My dog ate a bag of m&ms

Toby is 16 pounds, not a small maltese. Toby ate a one pound bag of milk chocolate m&ms. He has thrown up 3 times already. Should I get him to the emergency vet?
Thanks.
Robin

OH YES, GET HIM THERE FAST

Oh my, can you call the ER vet and ask them what to do? I believe there are some home remedies to make them throw up more if necessary. Please let us know how he does.

I don't have a definitive medical answer, but if it were my dog, I would take her to the vet asap.

My friend's Maltese recently at a bag of Raisinets, and the dog had to stay overnight at the vet's.

yes! contact the vet ... that is a LOT for a little pooch to consume.
Please let us know how Toby does.

Give him a tsp. of 3% hydrogen peroxide. It will make him throw up.............call the vet. :grouphug:

Yes-better safe than sorry-call the emergency vet asap! Hope Toby is ok! rayer:

Not only is that a LOT of chocolate but it is a lot of sugar. If it were me I would at the very least consult with a vet tonight.

:w00t: Wow a whole pound. I sure hope he will be ok.

Toby consumed a toxic amount of milk chocolate. You need to get him to the vet asap.

Milk chocolate: 1 ounce per pound of body weight. Approximately one pound of milk chocolate is poisonous to a 20-pound dog; one-half pound for a 10-pound dog. The average chocolate bar contains 2 to 3 ounces of milk chocolate. It would take 2-3 candy bars to poison a 10 pound dog. Semi-sweet chocolate has a similar toxic level.

http://www.dogownersdigest.com/news/librar...poisoning.shtml

Oh I'm so sorry. Have you spoken to the vet yet? They may want to give him something in addition to making him throw up. Please keep us posted.

QUOTE (RosieToby @ Sep 3 2008, 09:18 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=629532

Toby is 16 pounds, not a small maltese. Toby ate a one pound bag of milk chocolate m&ms. He has thrown up 3 times already. Should I get him to the emergency vet?
Thanks.
Robin[/B]

My heart stopped when I saw this...please take him in asap if you haven't already and please let us know how he is

Oh no, :shocked: . Hope Toby will be OK. Poor little guy. That's an awful lot of sugar. I'd take him to a vet.

i hope u got toby to the vet ok that is a large amount of chocolate.

Please let us know how he is doing.........as soon as you can. We hope he is going to be okay~~~

I've been thinking about Toby. I hope he is ok. :grouphug:

I called the poison center and they said to bring him in to the Vet too. He is staying there overnight. I didn't even get to talk to the Vet, the nurse just came in with an estimate and told me to pick him up in the a.m. He didn't eat a whole pound, once you subtract out what I ate :blush: and my two boys ate, maybe 1/2 pound to 3/4 pound. I shouldn't have even bought the m&m's my fat butt doesn't need it and I have no will power. Toby got to the m&m's because he can jump onto the kitchen table and the kids left it there.
I'm gonna miss him and I hope everything is going to be ok.
Thank you everyone for your input and concerns.
Robin

Hang in there Robin, he'll be ok. we all have things hppen to us, Matilda got a chicken bone my husband left, I felt terrible about it :grouphug:

Glad you got him to the vet. Better stay than sorry! Thanks for the update.

Keeping Toby in my prayers rayer: Please keep us updated on Toby. :grouphug: :grouphug: