(Serious)!!!!Fed Chocolate by accident

[sune42]

I had talked to my vet about this once (for dogs and cats). He told me more than an oz per lb of body weight is where it starts to effect dogs and cats. Little more for white chocolate and less for dark chocolate. Going by that info I would say your birds would be fine.

 

[M@M@2four]

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LOL--I'm sure he was a TAD bit hyper!!! lol

 

[Lil Chickie Mama]

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Now that's an evil dirty thing to say!

 

[Judy]

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Now that's an evil dirty thing to say!

Also not true, according to recent news.... we should eat an ounce of dark (70%) chocolate a day, or so they say.

I can handle that.

 

[jjthink]

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Now that's an evil dirty thing to say!

Also not true, according to recent news.... we should eat an ounce of dark (70%) chocolate a day, or so they say.

I can handle that.

I think the number is 16 ounces

First ounce or two is accomplished by 6 a.m., with coffee, of course.
JJ

 

[ChooksChick]

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I've more than once been told by a vet that it's really the purest form and LOTS OF IT that becomes dangerous for dogs, because it can cause a form of anemia, then anoxia (if I remember correctly). My personal vet says if you're talking about prepared chocolate, it would require pounds to actually hurt the dog, and my Chocolate Labradork ate 2# of chocolate chips once...rat bastage...THAT WAS MY CHOCOLATE, DUDE!!!!

That's when we determined he could open that cupboard...

Anyway, I'm not certain how it affects the birds, and I'm just blithering nonsense because I'm waiting for the coffee to finish brewing...I hope they are okay, and I hope you don't worry too much.

Best of luck!

 

[KellyHM]

White chocolate has the least amount of the compound that causes the problem on up to baker's chocolate being the worst. Here are some numbers I pulled up:

The good news is that it takes, on average, a fairly large amount of theobromine 100-150 mg/kg to cause a toxic reaction. Although there are variables to consider like the individual sensitivity, animal size and chocolate concentration.

On average,
Milk chocolate contains 44 mg of theobromine per oz.
Semisweet chocolate contains 150mg/oz.
Baker's chocolate 390mg/oz.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Mom had a cocker spaniel once that ate an entire box of Valentine's chocolates. I had to force it to puke by making it swallow hydrogen peroxide until the stomach contents were emptied.

*Treatment was advised by a veterinarian.

Grandmother had a rat terrier that ate part of a chocolate pie. This was back in the day (1980's) when people didn't know better. It later died.

 

[M@M@2four]

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LOL--Sorry, This brings back memories of our dog when I was a kid--same kind of dog(Cocker Spaniel) got into a whole basket of Easter Chocolates and we had to give her the SAME thing--Hydrogen Peroxide to force her to throw up! How funny!!!

 

[spook]

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Holy Hannah! My bro has a mini D and she is wired already! Plus being around 10, you would never know it in the spring, summer or fall!

Not to make light, but those lil pearls became chocolate color- didn't they!

jjthink actually the study in the New England Journal of medicine had only tested Dove Dark Chocolate to have the proper compounds to raise your good cholesterol.