Garden cats cannot eat chocolate. Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine. Cats cannot metabolize these substances. Excessive consumption of chocolate can cause poisoning in cats. It can easily cause diarrhea, vomiting, drooling and other symptoms, and can be fatal in severe cases. Once it is discovered that a cat has eaten chocolate, it is best to induce vomiting in the cat immediately and take it to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
How to remedy a cat’s accidental eating of chocolate:
1. Cats are not allowed to eat caffeinated substances, such as chocolate and coffee. If the cat eats it, be aware of what the cat is eating. Amount of chocolate and eating time.
2. If the cat has just eaten a small amount of chocolate, you can give the cat more water or induce vomiting, and then observe its reaction.
3. If you eat a large amount of chocolate and react abnormally after inducing vomiting, you should take the cat to the hospital for detoxification treatment in time. Bring the wrapper of the chocolate that the cat accidentally ate, and inform the doctor when the cat ingested the chocolate. intake.
4. You should also be careful to keep chocolate out of reach of cats to avoid accidentally eating it.