Building up a chocolate tolerance?

[buttercup132]

Wow that is rediculous. Even more for the mother to follow through and actually belive it.

[Flatcoatluver]

What kind of licensed vet would say that? It makes no sense! It's like asking us to drink antifreeze or taking meds, and gradually having a larger intake everyday.

[applesmom]

What kind of licensed vet would say that? It makes no sense! It's like asking us to drink antifreeze or taking meds, and gradually having a larger intake everyday.

Sorry, we were typing at the same time!

[Flatcoatluver]

Sorry, we were typing at the same time!

We both thought antifreeze at the same time? What are the changes of that!

[Canis-Lupess]

Sheesh, what a stupid thing to say.

The only reason humans can deal with chocolate and not dogs or cats, if they were interested in it, is because our bodies can expell the stimulants before it does harm to us. Dogs and cats aren't able to do this, it stays in their systems a lot longer and so can do the damage. Eating a bit of chocolate each day isn't going to change that.

The best thing for people to do is keep all cocoa and chocolate meant for people well out of reach of their pets. It isn't difficult really to keep stuff like that in an upper cupboard where a pet can't get to it.

[sumbirdy]

Sheesh, what a stupid thing to say.

The only reason humans can deal with chocolate and not dogs or cats, if they were interested in it, is because our bodies can expell the stimulants before it does harm to us. Dogs and cats aren't able to do this, it stays in their systems a lot longer and so can do the damage. Eating a bit of chocolate each day isn't going to change that.

The best thing for people to do is keep all cocoa and chocolate meant for people well out of reach of their pets. It isn't difficult really to keep stuff like that in an upper cupboard where a pet can't get to it.

I thought they were allergic to something in it...

[carole]

Dark chocolate can indeed be fatal to dogs, milk chocolate can be tolerated without any serious adverse effects, but honestly i think that vet is missing a few marbles up top myself, a very strange thing to tell someone to do, sure hope he told her not the dark chocolate.