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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 14:26:26 GMT -5
There is a slim possibility our Loki ate some of a chocolate peanut butter cup. I don't know how he got it since they are well put up but someone must not have realized they dropped one I found the wrapper when he was chewing on it and found a squished PB cup that seemed to be 99% there when I attempted to reconstruct it. I can't tell if any of the wrapper is missing so I'm watching him and pushing squash and oil, but idk what to watch for with chocolate and peanut butter? Vet is on speed dial just in case.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 14:42:32 GMT -5
I've had my guys find candy bars. One time they ate a whole mini snickers o.O They had very runny poops for a day but otherwise were fine. So hopefully that's all that will happen
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 15:37:37 GMT -5
He was having a "bad day" before all of this anyway, I'm hoping you're right!
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Post by katt on Oct 10, 2011 15:41:18 GMT -5
The problem with chocolate comes from the cocoa bean; the more pure the chocolate (i.e. very dark chocolates are very toxic) the more toxic. Most candy bars are milk chocolate, and truly have very little real cocoa in them. It's more sugar and chemicals than actual chocolate. Koda has eaten a few candies in the past, even dark chocolate ones (Andes mints and Dove chocolates I believe it was... ). He threw up or had a runny chocolate poop (not really sure which it was) but was otherwise fine. Keep an eye out but I am sure Loki will be just fine.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 15:42:29 GMT -5
It was that little of chocolate, it *should* be fine. A reese's peanut butter cup is made from milk chocolate, whereas it is the theobromine in pure dark chocolate that is toxic to animals. So milk chocolate doesn't have as much theobromine, and if only a tiny piece was consumed, hopefully you will just see some diarrhea and nothing else. That being said if you notice any signs of toxicity (shaking, lethargy, high fever, vomitting, etc) I would take the ferret in right away. Peanut butter isn't toxic I don't believe, but I would give some pumpkin right away in case any wrapper was consumed. I dont know for sure how much chocolate can poison a ferret though, so you may want to call your vet and ask just to be sure. But in dogs and cats, it does take a decent amount to cause anything more than GI issues so hopefully everything will be fine
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 15:52:49 GMT -5
The only pumpkin we have is canned pie filling so I've been pushing squash since I have left over acorn squash from dinner last night and it has a higher fiber content than pumpkin.
He's spent a lot of time in 'time out' today for biting, and he's not a biter at all, so the squash is kind of undermining my authority but I dont care lol! I want to see some poop kid!
Thanks everyone for the responses! I did call the vet when I found out, he was most concerned about the wrapper too. We're in wait-and-see mode.
You guys are awesome!
~Kelli
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 16:00:02 GMT -5
Squash works just as well as pumpkin Keep giving it until you see a nice big poop. You can also give some vaseline/ petroleum jelly / tonic lax if you are concerned wrapper was consumed. It tends to push anything out a little better than pumpkin/squash.
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Post by Heather on Oct 10, 2011 16:38:09 GMT -5
His biting might be directly do to the "brain buzz" he's got from a sugar overdoes if that's the only issue from his gluttony your good to go As the others have said, there is little chocolate in a peanut butter cup but there is enough sugar and possibly some caffeine to give a ferret a bit of a buzz. The behavioural issues should resolve themselves in a day or so (unless he's stashed some) ciao
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Post by miamiferret2 on Oct 10, 2011 19:18:42 GMT -5
My ferret died of renal failure at age 1.5 He ate chocolate & was poisoned. Ironically, he died in October 2002. It was a piece of Halloween chocolate that ended his life prematurely. Please keep all chocolate away from.your ferrets.
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Post by Heather on Oct 10, 2011 20:58:36 GMT -5
Oh, I agree entirely and here's a article that will help a bit elizabeth-skoglund.suite101.com/chocolate-poisoning-in-pets-a69312One of the things to remember, especially when dealing with this type of poisoning...especially when someone says well my ferret consumed this amount and nothing happened. One of the problems with our wee ones is that we cannot guarantee that our wee one is healthy or doesn't have a hidden health issue. A poisoning such as this might affect one ferret but not another despite weight and size being the same. We know that this is a dangerous drug for our wee ones, therefore one must treat it as a dangerous substance. We must assume that this wee one is reacting to the miniscule amount of the chocolate consumed....how....here is a mild mannered ferret who suddenly starts biting. That is a behavioural change. As there is nothing that can be done except support the wee one through it, one should be prepared to make an emergency run to the vet but if there is no vomiting or loose stools then one must observe for more subtle cues. Renal failure can indeed a result from eating chocolate (I knew of a gr pyrenees who passed on from eating a whole chocolate easter rabbit) I'm sorry that you lost a wee one to this, it's a harsh lesson. Thank you for reminding us all about this as we forget that things we consider harmless often cause great harm to our wee ones ciao
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2011 22:46:25 GMT -5
I'm bad at explaining things so I'll try to clarify. The biting was before the possible chocolate. Our routine is slightly off norm since my Dad is home for a few days and he let him out this morning, I wasn't there, so I got 'punished'. The only other time he was a biter I was being 'punished' for a routine upset too. 2 "bad days" in a couple of months and both were preceded by these routine changes. It was later today when he might have gotten into the chocolate. He's acting (and pooping!) normally so far so hopefully this was our first (AND LAST!!!) scare I will continue to keep an eye on him. Again, a HUGE THANK YOU!!! to everyone here!!! Every single response was helpful to me and I appreciate it so much ~Kelli
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Post by Heather on Oct 11, 2011 0:48:47 GMT -5
Ahh, being punished for assumed indiscretions...hmmm, been there, done that ;D ;D...usually I"m bombarded with nasty little ferret poo bombs , often just inside doorways...brats. I'm glad that your wee one came through without too much happening other than a bad attitude . Give the brat a hug. ciao
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Post by Sherry on Oct 11, 2011 9:23:34 GMT -5
Yeah, Suki likes to bite us when we've done something "wrong" as well Usually it's because we've teased her with a toy ;D She'll take the toy, go stash it, then come trotting back up and very deliberately bite
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Post by Heather on Oct 11, 2011 10:17:53 GMT -5
Revenge tastes sweet ciao
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