Kelly wrote 12/06/2010 09:43 PM
 Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
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When my gelding Red went down on the ice with seizures I called the vet immediately. It took him over 2 hours to get to us (and this was an EMERGENCY call).. it was 0 degrees out and the horse was down and could not get up.
I admit it, I had the gun loaded and ready if the vet had not shown within the next half hour. Paul freaked out, but you do what you have to do to minimize the suffering of the animal.
--Kel
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
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#305909 - 12/06/2010 09:51 PM |
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The dog will likely be fine, IMO.
My italian greyhound, 12 lbs, ate an entire huge Hershey's chocolate kiss -- the big one, the size of a grapefruit, wrapper and all, no therapy at all, my sons were afraid to tell me-- so she had no treatment. She was completely asymptomatic.
Not ALL dogs are equally affected by chocolate. With the dog having vomited (good job there!)
it should be OK with any luck at all. If the dog has a touchy stomach (some schnausers seem to get pancreatitis) I'd be NPO until quite late tomorrow, and then cut the meal by 1/2.
And to readers, don't forget that dark and milk chocolate are VERY different in theobromine content ... depending on where the dark chocolate (which this was) falls between milk chocolate (with 44 - 60 mgs/ounce of chocolate) and unsweetened baking (with 450 mg/ounce of chocolate), it can be fairly innocuous or it can be fatal.
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
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I admit it, I had the gun loaded and ready if the vet had not shown within the next half hour. Paul freaked out, but you do what you have to do to minimize the suffering of the animal.
--Kel
Thats exactly what every animal owner should try to remember in an emergency. It may be the hardest for us- but we took responsibility for that animal!
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The dog will likely be fine, IMO.
My italian greyhound, 12 lbs, ate an entire huge Hershey's chocolate kiss -- the big one, the size of a grapefruit, wrapper and all, no therapy at all, my sons were afraid to tell me-- so she had no treatment. She was completely asymptomatic.
Not ALL dogs are equally affected by chocolate. With the dog having vomited (good job there!)
it should be OK with any luck at all. If the dog has a touchy stomach (some schnausers seem to get pancreatitis) I'd be NPO until quite late tomorrow, and then cut the meal by 1/2.
Yay!! I was waiting for Betty to chime in!!!!
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
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You are correct, Connie, about the toxicity of the dark chocolate being way more than the milk --- but usually, with induced vomiting, luck is on your side.
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
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#305913 - 12/06/2010 10:12 PM |
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Is there a general amount of time between ingestion and onset of symptoms?
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Regarding shooting the horse: nervous people can forget where the brain is-I have seen more than one horse that the owner intended to shoot, and instead made a mess.
Not between the eyes- instead, draw an X from the inside corner of the eye and the base of the opposite ear.
I shot an arthritic English Setter, before I was accepted into veterinary school. I think a gun, done right, is probably the best euthanasia tool.
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Re: Dog ate dark chocolate...HELP
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#305916 - 12/06/2010 10:21 PM |
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I read in vet manual: Theobromine has a long half-life, so even though (without vomiting) symptoms would probably appear in two hours or so, it can take a full 24 hours.
Vomiting within an hour or so probably gets rid of 70% of it if the dog had an "average" stomach content to start. (I don't know what "average" means -- maybe halfway between meals?)
Betty probably knows that.
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#305917 - 12/06/2010 10:23 PM |
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Regarding shooting the horse: nervous people can forget where the brain is-I have seen more than one horse that the owner intended to shoot, and instead made a mess.
Not between the eyes- instead, draw an X from the inside corner of the eye and the base of the opposite ear.
I shot an arthritic English Setter, before I was accepted into veterinary school. I think a gun, done right, is probably the best euthanasia tool.
Yes, this was what I meant by detailed book instructions -- with diagrams. (I was surprised the first time I saw the diagram, which is described perfectly by Betty; I would have guessed wrong.)
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#305918 - 12/06/2010 10:31 PM |
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Pounding heart is what I remember; I don't remember the time frame, but I only remember one dog -- got into cooking materials (Bakers Chocolate) overnight, owner found a mess in the kitchen and a sick dog in the morning. My gut tells me it takes a couple of hours -- bet Connie knows!
It is important to remember that chocolate can have effects for quite a long while, like 12 hours or more, so you want to keep an eye on the dog for awhile.
Edited by Betty Landercasp (12/06/2010 10:37 PM)
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