tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483860986186267011.post8686144923952883098..comments2016-03-26T11:29:03.193-07:00Comments on No Lost Dogs: Easter Eggs Can Kill Your Dogs: Keep Chocolate Away!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00471183542300175701noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-483860986186267011.post-91278742260553831362016-03-26T11:29:03.193-07:002016-03-26T11:29:03.193-07:00The same issue being reported Down Under, courtesy...The same issue being reported Down Under, courtesy of the Sydney Morning Herald<br /><br />"Lauren Grey had done almost everything right – the 200 grams of dark chocolate was inside its own bag, inside a bigger shopping bag, stored one metre off the ground in a wardrobe in her bedroom.<br /><br />But the vet's whippet Tilda was not discouraged, and after sneaking into the bedroom one day had soon devoured the ten 20-gram pieces while neatly leaving the foil.<br />For the 11-kilogram dog, the dose of chocolate and its pet-toxic caffeine and theobromine would have been enough to cause seizures and kill her, her owner said.<br />"If we had of been out four to six hours, we may have come home to a dog that could have survived, but if it was 12 hours there would be a dead dog or one beyond saving," Dr Grey said.<br /><br />Fortunately the vet's husband, who had been outside gardening, spotted the "guilty looking" dog and the foil and got medical help, with Tilda bringing up about 90 per cent of the chocolate via induced vomiting.<br /><br />Together with some activated charcoal to soak up any that remained, Tilda avoided all symptoms which would have followed if the toxins made it into the blood stream.<br />Tilda's case was not rare, with private company Pet Insurance Australia reporting 341 claims of poisoning last year, with chocolate the most common cause."<br /><br /><br />Read more:<br /><br />http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/easter-no-excuse-for-ignoring-dogs-fatal-chocolate-threat-20160324-gnqila.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471183542300175701noreply@blogger.com