Why Can't Dogs Eat Chocolate?

Описание: Chocolate for dogs?
Chocolate poisons dogs. Depending on the dog's size and how much chocolate it eats, it might undergo vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, and abrupt death.


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Chocolate poisons dogs.
Chocolate's theobromine is poisonous to dogs. Humans can swiftly digest theobromine, thus it's safe. The compound's half-life in humans is hours. Theobromine's half-life in dogs is 18 hours, according to the NIH. Chemical influences CNS, CVS, and RES.

Chocolate kills dogs?
Possibly. A standard-sized extra dark chocolate bar would require emergency care for a small dog weighing 11-26 pounds, according to Pets-Now.com. Two and a half milk chocolate bars can kill a small dog.

When may a dog eat chocolate again?
Dogs may recover from chocolate poisoning in three days.

When do chocolate poisoning symptoms appear?
Two hours after eating chocolate, dogs might show symptoms. NIH says dogs might take up to 24 hours to show symptoms.


Chocolate poisoning symptoms
Chocolate poisoning has several symptoms. Dog poisoning symptoms vary by severity. Vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, restlessness, excessive urination, irregular heart rate, and seizures are symptoms. A dog can die if it collapses.

Which chocolates are dangerous?
Chocolate kinds vary in theobromine content. Chocolates rated by theobromine content. Theobromine is hazardous for pets in large concentrations.

Cocoa
Chocolate unsweetened
Semisweet, dark chocolate
Cacao
Merck Veterinary Manual says white chocolate has minimal theobromine.

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