| So,
you're a dog, and your sweetheart gives you a box of chocolates
for Valentine's Day, is this a sign that they love you?
NO, they're trying to poison you with chocolate. Most
people don't realize that chocolate is highly toxic to dogs.
Theobromine is what makes chocolate toxic for dogs and in sufficient
quantities can kill us. Under no circumstances if you're
a dog, should you be eating chocolate...I don't care how good
it looks...its just not made for us.
Now, if you ingest a tiny amount of chocolate, it will not
kill you, because you need a certain level of Theobromine,
but, dogs should never ingest chocolate. Keep it out
of the reach of your dogs and make sure that they don't eat
any because you don't want to injure us accidentally.
Here are some warning signs
if your a dog and you've eaten enough chocolate to have toxic
levels of theobromine:
Hyper excitability
Hyper irritability
Increased heart rate
Restlessness
Increased urination
Muscle tremors
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Now, what are the cures for this?
There aren't any...but there are a few things your owner can
do. If your a dog and you've eaten enough chocolate
to be toxic, have you're owner induce vomiting, this will
get some of the undigested chocolate out of you. All
other treatments must be administered by a your Vet, including
oxygen therapy, activated charcoal might absorb some of the
toxin...but first and foremost, contact your vet immediately
for help.
So remember, chocolate
is not our friend, stay away from it, and get medical help
if you've ingested enough to be considered toxic levels.
Oh, and, ask your sweetheart to get you a box of doggie bones
on Valentine's day, because if you see chocolate coming your
way, I would suggest you get a new sweetheart.
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