MY LITTLE DOG ATE A BAG OF CHOCOLATE CANDY!!!!! i'm terrified!

it's sunday night at 11pm... ellie, my miniature schnauzer has eaten a bag of m&m's!!!

she's 16 lbs... ate what amounts to about one of those king size (i guess single serving) bags of peanut m&m's.

everything i'm reading is scaring the heck of me!

but if she's not she's not vomiting or acting hyperactive, does that mean she's ok???

 

crap... why do all you dog lovers have to live on the east coast????

husband and sons playing back to back hockey games tonight and won't be home for at least an hour!

how can you guys sleep at time like this?

 

24 hour vet... i didn't know there was such a thing!
THANKS... I WILL!

she ate about a 6 oz bag

 

just called my vet, their message gave the number to a 24 emergency vet.

they said it's been too long to try and make her throw it up. but considering she ate a 6oz bag and a lot of that is peanut... she'll probably be ok. but if she starts throwing up or get diarrhea, to bring her in.

i sure hope they're right... ellie's been my constant companion for 5 years... i don't know what i do without her

i hate being alone when something goes wrong. my youngest is home but sick and already asleep.

thanks for your help guys!

i feel so dumb not knowing there were 24 hour vets

 

wow... that's a great way to check to the amount of chocolate against the weight of your dog for the level of danger. other sites had similar info, but you had to do the calculations yourself... i'm not even good at math when i not stressed.

16 lb dog / milk chocolate

2.28 oz. Vomiting and Diarrhea
4.57 oz. Rapid Heartbeat
6.86 oz. Tremors and Seizures
11.43 oz. Potential Death

scary... but important to know!

been at least 2 hours now... so far so good.

 

it was like a series of unfortunate events...

it all started yesterday, when my husband and i ate my youngest son's little bag of m&m's.

while i was out today, i bought him a big bag to replace the one we ate. turned out he wasn't feeling well and set it on the coffee table while he watched tv, but then fell asleep.

ellie never leaves my side unless someone in the house is sick... she always cuddles up to whoever isn't feeling well.

a little before 9 pm my son got up and wanted some soup. i think it was around 9:30 that he went to bed and i was doing dishes, that ellie pulled off the candy heist.... the little punk.

is the lesson...
a) don't steal your kid's candy
b) don't give candy to sick kids
c) don't leave candy on the coffee table
d) don't do dishes

i'm going with all of the above, except don't steal your kid's candy.... everything would have been fine if the story ended there.

1:15 am, she still seems okay. don't think i'll be sleeping tonight though.

 

thanks shakey... she truly is a great companion!

is that raccoon your pet, or the little guy just comes in because he knows you'll feed him?

 

wow shakey... you really are an animal lover! :U Rock:

 

good night shakey... thanks for keeping me company.