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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 10286607" data-attributes="member: 91140"> Why is chocolate bad for dogs?      <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ohyzwj4GQx8/SPTRRauqytI/AAAAAAAAA_0/kSWpnlUtw6s/s1600-h/M_Ms_028-2005.08.27-16.40.38.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ohyzwj4GQx8/SPTRRauqytI/AAAAAAAAA_0/kSWpnlUtw6s/s200/M_Ms_028-2005.08.27-16.40.38.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Chocolate  can contain high amounts of fat and caffeine-like stimulants known as  methylxanthines. If ingested in significant amounts, chocolate can  potentially produce clinical effects in dogs ranging from vomiting and  diarrhea to panting, excessive thirst and urination, hyperactivity,  abnormal heart rhythm, tremors, seizures and even death in severe cases.Typically,  the darker the chocolate, the higher the potential for clinical  problems from methylxanthine poisoning. White chocolate has the lowest  methylxanthine content, while baking chocolate contains the highest. As  little as 20 ounces of milk chocolate—or only two ounces of baking  chocolate—can cause serious problems in a 10-pound dog. While white  chocolate may not have the same potential as darker forms to cause a  methylxanthine poisoning, the high fat content of lighter chocolates  could still lead to vomiting and diarrhea, as well as the possible  development of life-threatening pancreatitis, an inflammatory condition  of the pancreas.</blockquote>

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