As a pet owner, we are responsible for everything in our pet’s life: their food, their environment, their healthcare. They can’t know any better, so it’s up to us to know for them.
The dangers cocoa presents:
- The theobromine in cocoa can speed up a dog’s heart rate, leading to irregularities.
- Cocoa is a strong diuretic.
- Vomiting is common, to dispel the body of the toxin.
- The most dangerous forms: cocoa powder and cooking chocolate.
When you get a dog, research the kinds of foods that are OK for him. What may seem harmless to us — chocolate, mushrooms, grapes — could mean health complications for our four-legged best friend, something we would never dream of doing. It’s definitely up to us!
omg really?!!!! I give Puppy chocolate cake and ice cream sometimes…it’s his favorite! I better change it to something else. Glad I read this before something happened!