Help! My dog just ate half a quest bar
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lebbyloses
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Will he be ok? It was chocolate chip cookie dough. I don't think he ate enough chocolate to do him any harm, but what about the other ingredients? Anything dog toxic in there?
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I don't think it'll be a problem outside of some possible gastro upset. How much does your dog weigh?0
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15 pounds.0
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If its milk chocolate and your dog ins't a toy size you're probably ok. but the smaller the dog the less it takes and the more pure the chocolate the worse it is. The tiniest amount of cocoa (pure baking chocolate powder) could be fatal. if its dark or bitter chocolate I suggest an emergency hospital.0
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Dogs can be amazingly resilient because of their scavenger ancestory. Mine once ate an entire pack of Ibuprofen and a box of Amoxicillin in the same sitting and despite throwing up and having her stomach pumped as a precaution, went on to eat part of my coffee table, numerous socks, the Twilight saga (that I didn't mind so much) half a razor and my makeup - which resulted in green sparkly poop for a week.
A small amount of chocolate won't harm your dog (depending on size obviously but i've had Westies that stole chocolate and were fine) but keep an eye on him.
Incidentally...I sound like I'm a terrible owner. She was a rescue with serious seperation anxiety. She doesn't eat anything she isn't meant to now...except the cat food that is.....1 -
i would just want my quest bar back.7
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I was actually worried about the sweetener. I know xylitol is deadly to dogs, but it looks like they use erythritol, which seems not to be, per a quick google.0
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Also, now that I'm not so worried it will kill him, how dare he?! That was going to be breakfast!1
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With this type of thing, I think it's best to get it checked by your Vet. right away. I wouldn't risk it!
My mom is a certified vet tech & has been in the field for the last 30+ years and I can't tell you how many times owners have waited too long to get stuff like this checked out. Better safe than sorry. Especially since your pooch is only 15lbs. I hope all is well :flowerforyou:2 -
A phone call to the vet is free.4
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I was actually worried about the sweetener. I know xylitol is deadly to dogs, but it looks like they use erythritol, which seems not to be, per a quick google.
This, also macadamia nuts, even a few can cause severe central nervous system damage . Not that your bar should have any but always check for that nut as well.1 -
I don't think a Quest bar has pure enough chocolate to warrant and trip to the emergency vet. Keep an eye on your pup and if he starts to look in distress, call the Vet.
Here's a chocolate toxicity meter: http://www.petmd.com/dog/chocolate-toxicity
I do know a dog that died from chocolate - he weighed about 65 lbs and ate an entire 24-oz bag of chocolate chips. Half a Quest bar in a 15 lb dog is nowhere near a fatal dose.1 -
With this type of thing, I think it's best to get it checked by your Vet. right away. I wouldn't risk it!
My mom is a certified vet tech & has been in the field for the last 30+ years and I can't tell you how many times owners have waited too long to get stuff like this checked out. Better safe than sorry. Especially since your pooch is only 15lbs. I hope all is well :flowerforyou:
I agree with this! When my dog got some chocolate last christmas the emergency vet said if its been more than an hour or so since they ate it there could already be enough in their system to be fatal... Not trying to scare you but better safe than sorry. (speaking from experience, I lost a kitten a couple of years ago after she got into a fatal plant and I did the wait and see game...)
You could just call them too to see what they think...2 -
He will be fine. I can't tell you all the "bad" things my dog has eaten in her life. Dogs love people food. I think there is a lot of scare mongering about what a dog can or can not eat. Did I mention that my dog loves to dig in the garbage and has dragged home the most disgusting things you can imagine? Last week she found a rotten steak that stunk to high heaven. I don't know where she found it or how she beat the magpies and crows to the treasure, but she ate half of it. She was all smiles.2
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If you are worried about it just force your dog to swallow some Hydrogen Peroxide... in just a few seconds it will puke up everything that is in it's stomach. I have had to do this several times to my dogs that have gotten into things they shouldn't have. and works great and causes no harm to the dog.
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/03/15/how-and-when-to-induce-vomiting-in-pets.aspx2 -
It was half a Quest bar, people. And chocolate is not fatal to dogs. If it was, my dog would have died years ago. One time at Valentines Day, when she was still a puppy she got up on my dining room table and ate an entire box of chocolates. The wrappers were scattered all over the table so I thought my hubby had eaten them. Dogs are foragers and love human food. They are not nearly as fragile as vets would tell you.9
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I called. You guys are right, better safe than sorry. The emergency vet says erythritol is only toxic in large quantities. So now he's just a bad, food stealing dog who might have diarrheal tomorrow from the proteins, per the vet. I don't care about diarrhea. I just love my dog.
I was worrying because I once went to a talk where a vet said the amount of xylitol in a few pieces of gum could kill a small dog, and I have a small dog! But luckily erythritol is not xylitol.4 -
That's a lot of fiber for a dog. You should prepare the big shovel.4
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My 40 pound labradoodle did the same thing this morning! 1/3-1/2 Quest chocolate chip cookie dough protein bar.
Called the company; they said full bar contains 7-8 grams of unsweetened chocolate. At max, he ingested 2.4 grams. Per above toxicity table, it shouldn’t be a problem.
Called vet, induced vomiting per instructions. Not much protein bar came up though.
Did all work out ok for your dog?1 -
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