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Why can't dogs eat chocolate?

  • Written by Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide
imageAs little as three squares of chocolate can make dogs sick.Duffy Brook

Most pet owners know chocolate and dogs don’t mix. Despite this, chocolate poisoning in dogs remains a problem, particularly at Christmas, as a new study in the journal Vet Record shows.

Chocolate and cocoa are products of cacao beans (Theobroma cacao) after they are...

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