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Samsy@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The dog would be fine. It takes a huge amount of chocolate to hurt a dog - I was freaking out once when my dog ate some chocolate but I learned that a 30 pound dog would have to eat an entire full-size Hershey’s Bar in order to experience any symptoms at all (and they would be mild and temporary).

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  • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    an entire full-size Hershey’s Bar

    This says nothing. Hershey’s bars have so little cocoa that that they’re not even allowed to be called chocolate in the EU.

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    • musubibreakfast@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      That’s what happens when you live in a country that’s run by dogs

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    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Count yourself lucky. They taste like vomit

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      • Pieisawesome@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Some people are more sensitive to butyric acid which is where the vomit taste comes from. It’s kind of like how some people cilantro tastes like soap.

        huffpost.com/…/hersheys-chocolate-tastes-like-vom…

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Milk chocolate has very low toxicity for dogs, it’s the higher cacao content dark chocolate that is a real problem. Regarding onions, while the issue is common to all alliums, garlic is the most dangerous, with toxicity starting at just 5mg per kg

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    • slaacaa@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      During a visit, my mother’s and my dog ate some chocolate cake that the wind blew off a table. We notice it in 10-15 mins, vet said just bring them to induce vomiting. We did that, they got an injection each, and vomited out everything soon.

      In practice, vets want to take no risks by calculaing/guessing exact cocoa content, the best is just to have them vomit as soon as you can.

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      • w24@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        And then pat their heads afterwards 🐶

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      • Andonyx@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Which you can do at home if you need to with an eyedropper of Hydrogen Peroxide.

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