Question: Why can't dogs eat chocolate? Also, they make special chocolate dogs CAN eat, what's the difference?

Asked by andipandi to Kate on 16 Jun 2011.

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  1. Photo: Kate PattersonKate Patterson
    answered on 16 Jun 2011:

    Hi andipandi,

    One of the ingredients in chocolate is called ‘threobromine’. This is the stuff that dogs are really sensitive to. If they eat too much they start shaking and can have fits. “Dog chocolate” is carob based, so does not contain threobromine. It tastes like chocolate but it’s safe for dogs! Yay.

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  1. Photo: andipandiandipandi
    commented on 17 Jun 2011:

    Hmmm, okay interesting. Is there a price difference? Would the carob based chocolate be more expensive?

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  2. Photo: doomslayer98doomslayer98
    commented on 24 Jun 2011:

    mmmmmmmmm…chocolate

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  3. Photo: KateKate
    commented on 24 Jun 2011:

    andipandi I’m not sure about the costs of each but I think dog chocolate is probably a little cheaper. That’s probably more to do with how many regulations, processing and marketing costs there are for dog food compared with people food.

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