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My kitten ate chocolate ice cream. Is it toxic? What do I do now?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 8 months and 11 days old

My kitten ate chocolate icecream. A lid from an icecream container was left out and I found her eating icecream off of it. I took it from her before it was licked clean. She did get quite a bit of it. What should I do?

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on December 3rd, 2017

That was naughty of Nyx to eat the ice cream! I would first check the ingredients of the ice cream. If it doesn't contain a large amount of real chocolate or dark chocolate (as opposed to milk chocolate), there may not be enough chocolate in the ice cream to cause problems. If it does contain large amounts of chocolate or dark chocolate, rush her into a vet immediately. I would monitor her for signs of chocolate toxicity to be safe which include rapid and/or labored breathing, hyperactivity, rapid heart rate, tremors, seizures, vomiting, diarrhea, and general symptoms of illness like decreased appetite and/or lethargy. If you see any of those signs, take her into a vet right away. Good luck, I hope this helps!

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    Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

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    Published on July 31st, 2020

    Hello and thank you for contacting Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. I don't think Dean ate a significant amount of chocolate. Chocolate is toxic to cats, but the toxic dose is much higher than Dean could have ingested. Please, monitor him at home for now. He may develop mild signs of gastroenteritis ( a vomit or a bout of loose stools) but there should not be any more serious problems.

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