My dog ate a brownie – will he be okay?

My dog ate a brownie – will he be okay?

By: Dr. Jon Rappaport

Our question this week was:

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cross. He just ate one brownie – it was about 2 inches x 3 inches. What should I do?

Sarah B, Lima Ohio



Answer

Hi – thanks for your email Sarah. I think your dog will be okay. One brownie is generally not a problem for most dogs. Chocolate can be toxic in either large amounts or especially the baking chocolate. The may have vomiting or diarrhea just from having a different type of food but I would not expect signs of "chocolate toxicity".

An article that might be helpful to you is Chocolate Toxicity.

Best of luck!

Dr. Jon





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