Dogs cannot eat chocolate because chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine. When dogs ingest a certain amount, they will have a toxic reaction. The main clinical symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, drooling, accelerated heart rate, excitement, general convulsions, etc. In severe cases, it can cause heart failure or nerve damage in dogs, so be sure not to give chocolate to dogs. If you find that your dog has accidentally eaten chocolate, you must induce vomiting in time and take it to a pet hospital for treatment.

1. Solution

Because there is no specific antidote for chocolate poisoning, symptomatic treatment is generally adopted. Once the owner discovers that his dog has accidentally eaten chocolate or other foods containing chocolate, he needs to immediately feed him soapy water or diluted hydrogen peroxide to induce vomiting, and take his dog to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying the best treatment period.

2. Precautions

In daily life, owners must collect food that can cause poisoning to dogs and place it out of reach of dogs to avoid Dogs are poisoned by accidental ingestion. Such as chocolate, onions, green onions, peppers, grapes, avocados, cherries and other foods. If your dog has the habit of always digging through the trash can, you can replace it with a lidded trash can and dispose of the garbage in a timely manner.