Scott Lutostansky
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They don't process the components of cocoa like we do, especially theobramine, and to a lesser extent caffeine.
Those two substances stimulate your pet's central nervous system and heart muscles.
The immediate effects include relaxed respiratory tract muscles and increased urine production.
To put it simpler, a dose of chocolate can cause digestive, nervous, and
cardiac issues of varying degrees of severity.
When should I be concerned?
The average toxic dose of theobramine is about 20 mg per kilogram of body weight.
However, this varies depending on your dog's size.
Smaller breeds and older dogs are more sensitive.
Let's take a dog that weighs 45 pounds, for example.
It could be poisoned by just 40 grams of dark chocolate, and 100 grams could even be fatal.
Remember, the level of danger is tied to the theobramine content, so not all types of chocolate are equally harmful.
Dark chocolate is more dangerous due to its higher cocoa content, while white chocolate poses almost no risk.
VetsNow have actually made a chocolate toxicity calculator available on their website, which can help you assess the specific risk to your dog if they've consumed chocolate.
It can be found at DogChocolateCalculator.vetsnow.com.
Is chocolate only dangerous for dogs?
Actually, no.
Dogs are most commonly affected, but chocolate is also toxic to cats, rodents, and birds.
The issue is pretty much the same.
Their bodies metabolize the obramine much more slowly than ours, potentially leading them to ingest toxic amounts.
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