Our 3,5 month old lab puppy managed to steal a whole chocolate bar (180g milk chocolate) while we moved christmas packages around and ate it whole.

We force-fed a handful of salt to him immediately after noticing what had happened and he vomited almost all of it out. I called a vet and got instructions to give medicinal coal and monitor closely if any symptoms appear.

It’s been several hours now and he’s pretty much back to normal, a bit beaten up due to vomiting and upset stomach, but at least so far seems like nothing permanent happened. He’s got a vet scheduled anyways in few days for other stuff so he’ll get checked up at the same time.

  • jode@pawb.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    9
    ·
    1 day ago

    Messy is an understatement. I use it in my aquarium and when it spills it’s a fuckin disaster.

    • Telex@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      ·
      23 hours ago

      Coal/carbon/graphite was used to make ink. It’s still a good pigment called carbon black. Also a big part off the “lead” in pencils. And still used for drawing as is. Might have been the first thing humans used for drawing for that matter.

      Yeah, it’s really good at staining and marking things.