Originally posted by CorgiLuvr
Our lab died a couple of years ago because someone left the pantry open and he only got a lick or two of Hershey's pure unsweetened baking chocolate. There was no way he could have gotten a lot because all he did was poke holes in the box and there was only a few teaspoons left, anyways. He was 110 pounds, so yes, chocolate is very dangerous and I would not even ever take the chance of feeding any kind of chocolate to my dog. Here's a good tip that I learned: If your dog ingests anything you don't think they should, such as large amounts of chocolate, give the dog about 1 tablespoon of 3% hydrogen peroxide and 1 teaspoon of salt per 10 pounds of bodyweight. If it's a chemical, always call poison control first because some chemicals can severely burn the esophagus on the way back up. This is a safe way and won't cause stomach ulcers like other methods will, and it's quick and simple. It works within 5-10 minutes at the most, some dogs vomit immediatly. I've used it quite a few times. One time my corgi ate a whole carton of chocolate chip cookies and once he ate a whole bag of bubble gum. It was one of those jumbo bags from Sam's with 100 pieces in it. I was really looking foward to that bubble gum, too.![]()
wow,, are you positive it was the chocolate that did it?? My vet was telling me it takes alot of chocolate to hurt a dog (Depending on the animals weight that is),,,,
I am sorry for your loss...... HUGS!!
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