WHY IS CHOCOLATE TOXIC TO DOGS?

Theobromine is a mild stimulant, similar
In effect to catteine, found in chocolate,
This compound is harmless to humans at
the levels found in chocolate - a fatal dose
would require eating tens of kilograms of
milk chocolate. 
On cats and dogs however, Theobromine has a much more potent effect: small doses can
lead to vorniting & diarrhoes, whilst as little
as 50g of dark chocolate could kill a small
dog.

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