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Gail


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I know that chocolate is listed as a food that can poison a pet but can anyone tell me just how great a risk it is?


Neo can sniff out chocolate (or anything else) at 50 paces and the problem is the park where i normally walk him is right next to a primary school. He is forever finding dropped sweets and chocolate in the grass and he has swallowed it before i can stop him. Today he had what looked like a chunk of Dairy milk from the quick glimpse i got of it before it was gone and he was licking his lips.


I don't want to change his walk, he loves the kids and the attention when they all make a fuss of him but obviously i don't want to put him at risk. Am i being a bit paranoid about it since it's not very much. He never gets chocolate at home.


Gail and the doggy dustbin. x



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JENNY


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Both my dogs have stolen chocolate before. Once ziggy stole almost a whole packet of penguins when I was out. Fortunately they have not had any ill effects from it and everything is well out of reach now. They also pick things up off the street before I can stop them.
I think the darker the chocolate the bigger the risk

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Jenny is right - the higher the cocoa content of the chocolate, the worse it is. I think it's something to do with the theobromines in the chocolate, but don't ask me what that means! This is quite a useful website.

Info on chocolate

Nora will tell you that Cas once snaffled a whole box of chocs not too long ago and had a dodgy tummy for a while, but was otherwise fine. Thank goodness!

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Gail


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Hi Fiona,


Thanks for the link to that site it was agreat help.


Don't think he is stealing enough for it to be a problem so it has put my mind at rest...and schools are off for seven weeks so no more treats to be found. However will he cope!!!!


Gail & Neo



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