Chocolate is bad for dogs - in fact, veterinarians consider it poison. Chocolate contains theobromine, a central nervous system stimulant that may cause seizures, excessive urination (leading to dehydration), and heart damage.
The half-life of theobromine is approximately 17.5 hours. If your dogs ate the cookie several weeks ago, they have entirely eliminated the toxin from their bodies by now and should be fine. Be careful not to let them have more, though. Dogs can develop a craving for chocolate, just like humans.
According to Talk to the Vet, the darker the chocolate, the more theobromine it contains. Milk Chocolate is less toxic than Dark Chocolate, which is less toxic than baker's chocolate.
Talk to the Vet (see Related Links) suggests the following formula for calculating overdose:
1 ounce per 1 pound of body weight for Milk chocolate
1 ounce per 3 pounds of body weight for Semisweet chocolate
1 ounce per 9 pounds of body weight for Baker's chocolate
Symptoms of chocolate toxicity include vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, twitching, and seizing. This is considered a veterinary emergency requiring prompt, supportive care.
While sharing chocolate with your dog may seem fun and harmless in small quantities, the practice is best avoided.
Chocolate is NEVER good for dogs, but sometimes it's not bad enough to be noticed.
A better choice is to keep a small supply of treats on hand that are nutritionally formulated for dogs.
The thing that gave chocolate its name - cacao - contains a chemical called theobromine which dogs are allergic to.
Thing is, not all kinds of chocolate contains the same amount of cacao, and with that, not the same amount of theobromine.
The kind of chocolate most commonly used for (cheap) candy - milk chocolate - has fairly little cocoa, so fairly little of the actually dangerous stuff, theobromine. Generally, the darker the chocolate the more cocoa and the more theobromine it contains.
Dark chocolate can have Three times as much as milk chocolate, and baker's chocolate even more.
According to Talk to the Vet (see Related Links) one can use the following formula for calculating overdose:
1 ounce per 1 pound of body weight for Milk chocolate
1 ounce per 3 pounds of body weight for Semisweet chocolate
0.1 ounce per 1 pound of body weight for Baker's chocolate
Depending on the size of your dog and the amount and type of chocolate that was consumed, it can cause: nausea and vomiting, restlessness, diarrhea, increased heart rate, muscle spasms, seizure, coma, and Death.
The half-life of theobromine is approximately 17.5 hours. If your dogs ate the cookie several weeks ago, they have entirely eliminated the toxin from their bodies by now and should be fine. Be careful not to let them have more, though. Dogs can develop a craving for chocolate, just like humans.
Symptoms of Chocolate Toxicity:
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The cocoa that is found in chocolate contains a chemical called theobromine that dogs react badly to. The reaction ranges from getting hyper/restless to diarrhea, to Death.
Exactly how bad it'll be is difficult to say. Not all chocolates have the same amount of cocoa, which means they haven't got the same amount of theobromine - the dangerous stuff.Milk chocolate - which is the most common kind in candy bars - have fairly Little cocoa, and is only a Little bad for dogs. It takes more to poison a big dog than a small dog.
Chocolate is NEVER GOOD for dogs, so you might as well avoid it.
It is not good for dogs - or most animals, for that matter - to eat chocolate.
Most definitely not. Especially chocolate. Chocolate can be fatal to dogs and cats. Other sweets are not necessarily fatal but they are not good for dogs.
Most dogs will absolutely eat chocolate if given the chance.
its not good for them and it makes them not feel good.
NO. Chocolate contains a substance known as Theobromine.This is poisonous to dogs and cats. Different types of chocolate have different amounts of Theobromine. Do NOT feed dogs or cats chocolate.
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Chocolate isn NEVER good for dogs, but sometimes it's not bad enough to be noticed. The more cocoa the chocolate has, the darker it is, the more likely it is to be dangerous to dogs. Baker's chocolate is the most dangerous and Milk Chocolate/White chocolate the least dangerous.
No. In fact, the antioxidants in dark chocolate are actually very good for you. Chocolate can be very dangerous for dogs and other pets, though.
Chocolate may kill dogs.
I haven't found them to be as good compared to some other types of dogs.
It depends, If they are chocolate chip cookies, then yes. Its just not a good idea to give cookies to dogs because they arent very good for them.
Chocolate is NEVER good for dogs, but sometimes it's not bad enough to be noticed. It's all about the size of the dog, the type and the amount of chocolate it has eaten. Dark chocolate, small dog - doesn't take much to be dangerous. Big dog, milk chocolate - not that dangerous.