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RE: [RC] Grapes-toxic? Or chocolate? - Chris PausThanks Susan. The Starman loves chocolate. Oreos are his favorite people food. But he doesn't get them very often because I don't keep them around for me, LOL.. And I don't give them at rides (caffeine in chocolate... banned substance).... If he wants a people treat at a ride, he can have a bagel. chris --- "Susan E. Garlinghouse" <suendavid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Chocolate can and will indeed kill a dog, but it depends on how chocolate the chocolate is---baker's chocolate requiring relatively little to cause irreparable kidney/liver damage (which in turn causes neurologic symptoms that look like brain damage), milk chocolate is more likely to cause diarrhea, etc. My equine toxicology books still aren't unpacked, so not sure about horses, but have a hard time imagining how a horse would have access to enough chocolate to be a problem---aside from possible colic issues. I don't have exact specifications in front of me reagarding the toxicity of raisins, but the obvious difference between the two are the sulfites used in the drying process. Those make me pretty sick, too (bad headaches, etc), so it's not a huge leap to assume the same thing could occur in dogs or horses. In any case, the rule in toxicology is that dose is everything---a little may be no problem, but a lot is risky. So, just don't go overboard with anything suspect. I imagine a handful of raisins for a horse would be fine as a treat, but shouldn't be a staple. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM ===== "A good horse makes short miles," George Eliot Chris and Star BayRab Acres http://pages.prodigy.net/paus =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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