Antidepressants? Had a dog that was on Prozac once. Also had a dog that loved grapes. That was probably a close call.
Had another dog that ate an entire box of "chocolate" exlax, wrappers and all. Called the vet, but the dog was just fine. This same dog kept opening the remotes and eating the batteries too.
My sister had a psycho dog when I was younger that chewed the bricks in our house's foundation and ate the fiberglass insulation she pulled out from under the house. She lived just fine. I have to wonder just how toxic this stuff really is to dogs.
In some cases these things may have little to no effect, but in others it can be fatal. Just because some dogs can apparently handle it doesn't mean these things aren't toxic. Trust me, I know. I lost my first dog because she had eaten chocolate and it wasn't just right away, she suffered for a few DAYS.
That sucks.
Thing is it's the theobromine in chocolate that causes problems with dogs, and it depends on the dog's size and how much theobromine they ingest and how fast. They can't metabolize it as fast as we can so a little chocolate in a big dog is probably no problem, but a little dog wouldn't need to eat much. However, most forms of chocolate sold (at least here in the States) is overly processed, artificially flavored, and contains very little cocoa, and thus, very little theobromine. High quality dark chocolate candies are a whole other story. So, if your dog gets into your cheap candy bar and seems OK, it doesn't mean chocolate is OK for him.
I think what surprised me most on this list was fertilizer and rat poison. Who knew that stuff could be bad for your dog!
Interesting, I just thought that the chocolate thing may or may not be dangerous but you have informed me that this isn't true, thanks. For me, fertilizer was a bit of a surprise but I kinda assumed that it would be bad.
12. Bullets
Had another dog that ate an entire box of "chocolate" exlax, wrappers and all. Called the vet, but the dog was just fine. This same dog kept opening the remotes and eating the batteries too.
Thing is it's the theobromine in chocolate that causes problems with dogs, and it depends on the dog's size and how much theobromine they ingest and how fast. They can't metabolize it as fast as we can so a little chocolate in a big dog is probably no problem, but a little dog wouldn't need to eat much. However, most forms of chocolate sold (at least here in the States) is overly processed, artificially flavored, and contains very little cocoa, and thus, very little theobromine. High quality dark chocolate candies are a whole other story. So, if your dog gets into your cheap candy bar and seems OK, it doesn't mean chocolate is OK for him.
I think what surprised me most on this list was fertilizer and rat poison. Who knew that stuff could be bad for your dog!