Upon arriving home I was greeted by my 5 month old German shepherd puppy, wide-eyed, bushy-tailed and surrounded in chocolate wrappers.

 

I counted 39 empty dark chocolate wrappers, with additional pieces partially dissected and placed for hiding behind the toilet and under the couch.   I grabbed the empty box of chocolates and discovered that each chocolate weighed 0.4 ounces.

 

With 39 empty chocolate wrappers at 0.4 ounces of chocolate a piece, there was one pound of chocolate missing-in-action.

 

Chances were likely the toxic cocoa was digesting somewhere between Puppy’s stomach and his large intestine.

Bad news.

Being that the chocolate was dark, it had a large amount of cocoa powder, which is potentially lethal when it hits the liver, so with guidance from his vet, Puppy was force feed 1 tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide with the intention of making him vomit.

 

 

 

Twenty minutes later, SUCCESS.

 

 

 

 

Puppy vomited four times, and each time brought up large amounts of chocolate.

 

Next up: time to detox.

 

 

 

Puppy was given activated charcoal to absorb the cocoa powder and detoxify the system.

 

Twenty-four hours later, it is safe to say, the cocoa never made it to the liver, or the organ which is were the damage happens.

 

If you have a chocolate scare contact your vet, or  contact Poison Control immediately at 1-888-426-4435.