My dog ate 3 lbs. of chocolate?

Well since you already called the vet and they acted like there's nothing you can do, I'd say just stay with him and hope for the best. I know if I ate that much chocolate I'd be throwing up too!

If it eases your mind at all, my german shepherd once licked all the chocolate icing off a birthday cake and she was fine (that's not 3 lbs of pure chocolate mind you but still). Not even so much as a burp...

Good luck, I hope he's feeling better soon.

Found this online,,,

* White chocolate: 200 ounces per pound of body weight. It takes 250 pounds of white chocolate to cause signs of poisoning in a 20-pound dog, 125 pounds for a 10-pound dog.

* Milk chocolate: 1 ounce per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20-pound dog; one-half pound for a 10-pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2 to 3 ounces of milk chocolate. It would take 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog. Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level.

* Sweet cocoa: 0.3 ounces per pound of body weight. One-third of a pound of sweet cocoa is toxic to a 20-pound dog; 1/6 pound for a 10-pound dog.

* Baking chocolate: 0.1 ounce per pound body weight. Two one-ounce squares of bakers' chocolate is toxic to a 20-pound dog; one ounce for a 10-pound dog.

It is absolutely TERRIBLE that the vet has offered you NO help!! I would definatly call a totally different vet because more than likely there IS something they can do, whether it be keeping an eye on the dogs vitals or whatever.

ALSO

When I was a teenager my dog (golden retriever, a year and a half old at the time) got into a TON of halloween candy AND ate a whole chocolate velvet cake by himself in the same night and my parents figured he wouldn't make it anyway and didn't take him to the vet. The dog is now 15 years old, and though old, healthy as can be.

Although, it was milk chocolate, and not cooking chocolate which is the worste kind a dog can eat (contains a lot more coacoa, which is what essentially kills dogs).

I hope it works out for you the same way!!!

P.S Ann Marie and 89 gave you the best answers thus far

I'm sure you've already been told this, but to keep an eye on your dog. Chocolate can cause GI upsets-vommiting and diarrhea. Sorry, pretty much all you can do it monitor your dog. As they've already said, it's far too late to induce vomiting. You're dog should be ok. I know of dogs that have stolen a whole pan of brownies that were made of bakers chocolate (which is the worst type of chocolate a dog can eat) and was ok.--good luck!

The lack of concern by your vet is appalling, uncaring and dangerous. I would start looking for a new vet. You might want to consider an emergency vet.

OK, some info:

. White chocolate: 200 ounces per pound of body weight. It takes 250 pounds of white chocolate to cause signs of poisoning in a 20-pound dog,125 pounds for a 10-pound dog.

. Milk chocolate: 1 ounce per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20-pound dog; one-half pound for a 10-pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2 to 3 ounces of milk chocolate. It would take 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog. Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level.

. Sweet cocoa: 0.3 ounces per pound of body weight. One-third of a pound of sweet cocoa is toxic to a 20-pound dog; 1/6 pound for a 10-pound dog.

. Baking chocolate: 0.1 ounce per pound body weight. Two

one-ounce squares of bakers' chocolate is toxic to a 20-pound dog; one ounce for a 10-pound dog.

So a lot depends on the weight and general health of your dog. That's a LOT of chocolate. It could take 3-4 days to work out of his system all the way.

The lethal dosage of theobromine in dogs is between 250 and 500 mgs/kg, or about 2/3 to 1 1/3 of baking chocolate for every 2.2 pounds of body weight. However, serious non-fatal poisonings have been reported in dogs after eating smaller amounts.

SYMPTOMS:

You can recognize that your dog has eaten a toxic dose of

chocolate from the symptoms. Within the first few hours, the evidence includes vomiting, diarrhea or hyperactivity. As time passes and there's increased absorption of the toxic substance, you'll see an increase in the dog's heart rate, which can cause arrhythmia, restlessness, hyperactivity, muscle twitching, increased urination or excessive panting.

This can lead to hyperthermia, muscle tremors, seizures, coma and even death.

If your dog eats potentially dangerous amounts of chocolate and you can get the pet to your vet within two hours, vomiting can be induced to remove the poison. If longer than two hours has passed, the animal may need to be seen and treated.

Direct any questions you may have to your veterinarian, regional poison control center, or the National Animal Poison Information Center at The University of Illinois in Urbana which provides computer-supported telephone consultation for potential poisonings. http://www.napcc.aspca.org/ or call the toll free number(888) 252-7387.

I wish you and your dog the best of luck. I'm praying for him.

Hopefully this will be some vomiting, diarrhea and a "Remember When..." story!

Well knowing how bad chocolate is for a dog I would have induced vomiting and done the charcoal anyway... if you get any chocolate out of him it would be worth it, it is actually the cocoa oil that dogs can't get rid of...I wish you and him all the luck in the world.

If the chips were milk chocolate, I would not be overly concerned. Your dog will have the upset stomach, but milk chocolate has the least amount of theobromide of the different types of chocolates.

The bakers chocolate has the highest concentration of the chocolate types. 1 oz./lb. of body weight will kill a dog. Milk chocolate has like 1/10 the amount as bakers chocolate.

You have to remember that animals are a little like people, especially when they are continually vomiting. Try to get as much fluids in the dog as you can. Make sure your dog stays warm, shock could become a factor. You don't have to pile lots of blankets on the dog. When you don't feel well you want to feel comforted. Make sure the dog feels relaxed. As for the rest, unfortunately you will just have to wait it out.

If you have an emergent care vet they can keep and moniter the animal, and be able to take life-saving measures. It is costly as you can imagine. Most likely the dog will either be fine on its own or it will end up dying anyway despite any measures taken that would postpone the unavoidable. The best thing you probably can do is wait with your dog, soothe him, and pray. Good luck to you both.

Oooh Kate, good luck. I hope your dog does well. I'm sorry I don't have better advice other than to keep him off of the carpeting. My dog accidentally ate a bag of birdseed. It was a mess when it came out the other end.

Again, good luck.

I'm surprised your vet didn't recommend vomiting and charcol just to get anything that may remeain out. If he has been vomiting I would bring him to the emergency clinic. he may need to be placed on fluids and symptomatic treatment. He may bloat, become restless, have increase heart problems, breathing problems, seizures, hypertension and it could lead to death. Death if it does occur is from arrhythmias and respiratory failure. Chocolate chips are worse than milk chocolate they have more of the toxic compound in them. And 3 pounds is alot. You should really contact an emergency clinic