Hi all, I'm probably worrying about nothing here (worried mum), but hope that you can put my mind at rest.

Glazby found and ate an entire box of belgium chocolates on Monday whilst I was at work (need to find a new safe place now).  Since then he's been fine out on walks, bounding around like a mad thing, but at home he seems to be quite lethargic.  He's drinking fine but hasn't really touched much food since Monday (he'll eat a few mouthfuls if I stand in the kitchen with him but only as a token gesture).

I know that chocolate is toxic for dogs and wonder if I should be doing anything for him?

Thanks,
Hayley & Glaz

He would have shown symptoms before now; relax.  My mother's cairn ate a 2lb box of Thorntons a few years ago and survived (only just when I found out) :D  He is probably waiting for another box! :D

Thank you!!  I've had him just over a month and found this website shortly after - heaven knows what I'd have done without it as we seem to have "a situation" every other day!!  Your right, he is probably just sulking and waiting for another box to appear!!

my friends lab ate a box of maltesers from under the christmass tree.  I think it's fairly instant if they are going to react to it badly.

I don't know what size your dog is but it takes quite a lot of chocolate about 50 mg of choc per lb of dog to be serious mind you a lot depends on the type of chocolate.

Have a read of this for more info: http://www.vetheart.com/choc.html

Hi, this will sound terrible, but until I was given the knowledge by the great people on this board, I willingly gave my dog Cadburys Twirls as a treat!  I honestly didn't know chocolate was dangerous for dogs.  He is none the worse for my ignorance thankfully.  I think we all just live and learn and keep it out of sight in future!  If yours seems fine then don't worry.

CG

There is very little chocolate on those sort of chocolates far worse if they find a bar of 70% dark chocolate. And it is far too good for dogs anyway, send your bars to me to make sure your dogs are safe.

JackieH, the good Samaritan! ;) :D

this is correct! it is the dark chocolate that is the most dangerous.  forget the exact amounts, but around half a normal sized bar of 70% coco dark choc is enough to kill a Yorkie. Gernerally milk choc is only a danger to the waistline!

I found out the hard way (well - not as hard as the lesson some people have to learn as I was aware of the risks and watched my dog very carefully) but when Missy got access to some cocoa powder mixed with icing sugar (prepared for making sweeties just before christmas) she went into a spectacular 'chocolate high' which ended with her doing three circuits of the garden flat out before diving head first into the hot tub!!!!!!!  They still get small amounts of milk chocolate for treats though........

Thank you all, Glazby seems to be fine now after all my worrying!!  I'll have to munch all my choccies in one go in future!!

He had also discovered a box of quality streets on Boxing Day whilst we were at the theatre and munched the whole box, wrappers and all - apart from the toffee ones which I guess were just a bit too chewy - they were left, half chewed and covered in slobber for when we got in!!  Never seen him so  hyper!!!

At least I've found something in common with him - chocolates are bad for both of us (but they only seem to affect my waistline)!!

You're lucky if they only affect your waistline - dark chocolate irritates my bladder in the same way caffeine does.....

I found out the hard way too Digger - Cam stole a bar of very good quality dark chocolate a while ago. We took him to the vet immediately, and she prescribed charcoal granules. Cam then spent the entire night tripping his **** off. :D

Jo