Karnidge 2 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 My dog-owning friend told me that. But is that really true (and if so, WHY?) or just a case of their dog not liking it? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 choco is not good for household pets its a mild poison. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Chemicals in the chocolate inhibit their red blood cells from carrying oxygen - so a small quantity will make them tired and listless, and a big dose will kill them. Shellfish, prawns, crab, and onions are toxic for different reasons. (I did some research into this when my neighbour's dog was barking all day. Fortunately social services came to the rescue.) Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 It just so happens I have the knowledge on this. Chocolate contains throbrimine, which belongs to the class of alkaloids called methylated xanthines. Xanthines are stimulants of the central nervous system and theobromine poisoning can cause tachycardia, seizures, kidney damage and dehydration. Methylated xanthines are toxic to all birds and mammals, including humans. What saves us is our greater size and lower metabolic rate. The lethal dose for humans is about 10kg of chocolate, whereas a 25kg dog would be very ill on a 500g bar and would be killed by a 2kg dose. Cats and birds have higher metabolic rates, which makes them more vulnerable but they don't like the tast of chocolate, so poisoning is rare. Just a single M&M can be enough to kill a very small songbird though. Phew. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 If I didn't know you for the intellectual that you are, gg, I might have thought you copy/pasted that from somewhere Interesting, didn't know that. So chocolate is bad for you. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 My dog scoffed about 30+ bite sized chocolates (size of 6x 500 yen coins stacked) on one of his wild arse rampages while his parents were out of the house. Apart from major hypo for 24 hours + and runny shits he was fine. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Yeah, there must be millions of dogs that have eaten all those 'dangerous' foods and lived. I concluded that a ball-bearing fired with a slingshot would have a better chance of quieting the dog next door rather than chocolate and onion bargees chucked over the fence. Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 and to think kids are rewarded for a `good job` with chocolate... some reward Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 I am just a pure Interlek-chewal Link to post Share on other sites
its-a-clock 0 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Our dog used to love choccy cookies Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I didn't know about it. My family before dog used to like chocolate cookie and eat many of the,! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Notice how these chocolate loving dogs are all in the past tense...? Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 My parents dog DOES enjoy choccies from time to time. He seems ok. Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 My familys dog loves cheese. Link to post Share on other sites
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