Although it is not likely that the amount of chocolate in the piece of cake
would be high enough to be fatal, chocolate, in small amounts, can make a
dog very sick. I'd watch them to make sure that you don't need to make a
dash to the vet. Usually, to be fatal, a dog has to eat the equivalent of
pure baking chocolate and more than 8 ounces, but that would depend on the
size to the dog.
All the best,
Susan Cochran
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From: "S. L. Reiley-Lince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:34 AM
Subject: [CKCS-L] Chocolate cake, Caval-ears, and Scientific discovery....
Chocolate cake, Caval-ears, and Scientific discovery....
We've known for years, we women, that chocolate is a source of things both
wondrous and disastrous. It tastes wonderful (duh!), but it does quite
dastardly things to our here-to-fore svelte and sleek bodies. There is
something in the chemical make-up of chocolate that causes it to cement
itself
onto our thighs and chins (the latter oft-times referred to as "wattles"
after
years of being subjected to the ruinous hazards of the nasty chocolate), and
is
rumoured to cause acne in the teenaged women that are just starting their
life-
long relationship with the dark treat. Chocolate is a prime suspect in the
phenomenon of that rush of energy; we hear some blather about caffeine or
sugar. I'm sure we're in agreement: we have a love-hate relationship with
that
entire food group...
I've discovered a new situation that can be wholly blamed on chocolate...
oh,
big sigh. Darn Kyle for doing it: there was an unattended, large, piece of
gooey, tasty, sinfully delicious chocolate cake on a plate, on his bedroom
floor. It didn't take long for Jasmine and Tilly to discover and devour the
thing. All the while, I'm sure, the girls were thinking that they were
protecting
Kyle from the evils of chocolate; aren't they the loving and concerned
ladies?
I discovered happenings of this free-for-all only moments before I was
heading out the door for an appointment; so I stuffed the furry culprits,
errrr,
the furry protectors into my bedroom, and shut the door.
Hours later, when I returned, I made my discovery! The chocolate (which
HAD been glopped generously on the ends of the furry ears) had, acid-like,
EATEN AWAY the ends of the ears! There were small, but noticeable, chunks
of hair missing from both girls, and both ears. I was shocked and dismayed,
and worried about the rest of the dogs disappearing before my eyes - since
it
had been less than two hours for several centimeters of ear fringes to have
mysteriously vanished. At that rate I could lose the entire dog in a day or
two!
Oh, the worry of it all. And since I cannot trim these girls, they might be
forced
to show their ragged faces in public, humiliated knowing that *everyone*
would know that the evil chocolate had caused their beautiful ears to take
on
that nasty moth-eaten appearance. Oh, what's a mum to do?? A thorough
washing of the ears might put a halt to the corrosion of the feathering, but
I do
worry about it continuing. So far the progression of the decay seems to have
halted, maybe I stopped it in time to save the rest of those beautiful ears.
I just
don't know what to think. As if having these hooligans wasn't enough cause
for worry, now we have to suspect chocolate for doing nasty things.
Hmmm, unless of course, they've been chewing on each other's ears?
Nahhhhh... Definitely chocolate.
Cheers,
Sandra
Dark Star Labradors and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
They'll drive you happy! <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> c2001
Opinions expressed are my own, & are no sillier than yours.
http://www.angelfire.com/sports/darkstar/labradors.html
http://www.angelfire.com/sports/darkstar/cavaliers.html
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