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The delicacy of chocolate is a temptation that almost all foodies can't resist. You see, even dogs love it.

However, shoveling officials should know that dogs are not allowed to eat chocolate. It is believed that many parents can keep their dogs away from chocolate at ordinary times.

However, when adults and children are busy working and studying, they may neglect to prevent dogs from touching chocolate. According to a

British study, dogs are four times more likely to end up in a pet hospital after eating chocolate on Valentine's Day than at other times of the year.

The study was published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers collected and analyzed data on chocolate poisoning from all dogs in the UK over a six-year period to find that dogs ate the most chocolate on Valentine's Day.

In China, after the Chinese Valentine's Day, pet love obviously found that many children in our pet international animal hospital were poisoned by eating flowers and chocolate by mistake.

Medical history of chief complaint

After feeding breakfast in the morning, the parents shut the dog at home and went to work. In the afternoon, they came home and found that he had eaten a lot of chocolate. There were 16 chocolate wrappers on the ground. He had eaten about 150 grams of chocolate in total. Then he quickly brought it to the pet international. On the way, he pulled the yellow stool three times, once every three or four minutes, like water, without vomiting. Vaccines and deworming have been done.

Laboratory examination

Clinical examination:

T38.4, more excited, faster breathing, visible mucosal flushing, CRT less than 2 s, chest auscultation, heart rate 96 times/min, arrhythmia, breathing 48 times/min, no abnormality on abdominal palpation, a lot of yellow on the buttocks.

Emergency disposal:

3% hydrogen peroxide was used to induce vomiting urgently, and a large amount of chocolate mud and vomit were vomited.

Laboratory examination:

Preliminary diagnosis

Poisoning by chocolate (theobromine, caffeine)

Treatment plan

In pet international, Dr. Li took a series of medical measures for derder baby, such as emergency vomiting, rapid rehydration, strengthening metabolism and controlling complications. Finally, he recovered and went home happily with Ma Ma.

Case discussion

Chocolate poisoning refers to the poisoning disease of animals (dogs and cats) caused by long-term or excessive intake of chocolate, which is characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, frequent urination and nerve excitation.

Many animals are sensitive to chocolate, which is mainly seen in dogs and cats clinically, especially in small dogs. Because chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, and the dog's body does not have the corresponding enzymes to decompose, theobromine and caffeine will remain in the dog's body, causing poisoning, dog's non-staple food contains a small amount of theobromine, most dogs will not cause poisoning. Theobromine caused peripheral and coronary vasodilation and cerebral vasoconstriction in dogs

when ingested up to 20 mg/kg, and central nervous system symptoms in dogs when ingested over 200 mg/kg.

Prevention programmes and post-rehabilitation care measures

Prevention programmes:

1. The dog's diet is mainly dog food, not human food.

2. Try not to leave your baby alone at home. If there is no one at home to take care of your baby, you must put away the things that are easy to eat at home. When you get home, you must check whether there are any missing things at home and the mental state of your baby.

3. If you find that your baby has eaten something he shouldn't have eaten (chocolate, toys, flowers, grapes, shoes and socks, etc.), please take your baby to the hospital in time for examination. The earlier you find it, the better the treatment effect and prognosis.

4. If you do not confirm whether the baby has eaten by mistake, but have symptoms of irritability, increased urination, rapid heart rate, moderate to severe anxiety, epilepsy, asthma attacks, abdominal distension, gastrointestinal discomfort, severe thirst and elevated body temperature, you need to send it to the veterinary hospital immediately.

Post-rehabilitation health care measures:

Keep the chocolate at home and everyone's snacks. When the baby is at home alone, please ensure the safety of the baby. If necessary, you can put the baby in a cage. Usually, you can learn more about pet raising knowledge and improve the awareness of healthy pet raising.