Pet Health Alert! Chocolate
Poisoning In Dogs
by Greg Cryns
Cocoa beans, cocoa bean shells, cola and tea contain a natural ingredient called
theobromine that can kill your pet when ingested. Dogs often cannot metabolize
this fast enough to avoid poisoning. The amount of bakers chocolate to produce
the adverse reaction is about 1 ounce for every 2 pounds of dog weight.
If your dog has symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting along with lethargy and muscle
tremors you should want to take him to the vet quickly. If you are sure your dog
has eaten chocolate do not wait for the symptoms to appear. In that case
poisoning is very likely to occur and you may lose your pet if you hesitate to
take action.
Dogs love sweet products. Make sure to keep your chocolates in tightly closed
containers placed high up where they cannot reach them. Be particularly careful
on holidays like Christmas or Halloween when dogs can easily pick up chocolates
off the floor.
Cocoa bean mulch also contains theobromine. Garden retailer suppliers do wash
this product before selling it but the best practice is not to allow your dog
near this product.
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If your dog has symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting along with lethargy and muscle
tremors you should want to take him to the vet quickly. If you are sure your dog
has eaten chocolate do not wait for the symptoms to appear. In that case
poisoning is very likely to occur and you may lose your pet if you hesitate to
take action.
Dogs love sweet products. Make sure to keep your chocolates in tightly closed
containers placed high up where they cannot reach them. Be particularly careful
on holidays like Christmas or Halloween when dogs can easily pick up chocolates
off the floor.
Cocoa bean mulch also contains theobromine. Garden retailer suppliers do wash
this product before selling it but the best practice is not to allow your dog
near this product.
About the Author:
Greg Cryns is the owner of
http:http://www.gochihuahua.com
Go Chihuahua addresses issues for chihuahuas and other dog breeds Greg is also
the founder of
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for nurses and
http://www.go-law-school
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