Cat ate chocolate

[DayshaG]

Hello! My godmother's cat ate a piece of chocolate candy with caramel about the size of a quarter today and I attempted to see if anything was on the Forum with no luck. I realize this is evening and may not hear until a later time but if you have any advice on whether this is very dangerous or not. Thank you.

 

[Dr. Christina]

I was sure I had responded to someone about chocolate doses. Let us know what happened yesterday. My guess is fine, since that candy was probably milk chocolate and not of a high concentration of theobromine. Now the super expensive dark chocolate could be a different problem.

Poisoning Poison Chocolate Dosage

Chocolate Toxicosis in Animals - Toxicology - Merck Veterinary Manual The primary toxic principles in chocolate are the methylxanthines theobromine (3,7-dimethylxanthine) and caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine). Although the concentration of theobromine in chocolate is 3–10 times the concentration of caffeine, both constituents contribute to chocolate toxicosis.

The exact amount of methylxanthines in chocolate varies because of both the natural variation in cocoa beans and the variation among different chocolate product brands.



https://vetcalculators.com/chocolate.html

Maybe @Dr. Jean Hofve would have more specifics for cats.

Dr. Christina