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The most common victims of theobromine poisoning are dogs, [8] [9] for whom it can be fatal. The toxic dose for cats is even lower than for dogs. [10] However, cats are less prone to eating chocolate since they are unable to taste sweetness. [11] Theobromine is less toxic to rats and mice, who all have an LD 50 of about 1,000 mg/kg (0.016 oz/lb).
Theobromine is the reason chocolate is poisonous to dogs. Dogs and other animals that metabolize theobromine (found in chocolate) more slowly [ 34 ] can succumb to theobromine poisoning from as little as 50 g (1.8 oz) of milk chocolate for a smaller dog and 400 g (14 oz), or around nine 44-gram (1.55 oz) small milk chocolate bars, for an ...
Caffeine is toxic to birds [304] and to dogs and cats, [305] and has a pronounced adverse effect on mollusks, various insects, and spiders. [306] This is at least partly due to a poor ability to metabolize the compound, causing higher levels for a given dose per unit weight. [185] Caffeine has also been found to enhance the reward memory of ...
7. Fatty Foods. An occasional bite of a hot dog or other fatty human foods won’t kill your dog (provided, of course, that it isn’t toxic). Ideally, however, you shouldn’t feed dogs foods ...
Unfortunately, Ruiz-Dasilva reveals raw eggs are a big no-no for pets. “It’s not recommended to feed dogs raw eggs due to the risk of salmonella infection and biotin deficiency caused by ...
Since everyone’s different, there’s no absolute answer to the question of how much caffeine is too much. Specific conditions excepted, most adults are probably safe with the FDA’s 400 mg per ...
Zinc phosphide is a combination of phosphorus and zinc. If ingested, the acid in a dog's stomach turns the compound into phosphine, which is a toxic gas. The phosphine gas crosses into the dog's cells and causes the cell to die. Signs of poisoning include vomiting, anxiety, and loss of coordination.
Psychoactive drugs, such as caffeine, amphetamine, mescaline, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), cannabis, chloral hydrate, theophylline, IBMX and others, can have strong effects on certain animals. It is believed that plants developed caffeine as a chemical defense against insects. [3]