20 Foods That Could Send Your Dog to the Vet (#3 Is in Your Kitchen Right Now)

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2. Chocolate

The darker the chocolate, the higher the risk for your dog.

Almost everyone knows this rule. But here is what most people miss — not all chocolate is the same. A big dog who steals a milk chocolate cookie? Probably fine. A small dog who finds dark chocolate? Real emergency.

The darker, the more dangerous. Baking chocolate is the worst. The villain is theobromine — humans break it down easily, dogs cannot. Symptoms can take six to twelve hours: shaking, racing heart, restlessness. If your dog eats chocolate, do not wait. The next one might be the scariest on this list.

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