Reply #5: Chocolate is also especially toxic for pets! [View All]

[Rhiannon12866]

Christmas night before last I spent on the phone with ASPCA Poison Control, when I arrived home to find that my cocker spaniel had eaten a large chocolate bar because my mother had left a basket of "goodies," given to her by a friend, under the tree. My Sheena had raided it. My mother should have known better. What a nightmare! I was on the phone for over an hour, had to call my mother's friend to find out exactly what she'd eaten, since Poison Control has a database analyzing the ingredients in all these toxic things, then had to call them back. I would have had to bring her to my local Emergency Clinic, who are the ones I called first, to induce vomiting, but my dog was prone to seizures, so I just had to stay up half the night, keeping an eye on her. I think that my mother should have paid the resulting vet bill, even overlooking how scared I was. So my point is just a reminder to keep any holiday foods, candies, and especially chocolate, out of the reach of pets.:-(