk chocolate1 ounce per 3 pounds of body weight for Semisweet chocolate1 ounce per 9 pounds of body weight for Baker's chocolate.

So, for example, 2 oz. of Baker's chocolate can cause great risk to an 15 lb. dog. Yet, 2 oz. of Milk chocolate usually will only cause digestive problems.

Clinical Signs
Xanthines affect the nervous system, cardiovascular system and peripheral nerves. It has a diuretic effect as well. Clinical signs:
Hyper excitability Hyper irritability Increased heart rate Restlessness Increased urination Muscle tremors Vomiting Diarrhea

Treatment
There is no specific antidote for this poisoning. And the half life of the toxin is 17.5 hours in dogs. Induce vomiting in the first 1-2 hours if the quantity is unknown. Administering activated charcoal may inhibit absorption of the toxin. An anticonvulsant might be indicated if neurological signs are present and needs to be controlled. Oxygen therapy, intravenous medications, and fluids might be needed to protect the heart.

Milk chocolate will often cause diarrhea 12-24 hours after ingestion. This should be treated symptomatically (fluids, etc..) to prevent dehydration.

If you suspect your pet has ingested chocolate contact your Vet immediately! They can help you determine the the proper treatment for your pet.

yep, these things.. they cannot metabolize properly. couldn't keep his water bowel filled quick enough, constant weeing, heart pounding.. he was exhausted & didn't know what to do first, his eyes were like

of course it all happens at the weekend, so emergency vet only. she told me to make him vomit, to pour washing detergent in his throat. he just licked his lips, i couldn't make him puke..

i got him checked over, he was back to normal after a couple of days, apparently it has no

long term side effects

Shanti0608 said:

ZombieKitten said:

My son found some dark chocolate in SOBs drawer and hid under our bed to eat it. He got called to dinner and left the remainder of the chocolate under our bed. Dog found it straight away! It was a struggle to pull him out from under there and take the chocolate away from him!! Moppy puked about 4 times during the night - I also googled and read that exact same article. We aren't sure how much he ate. Max thinks there were 6 squares remaining. that might be about right, the dog was on fast forward all of the next day, totally hyper!

One Christmas our min Schnauzer finished a bag of Dove dark chocolates that we had in a bowl on the dinning room table.

He had consumed about 30 peices and we only caught him in the act because we had forgotten something at home and had to make a quick trip back.

He was so sick that night. We stayed up with him as he threw up and had the shakes. We thought at one point that we were going to lose him. He went really still and looked as though he was blacking out. He went limp for a few mins then came to. With it being Christmas night the emergency vet was open but very limited staff. We called them and they told us to just keep an eye on him, stay up with him and try to get him to drink water since he was throwing up so much.

The next day we took him to the vet and they were really surprised to see him survive that. The vet said between the rich dark chocolate and the foil wrappers he ingested that he was a very lucky dog.

isn't it always the way?!.. glad he made it ok. we didn't expect ours to live, close escape.

excited said:

Shanti0608 said:

One Christmas our min Schnauzer finished a bag of Dove dark chocolates that we had in a bowl on the dinning room table.

He had consumed about 30 peices and we only caught him in the act because we had forgotten something at home and had to make a quick trip back.

He was so sick that night. We stayed up with him as he threw up and had the shakes. We thought at one point that we were going to lose him. He went really still and looked as though he was blacking out. He went limp for a few mins then came to. With it being Christmas night the emergency vet was open but very limited staff. We called them and they told us to just keep an eye on him, stay up with him and try to get him to drink water since he was throwing up so much.

The next day we took him to the vet and they were really surprised to see him survive that. The vet said between the rich dark chocolate and the foil wrappers he ingested that he was a very lucky dog.

isn't it always the way?!.. glad he made it ok. we didn't expect ours to live, close escape.

Yes he was a sneaky bugger. After that he was always sniffing around for more chocolate. He escaped a lot of things except when he was 13 yrs old he had to have an extra rabies vaccine because I was moving country. The vaccine caused him to get really sick. In the end I did not have time to find out exactly what happened, vet guessed it was neurological and I had to have him put to rest. He would have had to be drugged for the long plane ride then 6 months quarantine. He would have never made it through that.

We had a great 13 years together! I still remember all of the funny things he would do!

[Edited 9/23/12 9:23am]

ZombieKitten said:

My son found some dark chocolate in SOBs drawer and hid under our bed to eat it. He got called to dinner and left the remainder of the chocolate under our bed. Dog found it straight away! It was a struggle to pull him out from under there and take the chocolate away from him!! Moppy puked about 4 times during the night - I also googled and read that exact same article. We aren't sure how much he ate. Max thinks there were 6 squares remaining. that might be about right, the dog was on fast forward all of the next day, totally hyper!

dog couldn't believe his luck! choc under the bed!! i'm always reminding my kids to leave goodies laying about

Shanti0608 said:

excited said:

isn't it always the way?!.. glad he made it ok. we didn't expect ours to live, close escape.

Yes he was a sneaky bugger. After that he was always sniffing around for more chocolate. He escaped a lot of things except when he was 13 yrs old he had to have an extra rabies vaccine because I was moving country. The vaccine caused him to get really sick. In the end I did not have time to find out exactly what happened, vet guessed it was neurological and I had to have him put to rest. He would have had to be drugged for the long plane ride then 6 months quarantine. He would have never made it through that.

We had a great 13 years together! I still remember all of the funny things he would do!

[Edited 9/23/12 9:23am]

aww, that's sad, but kind decision. 13 yrs was a good age!

excited said:

Shanti0608 said:

Yes he was a sneaky bugger. After that he was always sniffing around for more chocolate. He escaped a lot of things except when he was 13 yrs old he had to have an extra rabies vaccine because I was moving country. The vaccine caused him to get really sick. In the end I did not have time to find out exactly what happened, vet guessed it was neurological and I had to have him put to rest. He would have had to be drugged for the long plane ride then 6 months quarantine. He would have never made it through that.

We had a great 13 years together! I still remember all of the funny things he would do!

[Edited 9/23/12 9:23am]

aww, that's sad, but kind decision. 13 yrs was a good age!

I always promised him if he ever got sick and was no longer his crazy bouncy self that I would do what was best for him.