Need HELP NOW

[simplymisty]

Ok, how much chocolate is deadly to dogs? Yesterday my dogs ate 1/2 pound chocolate bar (it was out of their reach but they jumped on the counter since they couldn't reach it by just putting 2 feet up).

So anyway I don't know if all 3 ate it or just one. My oldest GSD was acting weird yesterday before she got groomed. Tonight she ate really slow (she normally eats slow but tonight was SUPER slow). All night she's just been laying on the couch and just got down to one of the dog pillows. She's normally a really lazy dog but tonight it's really bad.

I tried calling the vet but they're closed. The emergency vet sucks - charged me close to $2,000 to tell me my golden wasn't have seijers (sp?) and over $1,000 to tell me our cat was dead (didn't make any attempt to revive him). So I just don't trust them plus they don't let you stay in the room w/ the dog so who knows what they're really doing.

So I don't know if she was the one who ate it but if it was her and she ate all of it, what can I do? Is it too late now?

[TheWonderPuppies]

what type of chocolate was it???

[simplymisty]

Symphony bar - milk chocolate w/ almonds & toffee

[BostonBanker]

http://www.petplace.com/dogs/why-dog...ate/page1.aspx

Link stolen from one of the stickys on the food board.

This means that a little less than one pound of milk chocolate can be toxic to the nervous system of a 20-pound dog. A 10-pound cat would need to ingest 1/2 pound.

[simplymisty]

Thanks!!! I'm going to hope that it's just her stomach hurting IF it was even her that ate the choc. The other 2 are fine.

[simplymisty]

Ok, well I had to take her to the emergency vet since I took her temp and it was 105.5.

They told me that 105 is deadly - nice freak out for me.

They want to keep her until Wednesday morning. Estimate $3,000 - $4,000 - had to put down 1/2 deposit.

Needless to say I'm freaking. She's our oldest - will be 6 on 12/1. I had to sign DNR forms - which put me beyond freaking for how to/if they should try to save her life and/or heart compressions or to open her chest.

I've had to leave my other 2 there overnight before - one for seisures (sp?) and the other when she was attacked by a Pit and they had to do spinal surgery - never had to sign that before.

Sorry I'm rambling. Please keep Shelby in your prayers. They said basically it's a waiting game if she'll make it.

[simplymisty]

Oh - forgot. Incase you're wondering what they're doing, not that i'm 100***37; sure.

They have her hooked up to heart monitors, ekg monitors and some other but I don't remember names. Iv's trying to flush her system. Tons of bloodwork. Should get the first set of results back around 1 a.m.

[~Jessie~]

That is so scary. I'll keep Shelby in my thoughts.

((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))))))

[lubspaniel]

how scary! shelby is in my prayers (((hugs)).

[BostonBanker]

Please do keep us up to date on how she's doing. We've got a couple Chaz dogs who need good thoughts today now . Sending good vibes your way.