My dog ate chocolate, won't eat/drink, not vomiting. What should I do?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
My dog ate maybe a little over half a box of sees chocates filled with nogut and fillings (so most chocolate is on the outside). We tried hydrogen peroxide and she only vomitted a little white foam up. We bought activated charcoal to try that but she won't eat anything now. She is currently snuggled up to me on the couch. She is not vomitting and will not take any food or water. What should I be doing. How worried should I be?
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Published on December 27th, 2018
That's a fair amount of chocolate, and if any of those chocolates were dark chocolate, that is very concerning. Dark chocolate is the most toxic type, and takes the least amount to cause toxicity. I would take your dog into a vet immediately, as they can give her a shot to induce vomiting. They can also give her activated charcoal. Best of luck, I hope this helps!
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Published on December 28th, 2016
She is probably dehydrated from the vomiting. The active ingredient in chocolate is a stimulant so they can seem anxious after ingestion. Just make sure she continues to drink and monitor her for vomiting or diarrhea.
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My dog ate six little Hershey’s nuggets on Wednesday and now she is throwing up today what should we do?
GI upset is a common symptom of chocolate ingestion and toxicity. In order to know if the dose of chocolate she received is toxic the type of choclate needs to be known (milk, dark, etc.). Some types contain more of the concerning toxin then others. Symptoms typically start 6 to 12 hours after ingestion so this timing is a bit delayed so the vomiting may also be unrelated. But, given the history, your pet should be seen by a veterinarian today to calculate the chocolate dose, investigate the vomiting, and get her feeling better. I hope this helps and thank you for using Boop by Petco!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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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?
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).
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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It's been about 12 hours since my 20lb dog ate about an ounce of a semisweet dark chocolate hershey bar. He drank a whole bowl of water last night and he's thrown up 3 times. He was shaking but after he threw up the last time it calmed down. His hear
The amount of theobromine your pet has been exposed to is relatively low but he is showing some worrying signs of toxicity, for that reason i strongly recommend that you take him to the vet ASAP just in case he needs supportive treatment to go through this phase of potential toxicity.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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My dog is vomiting and she can't even walk. Recently she ate lots of dark chocolate and got sick. I took her to a vet and he said it will take considerable amount of time to get fully recovered
Poor Chooti! If she is vomiting blood and cannot walk this is a medical emergency and she needs to see a veterinarian immediately. She likely needs to be placed on IV fluids and other supportive care to treat the chocolate toxicity. I'm concerned from the signs you are describing that the amount of chocolate she ingested could be life threatening so she really needs hospitalization for treatment. Thank you for using Boop by Petco. I hope Chooti can get the care she needs and recovers quickly!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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I'm pretty sure my jack Russell ate dark chocolate but I don't know when I gave him peroxide a half hour ago and hasn't thrown up yet
I would recommend seeing an emergency veterinarian so they can induce vomiting with injectable medication. If you can estimate about how much chocolate was ingested it could help as well, but as little as 2 oz could cause mild symptoms of toxicity like vomiting and diarrhea. If you think he ingested it recently your best bet is to head to the vet to see if they can induce vomiting and determine whether or not Kenny did eat the chocolate.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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Someone fed my dog chocolate and now she is vomiting. And not even eating grass which i tried to give her. And now she has no energy and lying down on bed. What should I do now?
Do you know how much chocolate did Whiskey have and how long ago ? This is very important to know ! How much did she vomit ? I can see from the pictures she is lying on her side, is she responding when you call her ? Is she willing to walk and just resting ? How much did she vomit ? There is a lot to consider ! I would suggest that you take her to see a vet. If you can't it might be better to ask one of us experts for a consultation because there is a lot to go through and that we can't answer in the forum. In general white and milk chocolate contain less of the active ingredients that are toxic to dogs, whilst dark chocolate is very toxic. Mild signs of toxicity involve vomiting and diarrhoea whilst higher doses of toxicity involve muscular contractions, anxiety, heart arrythmias, hypertension and can progress to seizures and coma,
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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PLS HELP! MY DOG ATE A HERSHEY DARK CHOCOLATE NUGGET, WE'RE VERY FAR FROM A VET SO I TRIED INDUCING VOMIT BY SALT, SHE BURPED BUT PLS HELP WHAT CAN I DO
Hello and welcome to Boop by Petco. Depending on the amount of chocolate (number of grams) as well as the weight of Caramel. For example, 10gm of dark sweet chocolate will be fine, where 30gm will produce mild signs (vomiting and diarrhea) and 50gm will cause severe signs (tremors, seizures, possible death). This is depending on the % of cocoa in the chocolate. If it is dark baking chocolate as little as 12gm can cause severe signs. You can use the link http://www.mosmanvet.com.au/Services/ChocolateToxicityCalculator/tabid/28761/Default.aspx to approximate the level of toxicity. Making your dog vomit with salt is itself very dangerous, as if the salt doesn't result in vomiting then you can end up giving your dog salt toxicity, which is very serious. Please don't give any more salt. If you can get her to a vet to induce vomiting this is best, otherwise all you can do is wait and see. If she starts having vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, tremors or seizures then you are seein
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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33 lb dog ate 1.5 oz of dark chocolate (88% cocoa content) last night. Within 2 hours, I gave him peroxide and he threw up what I believe to have been most everything in his stomach and it smelled heavily of chocolate. He appeared fine after throwing
Oh no, Spock! I'm glad that he vomited most, if not all, of the chocolate that he consumed because eating this amount of dark chocolate could cause elevations in heart rate and arrhythmias for a dog his size. In the future, take Spock to a vet to induce vomiting through injectable medications because hydrogen peroxide can cause significant irritation to the esophagus and stomach and is no longer recommended as a method of vomit induction. I do recommend taking Spock to the vet now for an exam and heart monitoring to assure that he has not developed arrhythmias. There is still the chance that he may experience vomiting and diarrhea or pancreatitis as a result of his chocolate ingestion. Start by offering him a bland diet of boiled white meat chicken and white rice a bit preventatively for the next few days before gradually transitioning him back to his normal diet. I hope that all goes well!
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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I believe my dog ate a small snickers and Reece's. They were less than 2 oz and she weighs 9 odd. She threw up, had 1 BM and has been peeing. Only she wants yo be left alone and seems in pain. What can I give her?
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Updated on September 24th, 2025
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My dog ate some chocolate last night, but I didn't find out til this morning. She threw up once, not sure when, which had candy and wrappers (milky way, snickers, 100 grand, m&me, and york). She's been lethargic all day but she's a bit better now tha
It's best to take her to the vet considering the amount of chocolate ingested is unknown and she was vomiting (an early sign of chocolate toxicity). It's also concerning that she ate the wrappers, because these can cause problems in the intestines as well. The vets will be able to monitor Rane for further signs of toxicity and give medication as necessary to keep things from getting worse. I hope that helps and all is well with Rane.
Updated on September 24th, 2025
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