Yes, chocolate is toxic to both dogs and cats. It can
be quite serious. What a vet told me is the reason
you don't hear the warning against chocolate with cats
is because they generally don't LIKE chocolate - so
they don't see any chocolate poisonings because cats
aren't eating the stuff. But if you have a cat who
actually likes it, you have to do everything in your
power to keep them away from it. The dog too. It's
really not good.
I saw a story on TV once about a dog who ate an entire
chocolate cake off the table - including the knife -
and the vets were more concerned about the toxicity of
the chocolate than they were about getting the knife
out of his stomach. He swallowed it whole and didn't
puncture anything - they were able to perform surgery
to remove it. Lucky dog. :)
Jill
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