My senior jack Russel ate whole box of after eight mints and now she's been admitted

[ButNotTonight20]

Im absolutely hating myself. I put a load of presents under the tree yesterday from my sister. I thought one of them felt like chocolate but didn't think much of it.

Came home after the school run today and my dog has eaten an entire box of after eight mints!

I immediately phoned the vets but there was no answer and the kids were fighting for my attention and needed dinner so I just got on with all the usual busyness of dinner, bath bed etc with two small boys.

When I finally got them down at 830pm my doggie was starting to seem a little restless so I phoned the vet again who told me to bring her straight down to be admitted, made sick and put on a drip.

I feel so bad for her, she's 13, tiny and terrified of the vets. I know the dangers of chocolate why didn't I see this as a risk to her 😭 I feel so bad about the delay in getting advice.

My 5kg dog once ate a whole Bruce Bogtrotter-Esque chocolate cake and a loaf of bread. I have NO IDEA how it all fit in him. The vile creature was trying to eat the chocolate-bread vet-induce vomit.

Not food but my almost 20wk old Cockapoo puppy ate a sock in front of me 2 weeks ago. Had I not have witnessed it I wouldn't have believed it. Told him to drop it (which he had been doing so well with) but instead he went snake like and swallowed it whole!

A trip to the vet and £168 lighter he was absolutely fine. My 6yr old was more upset it was one of his socks!

This happened whilst I was there so please don't feel bad. Glad your dog is okay

It was really lucky you saw him eat that sock - the only dog I've known die of eating anything was a neighbour's who unbeknownst to her ate one of her sons' socks.

Stollen eater here. Not much festive cheer when he was made to vomit and spend the night on a drip.

There is a chocolate toxicity chart on vets-now website .