On 10/23/2017 1:49 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 23 Oct 2017 04:47:26a, Nancy Young told us...
>
>> On 10/22/2017 11:05 PM, Doris Night wrote:
>>
>>> The only thing I was careful about was chocolate, but that wasn't
>>> too much of a problem because I ate it all before they could get
>>> to it.
>>
>> I really admire you for taking such good care of your pets like
>> that.
>>
>> I'm going to try to be more like you.

> I'm certainly not advocating that chocolate should be given to dogs
> and cats. However, back in the 1950s I doubt that most people were
> aware that chocolate was toxic or poisonous for dogs and cats. We
> had a small dog that was given a weekly treat of a five cent Hershey
> bar. She lived to be 19 and never had a health problem. She also
> had a scoop or two of chocolate ice cream along with the rest of the
> family. Just lucky I guess.

Apparently the effects vary by the percentage of chocolate in
whatever it is.

Parents of a friend of mine had a beloved little poodle they loved
giving chocolate kisses. This was before I knew her (or them) or I
would have said something. One day it ate a while bowl of them
while they were out and died. Even though they were devastated,
they comforted themselves that at least the dog died happy.

nancy