Food
Chocolate
Contact a vet immediately, even before signs appear. Dark and baking chocolate are the most dangerous.
SevereDogsCatsFerretsRabbitsBirds
What to do right now
- 1.Note the type of chocolate, the estimated amount and the time it was eaten
- 2.Keep the packaging to show the vet
- 3.Phone your veterinary practice or a poison line straight away
- 4.Do not attempt to make the animal vomit unless a vet instructs you to
Symptoms
- Vomiting and diarrhoea
- Restlessness and pacing
- Rapid heart rate
- Muscle tremors
- Seizures
Details
- Category
- Food
- Toxicity
- Severe
- Species affected
- Dogs, Cats, Ferrets, Rabbits, Birds
- Routes of exposure
- Eaten, including wrappers and baking ingredients
- Urgency
- Contact a vet immediately, even before signs appear. Dark and baking chocolate are the most dangerous.
Veterinary treatment
Theobromine and caffeine are the toxic components. Treatment may include decontamination, activated charcoal, intravenous fluids and cardiac monitoring.