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Should a dog be found to have wolfed down chocolate, Lambert said owners should call the vet and have information to hand. “First of all, identify exactly what it is and the quantity that the dog has eaten,” he said. “If you can find the ingredients as well, that would be a help.”
Noble said vets would usually make dogs vomit if they had recently eaten a potentially harmful dose of chocolate, but in more serious cases other treatments might be needed such as activated charcoal. Some dogs might also need intravenous fluids and monitoring.
It is not the first time such warnings have been issued. Work by Noble and colleagues previously revealed that both Christmas and Easter periods are associated with a rise in dogs being taken to the vet after munching on chocolate. Experts have also stressed that dogs should not be given sultanas, raisins or grapes, as they can cause kidney damage in canines.
Dogs amongst sheep SEVERAL SCOTTISH organisations have united in an urgent plea to dog owners across the country to keep their dogs under proper control around livestock. Lambing season is underway in Scotland, and most of the ewes seen grazing the country s hills and fields are heavily pregnant – but already farmers are reporting attacks on their sheep by dogs, often because dog walkers have not kept their pets under control. Many attacks also involve unaccompanied dogs which have been allowed to stray. Some reports include horrible physical injuries to sheep. However, a dog doesn’t need to be big or aggressive to be a concern, as the distress and exhaustion alone of what might appear to be a harmless chase can cause a ewe to miscarry, or even die.
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, is looking at introducing tougher penalties for pet theft after calling the recent rise in thefts "absolutely shocking".