My dog ate dark chocolate brownies, seems fine. What should I do?

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My 82 lb golden retriever ate two brownies. They were dark chocolate. They were about 2x4 inches in size. It was about 30 minutes ago. He is sleeping and seems fine. What should I do? Pet's info: Dog | Golden Retriever | Male | neutered | 4 years and 2 months old | 82 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Dark chocolate is more deadly than milk chocolate, as it takes less of it to cause chocolate toxicity. Even if Charlie ate 5 ounces (2 tablespoons equals an ounce) of dark chocolate, it would cause mild to moderate toxic symptoms. These include vomiting, GI upset, restlessness, and agitation. It can take a few hours for sign of chocolate toxicity to appear, so the best thing to do is to take Charlie into a vet right away. The vet can give him a shot to induced vomiting, and can give him activated charcoal to prevent any further absorption of theobromine (the toxic ingredient in chocolate).

My dog ate dark chocolate brownies, seems fine. What should I do?

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