Chocolate

Categories: Toxins & emergencies, Processed foods

Food Forms & Parts

Dark chocolate

Dog safety: Toxic Cat safety: Toxic Rabbit safety: Toxic Parrot safety: Toxic

Dark chocolate is highly toxic to dogs because it contains more methylxanthines than milk chocolate.

Milk chocolate

Dog safety: Toxic Cat safety: Toxic Rabbit safety: Toxic Parrot safety: Toxic

Milk chocolate is toxic to dogs due to methylxanthines and can cause serious illness.

White chocolate

Dog safety: Avoid Cat safety: Avoid Rabbit safety: Avoid Parrot safety: Avoid

Lower methylxanthines than dark chocolate, but still not recommended due to fat/sugar load and possible cocoa contamination.

Label / Ingredient Checks

Unsafe if contains: cocoa, cacao, theobromine, caffeine

Sources