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My dog just ate 4 or 5 thin mint girl scout cookies. In case you don't know what those are, they're cookies with a lot of chocolate. He already finished them by the time I tried to get them away from him. I know that chocolate is very bad for dogs, and I'm really scared. I'm home alone so I can't go to the vet right now, and my mom won't be home until later tonight. Do you think he'll be okay? Is there anything I can do? Please help! I rate 5's!!!
I'm very upset that anyone could possibly give you advice such as "he'll be fine"
One of the most commonly encountered poisonings in pet dogs is theobromine, or chocolate, poisoning.
The the first signs of chocolate poisoning are vomiting and diarrhea, increased urination and nausea. These can progress to cardiac arrhythmias and seizures.
Basically, the rule of thumb is that the darker the chocolate, the more dangerous it is. If I remember correctly from my girl scout days, thin mints have dark chocolate. This is not good. Darker chocolate has more theobromine in it, which is what causes the poisonous effect in dogs.
DO NOT listen to anyone who tries to say "my dog ate ten pounds of chocolate, and he's fine"
Chocolate poisoning is very serious for dogs. I'm going to school to be a Veterinary Technologist and learned all about this last semester. Call a Veterinarian, or poison control right away.
A full sized 70-80 pound lab could die from eating simply a cup full of dark chocolate.
Yes, there are the RARE cases where a dog is not allergic to Theombomine. But do you really want to risk it? Is your dog worth that?
oh, and I forgot, you should start to see any poisoning symptoms within 6 hours.
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thanks, but it's wednesday now and thankfully he's fine.
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