People love dogs. Pet owners have the habit of tossing a piece of the food they are eating with the pet not knowing that some people food can poison the pet. It is really be surprising how some foods that are safe for humans can be toxic to dogs. Although humans and dogs have similarities in genetics, they differ in so many ways. In spite of the similarities, dogs, unlike their human friends cannot tolerate chocolates. The toxic effect of chocolates on dogs is made more dangerous because a lot of dog owners are unaware of this fact. Humans get a lot of benefits from chocolates. Chocolates and dogs though is a bad combination.
The substance theobromine that is found in chocolates is what makes this world's most loved treat toxic to dogs. Theobromine the chemical that is similar to caffeine is found in cocoa beans from where chocolate is derived. Theobromine serves as a stimulant and causes frequent urination, affects the kidneys and the heart muscles as well as the central nervous system. The toxic effects of theobromine in dogs is caused by dog's inability to digest this substance. Because of the dog's inability to digest the theobromine substance, continued consumption will cause an accumulation in the dog's system until a variety of medical concerns happen because increased level of toxicity.
Dog owners can share the chocolate bar with the pet or allow the dog to have a slice of the Black Forest cake. Small amount of chocolate consumed by the dog would not show clinical signs of poisoning.
Theobromine have dangerous effects but a dog has to ingest a substantial amount of chocolates before clinical signs of poisoning will be seen. Different types of chocolates have different toxicity levels. The toxicity level is much lower in white chocolates because this type of chocolate contains very little theobromine.
Because of the low theobromine content, a dog has to consume 200 ounces of white chocolates before clinical signs of poisoning can be noticed. Milk chocolates and semi-sweet chocolates contains more of toxic substance thus a substantial amount consumed will be dangerous to the pet. Among the types of chocolates, the baking chocolate is the most dangerous. Although a dog owner may not give the dog baking chocolate it is still possible for the dog to ingest substantial amount because the dog's nose would find where the chocolates are kept and would have an eating spree. This situation calls for immediate treatment to save the life of the pet. Furthermore there are several things you can do if you dog eats chocolate.
FInd out more about why dogs can't eat chocolate and what to do if your dog eats chocolate at Sarah's Dogs.
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