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12-10-2007 4:44 AM
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12-10-2007 11:52 AM
gingembre
Great clip title (and clip), michellezm! We all need this reminder to keep chocolate out of reach of our dogs.

The toxicity of chocolate is a cruel and potentially lethal reality for animals and for some people. I used to have a brother-in-law for whom ingesting the slightest bit of chocolate always triggered a debilitating migraine, yet he still succumbed to temptation once in a while, especially during the holidays when people had boxes of chocolates displayed. He paid dearly for each indulgence. His friends and relatives had to help him resist temptation by keeping chocolate out of sight. Since chocolate is lethal for pets, it is even more important that we all do our best to keep it out of their reach.
12-10-2007 12:13 PM
BartendingBear
I'm so glad I'm not one of those people. "Mmmm... chocolate!"
12-10-2007 12:32 PM
autumn_star_breeze
I never knew this as a child. My mom always fed her dog chocolate, and she was a small dog. Nothing ever happened to her, and she lived to be 14 years old. But I do believe that it is poisonous to dogs. And I never give my dog chocolate at all. But I also didn't know that it was ok for cats, either way, I keep it away from all my pets just in case.
12-10-2007 2:09 PM
vickybaranwal

ooohhhhooooooo this is why my Bruno just hates chocolates......
12-10-2007 2:25 PM
bignosemousie
Back in the day, our dog once ate an entire bag of chocolate santas. He was a large dog, 50-60 pounds. He didn't die, but he was literally as sick as a dog. I'm sure at some point he was praying for death, poor thing.

Keep your chocolate where the dogs can't find it, clippers!
12-10-2007 6:24 PM
reimers
be aware of raisins as well
12-11-2007 4:08 AM
murieleileen
This article says that chocolate is OK for cats, but I have read the opposite, that it can also be lethal for cats.
12-11-2007 4:11 AM
michellezm
@reimers - raisins? Can you elaborate? This is the first time I've heard of that. My dog loves raisins, but I'm not going to give her any more.
12-11-2007 9:37 AM
bignosemousie
From ASPCA:

Much is still yet to be discovered about the toxic principle associated
with grape and raisin ingestions, as well as the exact mechanism
leading to kidney damage in some dogs. It is also not clear if only
canines are susceptible to developing a toxicosis, and additionally if
only certain dogs are affected, or if chronic, long term ingestions can
lead to the same effects as large, acute or single ingestions.As there
are still many unknowns with the toxic potential of grapes and raisins,
the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center advises not giving grapes or raisins to pets in any amount.
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12-11-2007 2:42 PM
michellezm
Thanks so much BNM for that information and link. So appreciate it.

From now on raisins and chocs are a thing of the past as far as my little woofie is concerned.
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