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My dog ate chocolate frosting. Should I take him to the vet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Golden Labrador | Male | neutered

My 100 lbs lab ate 16 ounces of chocolate frosting.

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Answered By Sara Farmer, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on February 2nd, 2020

I am assuming it was milk chocolate frosting - if so you might see vomiting and diarrhea, and it would be best to see a veterinarian to induce vomiting if it happened in the past couple of hours. If it has been longer you can probably monitor for any vomiting and diarrhea and see a veterinarian if they occur.

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    Answered By Christie Long, DVM

    Veterinarian, Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist

    Published on April 3rd, 2017

    It's impossible how much chocolate was in the frosting without knowing a bit more about it - the brand, perhaps, and the variety (dark chocolate, milk chocolate, etc) but in general products like this don't tend to have a lot of actual chocolate in them. However, there is a considerable amount of fat in a pound of frosting and chocolate or not I would be worried that Emma could have a pretty bad case of dietary gastroenteritis (inflammation of the GI tract due to ingestion of difficult to digest foods) or even - more seriously - pancreatitis, which can be initiated by eating foods high in fats. As she's showing symptoms - the vomiting you mentioned - I would be worried about her, and I would take her in right now for some treatment. Bring the container of frosting with you so that the vet might be able to call ASPCA's poison control to understand the amount of chocolate ingested. If the chocolate isn't concerning Emma would probably benefit from from some fluids and anti-nausea drugs.

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