Pete the Vet: Your dog could die from chocolate poisoning - be careful this Easter
Pete the Vet: Golden Retriever puppy with an Easter egg
Easter Eggs used to be a tightly focussed seasonal treat: they arrived in the shops in the week before Easter, we bought them for our children on Easter weekend, and they were eaten on Easter Sunday. It’s different now: Easter Eggs are on sale as early as January, and they are piled high, on special offer in supermarkets from early March onwards. We have become used to eating chocolate eggs for a full month before Easter.
Chocolate manufacturers must be delighted with this marketing success, but as a vet, I’m very aware that the increased Easter Egg sales mean that there is an increased risk of problems for dogs. The main issue is that chocolate is toxic to dogs, and the more chocolate there is around the home, the higher the chance that dogs will accidentally eat a poisonous dose of chocolate.
