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I work as a veterinary nurse and last Christmas I saw a very poorly labrador who had eaten a ridiculous amount of chocolate out from under the Christmas tree. I don’t remember the exact amount (there was a LONG list of individual items) but it was more than enough to poison him. Luckily, the owners had realised the potential danger he was in and brought him straight to us. The poor thing made a full recovery, but spent Christmas day in hospital on a drip, crapping out wrappers and looking miserable. Like I said, it’s a rare and extreme circumstance, but it can happen.

It’s probably just because of the job I do, but it always winds me up a bit when I hear people saying things like, ‘Oh, I give my dog chocolate all the time and I’ve never had a problem.’ Theobromine poisoning aside, chocolate is high in both sugar and fat. Therefore, a dog gets absolutely no benefit from eating chocolate other than the sweet taste, and even then I’m sure they’d prefer something meat-tasting like a rawhide chew or a piece of chicken. Chocolate is not naturally part of a dog’s diet. A dog in the wild wouldn’t get chocolate, so I don’t see why people feel the need to give it to domestic dogs. I guess they like the idea of having a hyperactive lump of lard on the brink of developing diabetes waddling around their house, farting and gasping for breath as it goes.

Rant over.

Great blog funny and informative I have 2 white german sheperd brother and sister, Kodie And Kyra who are now 5 and I love em to bits, I found a great source of help for people like me with dogs the other day and thought you mey be interested. a new shop opened near me called Pets n potions which is run be a qualifield vetinary nuse.