Dogs ate chocolate...lots of it.

[GilpinGuy]

Edit: title should be Dogs ATE chocolate. [FIFY]

One or both of my dogs, both about a year old, got into a bowl of mini chocolate bars an hour or so ago. About 90 of them disappeared, wrappers and all.

I've been reading about this and the data says that eating 1 ounce per pound of body weight can be really bad news. If 1 dog ate 90 of these, that's. 22.5 oz. of chocolate. Both dogs are 50 - 60 pounds, so I THINK they'll be ok. Maybe some puking and diarrhea tonight.

I did decide to try to induce vomiting with a small dose (1 tsp) of hydrogen peroxide diluted 50/50 with water. They haven't puked yet. It been about 15 minutes and both are acting completely normal.

I will closely monitor them tonight and sleep right next to them in case anything bad happens and go to an emergency vet if necessary.

Anyone else have experience with this?

[Zundfolge]

I've been reading about this and the data says that eating 1 ounce per pound of body weight can be really bad news. If 1 dog ate 90 of these, that's. 22.5 oz. of chocolate. Both dogs are 50 - 60 pounds, so I THINK they'll be ok. Maybe some puking and diarrhea tonight.

Keep in mind that milk chocolate isn't 100% chocolate so those numbers can be adjusted to a little better if its milk chocolate. Now if they're eating "high percentage cacao" dark chocolate you should get them to the vet for some medically induced vomiting.

But if they're acting ok, they'll likely be ok.

The wrappers are probably more harmful than the chocolate (since they can cause blockages).

Make sure you see them poop in the next day.


When my wife was growing up he had a toy fox terrier (like 8lb dog) eat a bag of Hershey's Kisses and other than some diarrhea it was fine.

Might not hurt to call their vet tomorrow during regular business hours and go over this whole kerfuffle .

[Irving]

Hope they are okay. I'm up to my eyes in pet bills and pet related issues lately.

[Great-Kazoo]

our dogs got in to the daughters chocolates during a visit. 1 box, as in literally the entire box, wrappers and all were consumed. Outside of some midnight needing to go out, again. Nothing presented itself to warrant a trip to the vet.

[GilpinGuy]

Both just darted outside barking like mad to confront an imaginary villain to impress me, so I don't think they're feeling any I'll effects (yet).

[Irving]

GilpinGuy is probably looking at two dogs full of porcupine quills as I write this.

[Great-Kazoo]

Both just darted outside barking like mad to confront an imaginary villain to impress me, so I don't think they're feeling any I'll effects (yet).

what kind of chocolates were they again ;)

[Bailey Guns]

I've had several do the chocolate thing. Never that much, though. They've always been fine. I'd say if they aren't showing any ill effects yet they probably won't. But I'd be worried sick. Good luck...hoping they're fine.

[Irving]

I can't imagine having 90 chocolates in my house long enough for my dog to even find them.

[jslo]

For blockages feed them cooked white rice. Bloats and lubes them up. Our last lab seemed to enjoy eating rocks and more than once he was fed white rice for the day until the explosion occured.[bulls]

[Irving]

White rice is also good at calming their stomach when they've eaten something that doesn't agree with them.

[Little Dutch]

Different Dogs react differently to chocolate. Some dogs can eat a lot of it without issue, some can’t.
I too have had a dog poop a pound worth of chocolate wrappers. I hope your two are okay.

[O2HeN2]

I can't imagine having 90 chocolates in my house long enough for my dog to even find them.

This.

To paraphrase Sandra Boynton (https://www.sandraboynton.com/sboynton/index.html): I like chocolate. Using the word "like" as in "I like to breathe."*

O2

*From "CHOCOLATE: The Consuming Passion (https://www.amazon.com/CHOCOLATE-Consuming-Passion-Sandra-Boynton/dp/0761185631/ref=dp_ob_title_bk)".

[GilpinGuy]

Thanks guys.

As to why we even had them in the first place, my step daughters baby shower is in a few days. My wife got the mini chocolate bars and wrapped them in blue elephant wrappers and all the shit girls do for this stuff. Guys just say, "Having a kid huh? Let me buy you a beer...good luck with that."

Otherwise, the boys seem fine except some incredibly foul flatulence. It literally drove my wife to bed before we finished watching this crap on TV. I get to sleep on the couch to "observe" the boys all night. Yeah, Mr. Beam and some online poker have my name written al over them.

[ChickNorris]

How are they faring?

[UncleDave]

One of my vets who was a professor told me years ago that some dog have the chocolate allergy, some do not. It is just if they have it, it can be fatal. Looks like your do not have the allergy.

[TFOGGER]

My sister is an ER veterinarian, and milk chocolate is not really a huge danger unless you're talking about pounds of it. Dark chocolate is a bigger issue, as it contains a greater concentration of theophylline, which has a similar effect on dog's physiology to high doses of caffeine in a human, eg. hyperactivity, high blood pressure, agitation and tachycardia. It can also cause kidney damage.


Correction: Theobromine, not theophylline....

[ChickNorris]

Hoping no news is good news.

[Gman]

what kind of chocolates were they again ;)
Maybe it was some of those weed 'edibles' I hear about on the news? [panic]

[Irving]

Those aren't good for dogs because they are dosed for human type body weight. Dogs will get a hold of them, eat the whole package, and the poor things will be high for days on end.

[Gman]

That sounds like some really paranoid dogs eating a bunch of kibble.

[wctriumph]

My wife says I am a dog and I eat chocolate and never have a problem.

[Holger Danske]

If you want to get out of them fast give them a few drops of hydrogen peroxide. They will barf it out. Best done outside.

[GilpinGuy]

Hoping no news is good news.

Sorry for not updating. They're totally fine. No puking or anything. It was kind of scary for a few hours though.

[ChickNorris]

Sorry for not updating. They're totally fine. No puking or anything. It was kind of scary for a few hours though.

Glad to hear it.

[Bailey Guns]

*sigh of relief*

[OldFogey]

*sigh of relief*

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