Dog ate Hershey Kiss, has bloody diarrhea & vomiting. Is she okay?

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My 35 pound dog ate a hershey kiss (im not sure how long ago) beginning at 12.00 am (I was awake a little bit after 11 and there was no signs) since then, there has been diarrhea all over the house, those 2 times there mucus and blood specks. She threw up (6-7am) and once again, blood specks. She then pooped one last time and it was really watery, you could see the foil and the almond in the middle of the hershey kiss. She is really calm right now. Do you think shes better now? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | spayed | 5 years and 8 months old | 35 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

The diarrhea did the job it was meant to do, your dog got rid of the foil and almond. It is not clear whether the diarrhea was caused by the foreign body (ie the foil) or the chocolate. One Hershey kiss should not be toxic enough to cause a serious problem. Take your dog (is her name really "Chocolate"? What irony ;-)) off food for about 12 hrs, then feed bland food such as boiled rice with boiled white chicken meat in small quantities over several feeds a day,. Do this for a day, then start replacing small quantities of rice with her normal food over the next two days until she is at the normal quantity of her regular food. If the diarrhea does not go away by the end of the third day, or if she is lethargic and dehydrated,you will need to take your dog to a veterinarian for an exam.

Dog ate Hershey Kiss, has bloody diarrhea & vomiting. Is she okay?

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