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**Swidemaiskikemu** · 09-22-2012, 03:31 AM

i laugh at these , the reason being all my dogs that i have had have eaten crisps , chocolate , buiscuits , grapes , everything they say you shouldnt give to a dog as it will kill them , yet every dog ive owned has lived over 13 years, my last was a staffy that lived till it was 21 then had to be put to sleep as she was hit by a car. Her weekly diet included atleast 1 bag of crisps! and a bit of choc. Dont believe everything you read!.

I'm really glad your dog is okay but ask your vets next time about chocolate if you don't believe what you read.

This is a scientific website published by the national geographic based on hard, proven, scientific evidence about the toxic properties of certain types of substances in different types of chocolate and the point at which they will have bad affects on dogs based on weight. It's not saying if your dog snarfs half a hershey's bar it's going to die... of course it won't. But there is a point at which consuming chocolate becomes dangerous for dogs and for people who are really worried about the fact their dog just got into their chocolate stash, this is a good reference point. If you phone up your vet and say my dog ate 1kg of chocolate this chart is based on the same medical journals that the vets use to tell you whether you need to come in as an emergency or not. They will use activated charcoal and other medication to encourage a dog to throw up asap if there is a certain threshold of poisonous substances consumed, and chocolate is listed on that.

It's not just some random stuff someone made up on the internet. Please ask your vet next time you are there if you do not believe the National Geographic.

09-22-2012, 03:31 AM	#19
Swidemaiskikemu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 439 Senior Member	i laugh at these , the reason being all my dogs that i have had have eaten crisps , chocolate , buiscuits , grapes , everything they say you shouldnt give to a dog as it will kill them , yet every dog ive owned has lived over 13 years, my last was a staffy that lived till it was 21 then had to be put to sleep as she was hit by a car. Her weekly diet included atleast 1 bag of crisps! and a bit of choc. Dont believe everything you read!. I'm really glad your dog is okay but ask your vets next time about chocolate if you don't believe what you read. This is a scientific website published by the national geographic based on hard, proven, scientific evidence about the toxic properties of certain types of substances in different types of chocolate and the point at which they will have bad affects on dogs based on weight. It's not saying if your dog snarfs half a hershey's bar it's going to die... of course it won't. But there is a point at which consuming chocolate becomes dangerous for dogs and for people who are really worried about the fact their dog just got into their chocolate stash, this is a good reference point. If you phone up your vet and say my dog ate 1kg of chocolate this chart is based on the same medical journals that the vets use to tell you whether you need to come in as an emergency or not. They will use activated charcoal and other medication to encourage a dog to throw up asap if there is a certain threshold of poisonous substances consumed, and chocolate is listed on that. It's not just some random stuff someone made up on the internet. Please ask your vet next time you are there if you do not believe the National Geographic.
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