My dog ate Hershey Kisses and is vomiting wrappers. Is he okay?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | unneutered | 10 months and 19 days old | 14 lbs
My dog ate about 20 Hershey kisses with the wrappers. He’s been pooping out wrappers and committing them up today and yesterday. Is he okay
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Published on July 11th, 2018
Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Poor Louie! One Hershey kiss weighs about 4.46 grams so 20 is about 89.2 grams of milk chocolate. For Louie that is a toxic dose where vomiting and diarrhea will occur. Since he is vomiting he should be seen by your Vet for an exam, anti-nausea medications and fluids today. If he is having diarrhea they can provide medications to help with that. Once the vomiting stops he should be fed a bland diet for 3-7 days. You can purchase a diet from your Vet or cook for him by boiling chicken or hamburger and combining it with rice. Feed 1 cup per 20 lbs per day. I wish Louie the best!
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Published on December 14th, 2016
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.
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Published on January 19th, 2018
Ozzie is such a beautiful girl, but she was very naughty to eat all that candy! Luckily Kit Kats and Hershey kisses do not contain a lot of chocolate, and with her weight and the amount she ate, she likely did not consume enough to cause a severe toxic reaction. You could see a mild reaction including vomiting, diarrhea, increased urination, and increased heart rate. If you do see the GI signs I mentioned, withhold food for 12-24 hours, then feed a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken (no bones) and white rice in small amounts several times a day for a couple of days. Then slowly add back in her normal diet. If the vomiting continues in the absence of food, she vomits the bland diet, develops diarrhea, stops drinking water, starts vomiting water, or becomes very lethargic, she will need to see a vet right away. Now sometimes dogs will react differently to chocolate, and a smaller amount can cause a more severe reaction. Watch for muscle tremors, seizures, and a racing heart rate. Should you see any of those signs, take Ozzie into a vet immediately. Keep in mind it can take up to 24 hours for signs of chocolate toxicity to occur, so watch over her tonight and all tomorrow. Hopefully she will be just fine. I hope this helps, good luck!
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