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Dogs and chocolate

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  • #32
    pokertalk
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    i think white chocolate does the most damage to dogs


  • #33
    fatmammycat
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    pokertalk wrote: »
    i think white chocolate does the most damage to dogs
    You're wrong, darker chocolate is worse, with cooking chocolate being the very worst of all- contains more theobromine.
    Having said that, my friend's basset has eaten chocolate ( and grapes and bones and milk and a while host of other 'bad' foods) his whole life of 15 years and has never had a problem.


  • #34
    SteelyDanJalapeno
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    Alun wrote: »
    Taurine (sp?) is the thing that cats need in their diet isn't it?

    Taurine is the deadly stuff in red bull!


  • #35
    pokertalk
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    but white chocolate has a hell of a lot more cream in than dark or brown i thought


  • #36
    Chris_Heilong
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    pokertalk wrote: »
    but white chocolate has a hell of a lot more cream in than dark or brown i thought

    But I think theobromine is much more deadly than Dairy and from what i have heard, young dogs(before the age of 2) have some tolerance to dairy products.


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  • #37
    pokertalk
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    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    But I think theobromine is much more deadly than Dairy and from what i have heard, young dogs(before the age of 2) have some tolerance to dairy products.



    Quick Guide for Theobromine levels in different types of chocolate:
    From The Merck Veterinary Manual, here are approximate Theobromine levels of different types of chocolate:
    • Dry cocoa powder = 800 mg/oz
    • Unsweetened (Baker's) chocolate = 450 mg/oz
    • Cocoa bean mulch = 255 mg/oz
    • semisweet chocolate and sweet dark chocolate is = 150-160 mg/oz
    • Milk chocolate = 44-64 mg Theobromine per oz chocolate
    • White chocolate contains an insignificant source of methylxanthines


  • #38
    Chris_Heilong
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    pokertalk wrote: »
    Quick Guide for Theobromine levels in different types of chocolate:
    From The Merck Veterinary Manual, here are approximate Theobromine levels of different types of chocolate:
    • Dry cocoa powder = 800 mg/oz
    • Unsweetened (Baker's) chocolate = 450 mg/oz
    • Cocoa bean mulch = 255 mg/oz
    • semisweet chocolate and sweet dark chocolate is = 150-160 mg/oz
    • Milk chocolate = 44-64 mg Theobromine per oz chocolate
    • White chocolate contains an insignificant source of methylxanthines

    Yeah, thats what I said. The Dairy(cream as you called it) in the white chocolate is what will cause a problem for dogs and not the Theobromine which is in greater quantities in darker chocolates.


  • #39
    pokertalk
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    Chris_Heilong wrote: »
    Yeah, thats what I said. The Dairy(cream as you called it) in the white chocolate is what will cause a problem for dogs and not the Theobromine which is in greater quantities in darker chocolates.
    yeah i love proving myself wrong:D going around to get 10 milky bars now to celebrate with the dogs:D


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