Is chocolate dangerous for cats? I know chocolate can kill a dog by damaging its liver, but does this go for cats too?
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Food that are dangerous to cats.
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Chocolate, Cocoa and Coffee
Don't let your cat lick the chocolate icing off the cake. The cocoa in chocolate contains a form of methylated xanthine which is extremely dangerous to cats and dogs. Symptoms of poisoning can occur up to 36 hours after ingestion and include vomiting, diarrhea, excessive urination and seizures.
Similar to chocolate, the methylated xanthine in caffeine can seriously affect your cat's central nervous system and cause severe cardiac symptoms. Coffee and coffee grounds should be stored securely out of your cat's reach.
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How much will hurt them depends on many factors, including their own tolerance for theobromine and the cats' weight.
Theobrimine affects a cat in 4 ways:
It increases the rate and force of contractions of the heart.
It acts as a diuretic, causing your pet to lose body fluids.
It affects the gastrointestinal system, causing vomiting and diarrhea and it may cause stomach ulcers.
It acts on the nervous system, causing convulsions, seizures and sometimes, death.
If you've found your cat eating chocolate call your vet. Just because she likes it, it doesn't mean it's good for her.
Yes, avoid giving it to her. Happily enough it's easier keeping them away from chocolate than it is keeping us away from it. :)
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