First the bad news. Did you know that chocolate is bad for dogs? I had heard that, but I didn’t realize how bad! One recent morning we got up to find an empty wrapper from a chocolate bar on the coffee table. We had eaten 3 ozs. of it for dessert the night before. “7 ounces” was printed on the wrapper, so I calculated that 4 ozs. was gone. And, our dog JJ was still in bed looking lethargic. JJ had injested the 70% dark chocolate candy!
I immediately phoned our VCA Animal Hospital, that wasn’t opened yet, and was referred to Poison Control that charged $95 to answer the phone. After answering some questions, I was given a case number to present to the vet, 25 minutes away, when I got there. All of this was done in the car while Pete drove to save time during the 7:30 a.m. rush hour traffic.
Long story short, JJ could have died if he wasn’t attended to quickly. As it was, he had a seizure. The vet induced vomiting seven times, and all the chocolate came out. They gave the dog an I.V., and JJ was under observation at the vet for the whole day. Pete brought JJ home with Rx and special food, and thankfully our beloved dog is back to his jaunty self. Whew!
And now for the good news! Hallmark has adapted my niece Lizzie Shane’s novel “Sweeter Than Chocolate” for a movie that will air again this Thursday and Saturday. Her parents came from Alaska to Hawai’i to view it last Saturday with other family members on her Uncle Karl’s large screen TV. So much fun! Lizzie even sent some samples!
Until next time, be well.
~Rebekah
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