Guest guest Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'm not suggesting people feed their dogs chocolate, but when I was a kid our dog had chocolate most days. Jo - zurumato Vegan_Animal_Rights ; veganchat Friday, February 10, 2006 7:52 PM chocolate PET HEALTH ALERT: NO SWEETS FOR THE SWEET ON FEBRUARY 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 my dog stole a brownie and ate it and nothing happened. it was double fudge too. but still it is good to be Pre-cautious. , " jo " <jo.heartwork wrote: > > I'm not suggesting people feed their dogs chocolate, but when I was a kid our dog had chocolate most days. > > Jo > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 I bet he enjoyed it. I wonder where the idea it is deadly poisonous to dogs came from??? Jo , " Anouk Sickler " <zurumato wrote: > > my dog stole a brownie and ate it > and nothing happened. > it was double fudge too. > > but still it is good to be Pre-cautious. > > > > > , " jo " <jo.heartwork@> wrote: > > > > I'm not suggesting people feed their dogs chocolate, but when I was > a kid our dog had chocolate most days. > > > > Jo > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Hi Jo and Anouk~ I have always heard this too so stayed away from giving it. They say it is because of the Methylxanthine in the chocolate, especially in baking chocolate. My neighbor down the street gives her dog every bakery item under the sun and so far no problems. Me, I am not so brave. lol BB Nikki , " heartwerk " <jo.heartwork wrote: > > I bet he enjoyed it. > > I wonder where the idea it is deadly poisonous to dogs came from??? > > Jo > > , " Anouk Sickler " <zurumato@> > wrote: > > > > my dog stole a brownie and ate it > > and nothing happened. > > it was double fudge too. > > > > but still it is good to be Pre-cautious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 theobromine in all chocolate, can kill a dog..... its related to caffiene in beleive... >earthstrm <earthstorm >Feb 15, 2006 4:46 AM > > Re: chocolate > >Hi Jo and Anouk~ > >I have always heard this too so stayed away from giving it. They say >it is because of the Methylxanthine in the chocolate, especially in >baking chocolate. > >My neighbor down the street gives her dog every bakery item under >the sun and so far no problems. > >Me, I am not so brave. lol > >BB >Nikki > > > > > , " heartwerk " <jo.heartwork >wrote: >> >> I bet he enjoyed it. >> >> I wonder where the idea it is deadly poisonous to dogs came from??? >> >> Jo >> >> , " Anouk Sickler " <zurumato@> >> wrote: >> > >> > my dog stole a brownie and ate it >> > and nothing happened. >> > it was double fudge too. >> > >> > but still it is good to be Pre-cautious. > > > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 from the straight dope Is chocolate toxic to dogs? 01-Dec-1995 -- Dear Cecil: Many people have tried to convince me chocolate is toxic to dogs. I even heard a news report warning people to keep dogs out of the Halloween candy for that reason. However, my four dogs have stolen chocolate cakes, pies, and candy bars without ill effects. What gives? --Jason Eshleman, Berkeley, California Dear Jason: Either you're in serious denial--the mutts, they moved much lately?--or you and they got lucky. Chocolate is the third most common cause of poisoning in dogs. Certain chemicals in chocolate, notably caffeine and theobromine, can cause erratic heartbeat and in large enough doses can kill your pup. While you're getting used to that idea, consider this: the second most common cause of canine poisoning (after rat and mouse poison) is ibuprofen, the well-known pain reliever. Dogs apparently love the smell and taste, so they chew through the bottles, eat the contents, vomit their guts out, and die. ODing on chocolate and Advil might seem nutty to us, but it's pretty serious to the dogs. SICK OF CHOCOLATE Dear Cecil: I was intrigued by your column on chocolate poisoning in dogs, but don't you think we have an overeating problem here rather than one of poisoning per se? You mention a toxic threshold of two ounces of milk chocolate per kilo of body weight. For my Jenny, who weighs 20 kilos (44 pounds), that's 40 ounces of chocolate! Let's put the issue in human terms. I'm a big boy at 100 kilos. If I ate 200 ounces (12.5 pounds) I think I'd get mighty sick, and I don't think we could blame it on the chocolate. By the way, what the hell is theobromine and what does it do? --Roger Strukhoff, via the Internet Cecil replies: You ever watch your dog eat? Dogs will make pigs of themselves if they get unlimited access to a food they like. Vets at the National Animal Poison Control Center say it's not uncommon for a 10- to 15-pound dog to eat a pound of chocolate, wrappings and all. The bigger breeds, proportionally speaking, are almost as bad. It's true that at extreme doses the sheer volume of fatty food can cause problems such as pancreatitis, which is often the culprit when a dog gets sick after eating garbage. But chocolate alone is plenty toxic. This is more apparent in the concentrated forms of chocolate. I cited the toxic threshold for milk chocolate because, being sweet, it's what dogs gorge on most often. But where milk chocolate contains 65 milligrams of caffeine and theobromine per ounce, semisweet chocolate contains 165 milligrams and baking chocolate has 300 to 400. A dog who eats a package of baking chocolate isn't necessarily overeating but could still wind up dead. Theobromine is one of a class of chemical compounds called methylxanthines, which also include caffeine and theophylline (found in tea). They're all stimulants and not good for your pooch (or for you, for that matter) in excess. --CECIL ADAMS >earthstrm <earthstorm >Feb 15, 2006 4:46 AM > > Re: chocolate > >Hi Jo and Anouk~ > >I have always heard this too so stayed away from giving it. They say >it is because of the Methylxanthine in the chocolate, especially in >baking chocolate. > >My neighbor down the street gives her dog every bakery item under >the sun and so far no problems. > >Me, I am not so brave. lol > >BB >Nikki > > > " I challenge anyone to live on my salary " [$158,000 a year]. Tom Delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 That's interesting - sounds like normal amounts are okay then. Jo - " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx Wednesday, February 15, 2006 6:48 PM Re: Re: chocolate > from the straight dope > > Is chocolate toxic to dogs? > 01-Dec-1995 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Thank you, I will not give my dog chocolate. , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: > > from the straight dope > > Is chocolate toxic to dogs? > 01-Dec-1995 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 iv been told that you can get vegan dogin chovolate but i dont now the name of it lo sorry Anouk Sickler <zurumato wrote: Thank you,I will not give my dog chocolate. , fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote:>> from the straight dope> > Is chocolate toxic to dogs?> 01-Dec-1995 Win a BlackBerry device from O2 with . Enter now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I so love chocolate, but lately it is giving me heart burn and both my cholesterol and B.P. are up, so I guess it's time to either quit eating it or to drastically cut down. I've started already and cheat a little bit. I really don't think I could completely quit eating it. I find some chocolates better and less bother some than others. I don't post usually, but am now starting to pay more attention to a lot of the receipes and suggestions that I see here, so thanks. Barbara G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Barbara, Eating lots of avocados can lower your cholesterol and especially raise the GOOD cholesterol level. Garlic lowers blood pressure. And of course exercise is good for both! i'm trying to do more exercise.... Ann On May 8, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Barbara wrote: > I so love chocolate, but lately it is giving me heart burn and both > my cholesterol and B.P. are up, so I guess it's time to either quit > eating it or to drastically cut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 [Default] On Fri, 08 May 2009 19:23:03 -0000, " Barbara " <bjgordonlacer wrote: >...and both my cholesterol and B.P. are up, so I guess it's time to either quit eating it or to drastically cut down. Then, again, maybe not, at least according to this from WebMD: Read MorChocolate Lowers Blood Pressure >http://tinyurl.com/2k6e46 > >Dark Chocolate, Other Cocoa-Rich Foods May Lower Blood Pressure Better Than Tea >By Jennifer Warner > >WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MDApril 9, 2007 -- A chocolate treat may be better than green or black tea at keeping high blood pressure in check. > >A new study suggests that dark chocolate and other cocoa-rich products may be better at lowering blood pressure than tea. > >Researchers compared the blood pressure-lowering effects of cocoa and tea in previously published studies and found eating cocoa-rich foods was associated with an average 4.7-point lower systolic blood pressure (the top number in a blood pressure reading) and 2.8-point lower diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number). But no such effect was found among any of the studies on black or green tea. > >Cocoa and tea are both rich in a class of antioxidants known as polyphenols. But researchers say they contain different types of polyphenols, and those in cocoa may be more effective at lowering blood pressure. e at the Site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 On Nov 24, 2009, at 10:17 PM, Jessie Hume wrote: > Also if you have any sleeping or pituitary problems chocolate is bad for the pituitary interrupting your brain's natural sleep cycle, just like other caff. foods =========== this has just started happening to me. it's crazy. I can't even eat the slightest bit of chocolate without having sleep disruption. Shez -- Giving you the latest news and information about homeschooling http://www.examiner.com/x-10127-Norfolk-Homeschooling-Examiner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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