Screaming nephew ... naughty dog

I have decided to leave the room where my darling little nephew (13 months) has been having a tantrum for about the past 30 mins ...

At the same time as the boys tantrum, evidently my dads dog was having a rampage through the Christmas presents ... opening several (loves playing with the wrapping) ... including some pink smarties I got my sister ... as dog owners know .. chocolate is poisonous/toxic to dogs ... so my dad is having kittens worried about his dog ...

You have got to love a family Christmas, so glad I traveled 200miles including freezing fog to come to this!!

... still only a few more days and we will be on our merry way again!!

Blue, i understand definatly. I too braved the cold fog of last night and did 110 motorway miles to brighton; my brother is sarcastic and tries to point out the flaws in everything, my mum and dad tell him to shut up, and I bore everyone with my geeky chemistry stuff

Xmas time, love it

Matt

[the_lone_wolf]

milk chocolate contains much less of the compound theobromine which causes problems when compared to dark chocolate as it comes from the cocoa beans. keep an eye on him and look for unusual behaviour, vomiting, diarrhea, restlessness, hyperactivity or if he keeps pestering you because he doesn't feel right. following on from that it can cause the heart to beat faster and muscle twitching. also look for frequent urination as that's a sign of toxins being present in the system

a relevant link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine_poisoning

i wouldn't want to give advice on how to treat it should it develop but you can get information on the web, i would speak to a vet NOW if you can, even if there are no symptoms, and they can advise you on what you might need to get hold of

hope he's ok

[Wideboy]

im still yet to do Christmas shopping might do it later

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

milk chocolate contains much less of the compound theobromine which causes problems when compared to dark chocolate as it comes from the cocoa beans. keep an eye on him and look for unusual behaviour, vomiting, diarrhea, restlessness, hyperactivity or if he keeps pestering you because he doesn't feel right. following on from that it can cause the heart to beat faster and muscle twitching. also look for frequent urination as that's a sign of toxins being present in the system

a relevant link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine_poisoning

i wouldn't want to give advice on how to treat it should it develop but you can get information on the web, i would speak to a vet NOW if you can, even if there are no symptoms, and they can advise you on what you might need to get hold of

hope he's ok

Thanks for info/concern. I weighed the remaining smarties and looked at the contents on the packet/tube. I estimate that <10g of smarties have gone missing (that is probably 4-5??). Its a cocker spaniel, so although not a large dog, 10g (of which much of it will be the sugary shell), probably isn't overly concerning amount!!!

my sister knows what she was going to get for Christmas now though!! .. I said I'd wash the slobber off for her smarties and re-wrap them!!!

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

my sister knows what she was going to get for Christmas now though!! .. I said I'd wash the/the slobber off for her and re-wrap them!!!

lol, good to hear, i thought you were talking about a big bag of the things - our now departed staffie managed to get through about a quarter tin of quality street (yes, tin, and the lid was on) while we were out and showed no ill effects for it, like you say a few smarties is probably nothing to worry about

as for the nephew, i'm not a parent but i'd reccommend a swift precision backhand, folowed by a repeat with your ring hand if it doesn't work immediately, i expect that would do the trick

[Biker Biggles]

My Cocker Spaniel could safely eat absolutely anything with no ill effects.He fequently did just that and always came back for more.
I once had a Fox Terrier who got hold of a family sized chocolate bar,ate the lot,including the wrapper,and lived happily till he was 16.

our golden retriver once at the chocolates that were hanging on the tree includding the wrapper and my mum blamed my sister hehe!! Tha was until mum found some very slobbery remains of foil wrapping!!

we also had a dog that ate everything, hes still alive now but obese tho lol. my dad always said they didnt make proper dog food til after the war anyway so what did they eat before? (food scraps)

My friends dog regularly eats a packet of chocolate buttons and has done since it was a puppy. Shes now pretty old (& fat) so eating chocolate obviously hasnt harmed her!

However, different dogs can react differently to chocolate (my nans dog gets very ill on choclate, even a little smidge) so If you suspect your dog might be ill then take them to the vet asap.

Maria