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SIGNS YOU’RE DOG HAS CHOCOLATE TOXICITY
Easter is a time for special treat for us humans, but for dogs in particular can suffer from Chocolate Toxicity if they eat chocolate, and if they do get chocolate toxicity, they can be very sick, and in extreme cases it can be fatal.
The problem for dogs is pretty simple, they just cannot metabolise many of the things found in chocolate, caffein for example, and when they can’t break these things down the effects can be severe, and only relieved when the problem compound is ejected from the body, usually through vomiting or diarrhoea.
• CHILDREN FEEDING PETS IS
THE LEADING CAUSE OF
CHOCOLATE TOXICITY.
• PUPPIES IN THE HIGHER RISK
BRACKET FOR DYING FROM
CHOCOLATE TOXICITY. • CHOCOLATE TOXICITY CAN
ALSO AFFECT CATS AND
OTHER PETS
• DARK CHOCOLATE HAS
THEMOST INDIGESTIBLE
COMPOUNDS FOR PETS.
To help keep your pets safe this Easter have a chat to the kids and educate them on why your pet can not eat chocolate, you can keep it very simple by just saying they can get extremely sick, or have good deep dive discussion.
TIPS ON KEEPING YOUR PET SAFER OVER EASTER
Tips on keeping your pet safer over Easter— 1. Have the chat with the kids about
Chocolate Toxicity. 2. keep an eye on your kids as they love sharing with their pets. 3. Keep chocolate out of reach of pets 4. Use trick treats. 5. Do not put unwanted chocolate in the bin, dogs will sniff it out. Let us take a look at tip 4 “Use trick treats”, this is not only handy at Easter but if you have a pet that hangs around at dinner time waiting for scraps or a little share treat then try this. Take a healthy dog treat with you when you sit and eat, when the dog gives you the “oh please give me some” look you can break off a little portion of the treat and give it to them, so they think they are eating what you are eating. This may satisfy them, importantly it is also keeping them healthier as many human foods are simply not suitable for dogs. “My dog is too smart for that” I hear you say, “they know what a dog treat tastes like” then use a specific treat, different flavour from their usual treat so they recognise it as something new or different.
SIGNS YOUR DOG HAS CHOCOLATE TOXICITY
• VOMITING • DIARRHOEA • INCREASED THIRST • INCREASED BODY TEMPERATURE • INCREASED REFLEX RESPONSES • MUSCLE RIGIDITY OR SPASM • RAPID BREATHING • INCREASED HEART RATE • SEIZURES
If you think your pet has Chocolate Toxicity, see you vet immediately.
