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My Tanisha when she was alive and my Zeus man nicked half a pound of cheese once that I had left on the kitchen worktop. We went out, came back and they were both conked out on the dining room floor. They'd also helped themselves to some red wine from the wine rack, as there was a couple of broken bottles on the floor. Luckily they never licked up any glass!!

But yes, choc is highly poisonous to dogs!

Chocolate is toxic to parrots as well.................thanks for the reminder Colin.

xx

Five-stone pooch ended up with chocolate poisoning after wolfing down a stash of chocolate eggs which he found hidden away in his owner's spare room.
Five-year-old Buster had to be taken to animal hospital where he was admitted to intensive care after devouring 12 eggs and their foil wrapping.
Buster's owner, Brenda Dawes, bought the eggs as Easter treats for her grandchildren.
She said: "When I arrived home one afternoon, Buster came down the stairs, wagging his tail and licking his lips. I knew immediately he'd been up to something.
"He's a terror and chews everything he gets his paws on - mobile phones, video tapes, the remote control."
At first, Buster did not appear to be affected by his binge. However, Ms Dawes was woken in the early hours of the morning by the pet's cries.
"He couldn't stand up, his back legs just kept buckling underneath him.
"His stomach was swollen and he was obviously in a lot of pain. Panicking, I called PDSA and they told me to bring him straight in."
Ms Dawes immediately took the dog to animal charity PDSA's PetAid hospital, near her home in Derby, where he was treated with fluids and kept in for round-the-clock observation.
Buster made a full recovery, but his ordeal has prompted animal welfare officials to issue a pre-Easter warning to anyone who keeps hungry hounds and chocolate under the same roof.
Senior veterinary surgeon Vicky Sims said: "Buster was quite lucky. Creme eggs have a fairly low theobromine content because they're half fondant.
"Higher quality 'posh' chocolates are the most dangerous as they have high concentrated doses of theobromine - which poisons pets.
It seems that greedy Buster has a long way to go before he learns his lesson.
Ms Dawes said: "He's already tried to eat a bag of crisps and a toilet roll since he's been home - I'll have to keep a close eye on him from now on to keep him out of trouble."
The effects of chocolate poisoning in dogs usually appear within six to twelve hours of ingestion, and can last as long as 72 hours, the PDSA says.
Symptoms can include vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal tenderness, restlessness and increased heart and breathing rate.
In severe cases there may be fits, heart beat irregularities or coma.
If dogs ingest a large quantity of chocolate and are left untreated, the poisoning can prove to be fatal.