My small dogs ate a small amount of milk chocolate. Should I worry?

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Hi have a 15 pound Maltese mix and a 3 pound yorky mix and they have eaten 2 milke chocolate bars of 12 grams each that's less than an ounce. Im not sure who ate what amount but they were both together and two small bars are gone. I came home to that, and there was no vomit or diarrhea anywhere... yet...I have been reading a lot of things about dogs dieing by eating chocolate and im freaking out. Should I be worried for that amount of chocolate? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | neutered | 10 years and 4 months old | 15 lbs

Juliana, DVM · Accepted Answer

I’m sorry your pups got into the chocolate. I’m glad it was a relatively small amount. If your tiny Yorkie mix ate all that chocolate he could potentially have some adverse effects including increased heart rate and vomiting, diarrhea. The larger dog would likely have much more mild, if any, signs, such as intestinal upset. If there s a chance the smaller dog ate all of the chocolate or if either is showing signs of aggitation, I would bring him to your vet ASAP. They may want to consider inducing vomiting and can evaluate the heart rate as well. Here is a chocolate calculator you can use as well: http://veterinaryclinic.com/chocolate/calc.html

My small dogs ate a small amount of milk chocolate. Should I worry?

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