How much chocolate can cause the death of the dog
Chocolate is a food we often eat, but chocolate is really deadly for dogs. This is mainly because chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, both of which speed up the dog's heart rate and stimulate the dog's nervous system. Of course, it is impossible to say exactly how much chocolate eaten will lead to the death of the dog, because the risk of poisoning due to ingestion of chocolate depends on the type and amount of chocolate and the weight of the dog.
1 Cocoa powder (the most toxic)
2. Sugar-free chocolate
3. Semi-sweet chocolate
4. Dark chocolate
5. Milk chocolate
You should not feed your dog any chocolate, but if the dog accidentally eats chocolate, this article can give you a guide on how much chocolate can poison the dog. We take the standard 45g dark chocolate block and milk chocolate block in life as a reference:
Dogs weighing 3-4kg can be dangerous if they eat 27g milk chocolate or 11g dark chocolate, while small dogs weighing 6-8kg can eat 53g milk chocolate or 22g dark chocolate. When your dog weighs 16-23kg, he probably needs to eat 3 pieces of milk chocolate equal to 140g or 58g dark chocolate to appear poisoned. If you are raising a large dog with a weight of 30-35kg, his consumption of 261g milk chocolate or 109g dark chocolate will cause adverse reactions. If you are raising a giant dog, he has to eat 496g milk chocolate or 206g dark chocolate to possibly cause death.
If your dog really has eaten chocolate, please consume hydrogen peroxide and throw up in time, and send the dog to the pet hospital for treatment within 6 hours.
