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Jiggy_Jiggums
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posted April 16, 2004 05:36 PM

My sister accidentally left one of her smarties on the ground and my 4 month old west highland terrier ate it! i heard the slightest bit of chocolate was poisonous! [Eek!]

Whats going to happen? what should i expect?! Please reply i'm frantic! [Frown]

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ellierat
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posted April 16, 2004 05:41 PM

Don't panic, your dog will be fine, he would have to consume at least 3 or more pieces of chocolate for it to be an overdose, the size of your dog will make the difference between how much they consume to overdose, so a bigger dog could eat 1/4 or more of a block.
Not saying they can eat chocolate....

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posted April 16, 2004 07:54 PM

Don't panic - that small amount won't even phase him. But ask your sister not to leave them around. You'd be surprised to what lengths your little guy might go to get more of it.

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posted April 16, 2004 11:37 PM

I would also say not to panic..Easter of 2003 my dog got into some M&M's (not many) and he was fine.

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posted April 22, 2004 03:13 PM

You will notice very quickly if there are any problems. It actually takes two or three bars to do damage. Frosty ate a few pieces and it didn't hurt him.

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posted April 23, 2004 01:26 PM

chocolate has cumulative effects and different dogs have different tolerance levels. Dont worry if your dog picks up the odd bit by accident but do be careful. Even if the chocolate intake is well spread out it can still cause damage. Be especially careful of dark chocolate - there is enough of the poisonous substance in a single square of dark chocolate to kill a labrador.
Your little dog will be fine with a single smartie, but dont go giving him bars of the stuff!
Lou

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posted April 25, 2004 08:44 AM

like he said: dont panic. my dog (K.c.) at 2 puonds of chocolate and she turned out ok.( she was 5 monthes old) [Big Grin]

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