Pets who eat chocolate can get really sick, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive thirst and urination, irregular heartbeat, tremors, seizures and even death, well, you get the point.
These health problems are the result of a substance in chocolate called theobromine.
Different types of chocolate have varying concentrations of theobromine. Baking chocolate contains the most, semisweet and milk chocolate sport a medium amount, and white chocolate has the least.
If your pet eats a large quantity of chocolate, you should call a veterinarian immediately,.
Chocolate consumption is a common problem with dogs and even cats, birds, rats and ferrets.
So don't feed your pets chocolate and keep it only within your reach.
It may be Halloween, but let's not kill our pets.
It may be Halloween, but let's not kill our pets.
