Is chocolate really bad for dogs?
What about white chocolate?
Or baking chocolate?
Chocolate is toxic..The agent is theobromine.
It can cause vomiting, restlessness, cardiac arrhythmia's, ataxia seizures and death in 18-24 hours.
Toxic dose of milk chocolate is 1 ounce per pound.
Bakers chocolate is much more concentrated and unsugared 1/10 of an ounce per pound is toxic.
If you ever need to recover something a dog has ingested unless it is a liquid like antifreeze, you have a chance within the 1st hour of recovery.
Obviously the closer to the time of exposure the better chance of recovery.
Peroxide good old H2O2..at 1 tsp /10 lbs will cause vomiting within 20 minutes, You can repeat it at 20 minutes if not effective.
After the big foam of peroxide it has off gassed the extra oxygen and it becomes H2O . plain water.
Peroxide can go flat just like an opened soda can so keep a fresh bottle in reserve.
I left a bag of macadamia nuts out after shopping once. The puppy had himself a feast. . .and we had one very sick animal.
Who knew?
In a word: YES. Chocolate contains a chemical that is harmful to dogs Baking chocolate is the most dangerous. I don't believe white chocolate is really chocolae though.