Building up a chocolate tolerance?

[Sophist]

Tell her to find a new vet.

I did tell her I knew my vet in the city I just moved from would gladly talk to her over the phone for free for a second opinion, but she again blew me off.

She seems to accept this vet she goes to (forgot to ask which vet, will do tomorrow) as an absolute authority, and really didn't seem interested in my concerns at all. Since it came from a vet, I was hoping there was maybe SOMETHING I hadn't heard of, but...


I will harass her more tomorrow. The poor little dogs...

[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...

[applesmom]

That vet is insane or high on something! Would he also suggest that she feed her dog small amounts of anti freeze every day to build up a tolerance for it?

You need to do more than hassle her a little tomorrow. Tell her she's risking her dog's life!!!!!!!!!!

We spent hours one day trying to save a toy poodle that had eaten 2 or 3 pieces of valentine chocolates. If the dog had been fed small amounts of chocolate daily prior to that incident, the toxins would have been built up in her system and she wouldn't have survived.

My 85 pound dog ate a large special dark chocolate bar and a small pack of oreo cookies and it didn't faze him. It could have killed him if he'd already had the toxins from prior chocolate in his system.

It's time for a new vet!!!!!!!!!!