My dogs ate lots of candy and other things…are they gonna be okay?
ByMy sister had left a stack of candy on the table and my dogs jumped up and ate it. That night they were fed some dinner and threw it up. It wasn’t their real food, so we thought it was just something else. Then the next morning they wouldn’t eat their food and I had to hand feed them (I didn’t realize they were sick then and probably shouldn’t eat). Later that day, my mom came home and thought they were fine, but later, they started vomiting and having bad diarrhea. We took them to the vet and they are on medication and have stopped throwing up. They are on an IV…do you think they’ll be okay? I’m a little worried right now….
My dog is a cavalier king charles spaniel. The candy happened yesterday night and we got them to the vet today at around 6. The vet said it’s too soon to know anything, they took blood samples and x-rays, but results will not be back for a while. they didn’t really eat chocolate, but rather flavored candy and some sugar gum…they also ate toothpicks which eventually they got out of their system….The IV is to make sure they are not dehydrated.
Ah, resolution. The vet called and said that everything SHOULD be fine. they said that the food is not as much of a concern anymore, but they ate toothpicks. The toothpicks shouldn’t be a problem because they can usually digest it through their system. They are concerned that the intestines may have been punctured (if that is the right term) but they got the xrays and they seemed to have no internal issues. One of the dogs has a fever and they’re worried it might be an infection…I know no one REALLY cares, but it helps me feel better about the health of my dogs…
5 Comments
March 12th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
poor dogs!
be careful next time chocolate can kill dogs…..(im serious)
just do what the vet said anad shoudl be sweet.
March 12th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
That’s a painful lesson.
It doesn’t do any good for me to tell you the dog will be ok, as I have no way of knowing any more than you do. You paid your vet for services; you should ask your vet tomorrow morning since you didn’t do so today.
All that sugar was toxic, and how your dog does depends on it’s will to fight the illness, and it’s general health. Your sister had better not make that mistake again, and, if the dog survives, you had better train the dog so it doesn’t get up on the table to steal food. Meanwhile, don’t leave things around.
I’ll pray that your dog survives without any serious problems. -!-
March 12th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Please be a responsible owner and don’t let your dogs eat what they’re not supposed to.
March 12th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
Your vet knows what he is doing. I worked at my vet’s office for a while, and we had a few “My dog ate something bad” cases, and they were always fine. My guess is the IV is to keep them from getting dehydrated as they pass the candy. I wouldn’t worry too much! They’re probably wishing they could be at home instead of at the vet’s office!!
March 12th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Okay, if you mean chocolate candy, yes they will get sick. If you meant “dark” chocolate, they can die from it. Dark chocolate “can” be fatal if they eat enough of it. If it’s been a few days, and your dogs are still alive, they will more than likely make it through this, they’ll just be sick to their stomachs for a while. Also you don’t say what size these dogs are. If a large dog eats a half of a candy bar of dark chocolate, he’ll get sick to his stomach, but should make it through it. If a small dog eats that same amount of dark chocolate, it could be fatal. It also depends on how fast you got them to the vet. But from what you say, this happened a couple of days or so ago, and I think they will make it. Just remember not to leave any dark chocolate laying around, and tell anyone who enters your house, the same thing. Good luck.