What To Do If Your Dog Eats chocolate or Anything Toxic

Chocolate can be like poison for a dog. THEOBROMINE is the stimulant, similar to caffeine, that can cause heart and nervous system damage or even organ faillure. If your dog weighs 1 pound then only 1 ounce of chocolate would be toxic. SEMI SWEET is twice as toxic as milk chocolate, causing danger to a dog 3-6 pounds that ingest 1 ounce. BAKERS CHOCOLATE is toxic for 1 ounce per 10 pound dog. COCOA BEANS are still stronger being toxic at one ounce ingested per 33 pounds of weight. Commit it to memory, keep chocolate away from you dog as it is a very bad thing.

The other day I met a live victim. A dog named Milo, a fuzzy yellow lab, was diagnosed with pancreatitis. The dogs owners told me that her dog had ingested an entire pound of chocolate. The only clue to the chocolate having been eaten was the empty wrapper under the table, found in not enough time to prevent organ damage do to the high levels of toxicity to the body. There were no symptoms until nearly 24 hours later. Diarrhea and vomiting should be the most common symptom. Only then did they know to go to the vet. At the time it seemed insignificant that it was the weekend as there we no intial symptoms. Two things should have been done right away. The followed two things could have saved his now injured pancreas.

In general, if you suspect your dog may have eaten something “BAD”, with the exception of caustic substances such as Bleach or Draino , you may always induce vomiting. Your primary medicine cabinet remedies for poison control are as follows:

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE given 1 teaspoon per 10 pounds of body weight, squirted down the throat with a syringe, or soaked into a piece of bread and fed, will induce vomiting, in most cases, within 20 minutes. The process of inducing vomiting can be tried twice, but more than that. although I have personally never had a dog not vomit, it yours does not then get in the car and go to the vet. Vomiting is the way for the body to rid itself of unwanted ingredients. A dogs digestive track is much shorter than a humans and is easily vacated if vomiting is induced soon enough. Because dogs digest quickly, about 2 hours, vomiting must be induced quickly for a good result. LOOK AT THE VOMIT! Open your eyes wide and see what you see. Is there lots of chocolate in there or whatever else you suspect? Garbage? Plants?

First use Hydrogen Peroxide to induce the vomiting and then follow it with a dose of Activated Charcoal Caps. Although I have never located an exact dose for the charcoal it is relatively harmless and can only help. I have successsfully given my dogs that weigh 30 pounds two tabs. Think of your water filtration system. Charcoal absorbs toxins in the water such as chlorine. indtroducing charcoal into the digestive system will have the effect of absorbing toxins and eliminating any possible harmful side effects of poisonous foods. Don’t hesitate to give your dog CHARCOLA TABS whenever there is even the slightest chance of indigestion or toxicity. This works very well.

So in summary, when in doubt about what your dog ate, or if you are sure it was chocolate, INDUCE VOMITING and FOLLOW with ACTIVATED CHARCOAL tabs.

Go to the vet if you do not see your dog vomit successfully. However, when in doubt, GO TO THE V ET.

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