Vet Charity, PDSA, which supports subsidised family pet car on the Island is cautioning dog owners to keep Easter treats far from their furry good friends after Charlie, the Staffie consumed excessive chocolate!
As Easter approaches PDSA, the UK’s biggest veterinarian charity, concerns chocolate caution for all family pet owners, after a one-year-old Crossbreed dog, Charlie consumed a tremendous 1kg of mini eggs.
At the start of March, Labrador cross Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Charlie who lives simply throughout on the mainland was found by her shocked owners with a chewed empty package, which initially consisted of tiny eggs. Charlie had actually handled to leap the stair gate and get her paws on the chocolate.
Once her family discovered her with the empty package and appearing really controlled, they understood something was seriously incorrect and right away called PDSA.
Before they made it to Bournemouth PDSA Pet Hospital, Charlie had actually thrown up 5 times at home, and continued to be ill throughout the brief car journey, leaving her owners extremely stressed over her.
PDSA Vet, Clare Sparks, said:
“We were suspicious that there might be a lot more chocolate left in Charlie’s stomach, so we provided her an injection to make her ill to clear her stomach entirely, and she raised lots more chocolate vomit.
“Chocolate includes a compound called theobromine, which is completely safe for people, however hazardous for dogs, cats and bunnies.
“The seriousness of chocolate poisoning depends on how much chocolate your pet has eaten, how big they are, and the cocoa content of the chocolate – the darker the chocolate the more toxic it is for your pet.”
Thankfully for Charlie, it wasn’t long after the injection that she began to liven up once again & she had the ability to head home to totally recuperate.
Clare includes
“Symptoms of chocolate poisoning normally appear within 2 to 4 hours however can use up to 12 hours. In serious cases, toxicity can trigger:
- Fast breathing or panting
- Shaking, shivering and tremblings
- High temperature level (fever)
- Seizures
- A quick heart rate
- High high blood pressure
“The most serious cases of chocolate poisoning in animals can result in cardiac arrest, coma and even death. Although this is unusual this is why it’s actually essential to keep chocolate securely far from spying paws. Especially throughout celebrations like Easter when there’s likely more chocolate than typical in your home – with over 80 million Easter eggs offered in the UK each year*.
“At our Pet Hospitals, Apomorphine, a treatment used for chocolate and raisin toxicity sees an average increase in use of 23% around Easter. It can cost as much as £300.40 to treat a dog for chocolate poisoning. On average it costs £40.00 to treat a small size dog, such as a miniature dachshund, and £200 for a medium sized dog for chocolate poisoning.”
If you are worried your family pet might be experiencing chocolate poisoning, keep the product packaging and call your veterinarian right away.
If you do not live near among our Pet Hospitals, however you are getting advantages, you might be qualified for our Pet Care plan.
The Pet Care plan is kept up partner veterinary practices and there are 7 on the Island, enabling you to pay a little month-to-month total up to get access to low-cost treatments for cats and dogs, together with other help to keep your family pet healthy. The charity’s nearby health center is on the mainline . There is more on their website.
