My dog just ate a hersheys kiss...

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I was cleaning out an old candy dish.. I hear that bakers chocolate is deadly to dogs? What can I anticipate? Do I need to call the vet over 1 kiss?An.. 

I was cleaning out an old candy dish.. I hear that baker's chocolate is deadly to dogs? What can I anticipate? Do I need to call the vet over 1 kiss?

Hi, I'm a vet technician.here is the info.Theobromine, a component of chocolate, is the toxic compound in choclolate. Caffeine is also present in chocolate, but in much smaller amounts than Theobromine.

Theobromin can effect the central nervous system(stimulant), is a cardiovascular stimulant and sometimes increase blood pressure.Baker's chocolate is the worst (most Theo.), white chocolate has the least Theo. Milk chocolate is in the middle.

Factors of concern are size of dog to the amount eaten, age of pet, current health.do they have heart problems, GI problems, other medical conditions that would be worsened by Theo. But for a healthy dog, the following: An 80 lb lab eats a hand full of M&Ms.chances are.he will be fine.but, he eats a plate of baker's chocolate.we have a problem.need to make him vomit and watch for nerological signs.he may start to stagger, fall, vomit on his own (if you did not induce vomiting right after he ate the chocolate..). The caffeine is also a concern.may cause heart to race, blood pressure to increase, fainting, falling over.

One Hershey's kiss (they are milk chocolate, not baker's chocolate) is not a concern unless your dog is less than 1/8 of a pound! Rule of thumb is 1 oz dark chocolate /lb of body weight (milk chocolate 2-3 oz/lb).if over that then may have gotten a toxic dose.so a 80 lb dog = 80 oz dark chocolate to reach poss. toxic dose.so he would need to eat close to 10 cups of dark or baker's chocolate to be near toxic level.