Woman feeds her dog chocolate

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I was taking with a coworker about our pets, at some point she mentioned that she regularly gives her dog chocolate for a treat. I told her I think chocolate is pretty toxic to most pets and probably very bad for the dog. She says shes been doing it a while and it "doesn't seem to hurt".
I don't think its something you should take a chance with, how much chocolate will harm a medium size dog, about 20 lbs? I want to convince her to stop this.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    Either this woman is lying to you to get a rise out of you, or you should report her to the ASPCA. She should not be allowed to have pets, if she can't care for them properly.

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  • disthing
    9 years ago

    Have you only just joined the internet? Why wouldn't you just use a search engine? Google's your friend:

    http://pets.webmd.com/dogs/guide/dogs-and-chocolate-get-the-facts

    http://www.dogownersdigest.com/news/library/chocolate-dog-poisoning.shtml

    http://www.foodbeast.com/2014/05/15/12-human-foods-that-could-kill-your-dog

    http://www.ehow.com/about_6307260_happens-feed-dog-chocolate_.html

    http://weloveourdogs.hubpages.com/hub/10-Things-Not-to-Feed-Your-Dog-for-Good-Dog-Health

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/718710.stm

    http://canigivemydog.com/chocolate

    http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/question348.htm

    "It would take 20 ounces of milk chocolate to kill a 20-pound dog, but only 2 ounces of baker's chocolate or 6 ounces of semisweet chocolate."

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      Well I know it's bad but I want to know how many people do this too! I think she "knows" it's bad but doesn't believe it,

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      • sega31098
        9 years ago

        You can't truly "know" something if you don't believe it.

        I think she is ignorant or stubbornly putting all her bets on the feeling in her gut. Proof that intuition isn't always right. A lot of people tend to view dogs as exactly like humans in every way except with fur and on 4 legs. This often leads to wasted effort and even hurting the dog in the end.

        "Never underestimate the power of human stupidity"
        -Albert Einstein

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      • disthing
        9 years ago

        Just send her all the links I've put in my comment.

        The bottom one includes that quote: "It would take 20 ounces of milk chocolate to kill a 20-pound dog, but only 2 ounces of baker's chocolate or 6 ounces of semisweet chocolate."

        Because it's the theobromine that's toxic to dogs, the higher the cocoa content in the chocolate, the more theobromine, the less chocolate required to kill the dog.

        And yeah, quite a few people feed their dogs 'human' food - usually because they're unaware of the difference in tolerance. I mean, dogs can eat excrement and raw meat regularly and stay healthy, who'd guess a little bit of chocolate could do them the damage? So it's understandable, but that woman needs to heed all the advice from experts if she doesn't want to hurt her dog :)

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        • Anonymous Post Author
          9 years ago

          I just may print it out
          Grapes and and raisins are very toxic to cats and dogs, also onions, whod have thought?

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  • lillygwvsin
    9 years ago

    she will be harming her dog!!I'm a vet nurse

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  • LizardSkin
    9 years ago

    May as well be animal abuse. I thought this was universally known.

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  • sega31098
    9 years ago

    Hand her some scientific papers.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    Depends on the type of chocolate. The darker it is, the more potent. White chocolate is okay, since cacao butter is being used. In fact, white chocolate isn't even considered as being real chocolate.

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  • carminepersico
    9 years ago

    Hopefully the dog dies

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