My mastiff ate a bunch of chocolate

[TN Dogues]

It sounds like she is past the danger point now. The vomiting did help.

When I was a kid we had a minature poodle (not my choice of dog) named Coco. She ate a 2-1/2 pound box of dark chocolates off the dining room table - wrappers and all. She vomited and had diarrhea all over the house. All while we were out for the day. When we came back we rushed her to the vet, but she was fine. The vet said she consumed enough chocolate to kill several dogs. Go figure.

Wishing a speedy recovery for your girl. ray:

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

I'd keep an eye on her but if 24 has passed she might be out of the danger zone.

 

[DMikeM]

Did this dog survive? I have seen a dog end up with severe neurological issue after just one sees' candy. The problems didn't show up until about a week later but had to be put down because of seizures and extreme aggression. The dog was a mellow yellow before and cujo afterwards even biting the owner and it's self.

 

[TN Dogues]

BTW, the poodle lived to 17 yrs old. The chocolate 'incident' happened when she was 1 yr old. No neurological side effects - no lasting damage. Was the same silly poodle her whole life.

Hope your dog is doing much better now. Please post update.

 

[MastiffWildfire]

my sister was dog sitting my parents westie and she ate a good portion of a chocolate bunny from easter.. she brought her to the vet and they immediately pumped her stomach out and said she was lucky she got there in time.. i would say your vet needs to smarten the f*$^ up!! very scary!!

 

[masteneo]

So update all of us who are watching this thread. We are worried big time!

 

[Dakota Kid]

I have an app on my droid called ChocTox VM. You input what your dog ate and the amount and it tells you how much caffeine, theobromine and then tallies it up and let's you know of your dog is in the safe zone or not. Nice to have especially if you are away for the holidays. A vet who works in Madison, WI who is a regular on a WPR talk show recommend it.
I hope your baby is ok

 

[Ferae Naturae]

Is this dog still alive?

Furture reference for those who take no action when their dogs consumes chocolate. Call the ER vet... Have hydrogen peroxide handy along with a turkey bastar.

 

[Robtouw]

I would not induce vomiting for chocolate, I would observe and monitor and give loads of fluids. I've had to many dogs that stole chocolates and have never once had any horrible side effects other than diarrhea. I've also had experiences with things other than chocolates unfortunately such as a racketball, coke can, butter knife, sock, 5/50 cord, a key, a bottle of tylenol, my fav- he killed and ingested an entire bottle of shampoo & conditioner, etc. the list is pretty long. Rollie was a total mess as a pup and vaccuumed up everything he could! Never once did my vet induce or give me instructions to do so, in some cases it is the absolute worst thing to do. My german shepherd would steal reeses pb cups off of the counter and would tuck the wrappers in between the couch cushion. We had to set up a video camera to prove that it was him! I was blaming my friend's little girl...poor Desi!

 

[ruthcatrin]

The occasional peanut butter cup isn't likely to be an issue for a healthy dog the size of GSD or larger true. (Though leaving them in an accessable spot when you know the someone or something is taking them strikes me as an incredibly stupid thing to do.) This was enough chocolate to put the dog in the range of serious side effects or even death, and that is most definetly worth inducing vomiting. As I said before there are things you shouldn't indice vomiting for, but chocolate isn't one of them.

 

[Ferae Naturae]

I worked as a Veterinary Technician for 7 years. I've seen a few chocolate patients decease because the owner didn't induce vomiting as directed by all seven of the Veterinarians I worked for. I have never heard of a Vet saying to not induce vomiting in the event of a chocolate ingestion. Better safe than sorry.

Bones and objects ingested aren't advisable to induce vomiting.

 

[masteneo]

Chocolate is and induce vomiting type product.thankyou ruthcatrin and ferae nuturea, as usual really solid info.

 

[mastiffico]

my mastiff ate 4 boxes of oatmeal cokkies that the ups guy delivered ...didnt even leave a crumb ...lol ...but im glad your dog seems like it is going to be fine ..im glad my dog didnt get the case of chocalte chip cookies that was in there too ..glad he got the oatmeal ones...thats scary

 

[excelrn]

That is a truly amazingly scary amount of chocolate!! I am glad your dog is okay! (I am reading right, yes? Didn't miss anything?)

I was not so fortunate. I was at work when my daughters found their puppy had gotten to their Valentine's Day candy. They didn't tell anyone until the puppy was seizing and foaming at the mouth. The puppy died in their arms. Chocolate can definitely kill, and your Vet really worries me.