Comments on: A Pet’s Christmas Candy Disaster

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 21:32:17 +0000

Gosh! What a story! o.o! Definitely helpful info for pet owners!
Yay! I’m happy you got another box of Russell Stover’s! I hope you got all your favorite pieces in the box. ^_^

By: Victoria

Victoria — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 20:34:44 +0000

Update: I received a box of Russel Stover candy at the office Christmas party this afternoon. I’m taking it to a party tonight and leaving it there! Although I’ll probably eat a few pieces before I go home…

By: Keely

Keely — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:39:10 +0000

My dog used to love chocolate… he would always get into candy, if we left it where he could reach it. And my parents, despite my protests, had a tendency to give him stuff with chocolate in it. Never a large amount, but chocolate nonetheless. Jamie lived until he was 17, so apparently he wasn’t too bad off… but for any pets I have in the future, chocolate is out.

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:06:00 +0000

Awww! Poor thing! So far my pup hasn’t discovered chocolate. One of my friends almost lost his dog one Christmas. You know those chocolate orange things? The ones you crack and they come apart like slices of orange? Anyway, their dog got into the Christmas goodies under the tree and ate the whole chocolate orange. Needless to say, the dog was very ill and had its insides emptied! Eww

By: Cat Skyfire

Cat Skyfire — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:44:59 +0000

When I was a kid, we had a truly stupid terrier mix. The dog was simply too dumb to know that chocolate was supposed to be bad for it. It swiped a whole giant sized hershey bar and didn’t have a single problem. And it loved chocolate covered graham crackers.

But, if you have a dog you care about, be very careful.

By: Anne

Anne — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:54:28 +0000

Thanks for the reminder! I’ll add that it’s just as toxic to cats, and any other small animals. (Although few animals besides dogs will eat a whole lot…)

And dark chocolate is more dangerous than milk chocolate, since it contains much more of the dangerous substance.