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===Laboratory Tests===
 
===Laboratory Tests===
 
Diagnosis is usually on the basis of clinical signs and a known history of chocolate ingestion <ref name="multiples" http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211104.htm </ref>. The following laboratory tests are possible but not commonly used;
 
Diagnosis is usually on the basis of clinical signs and a known history of chocolate ingestion <ref name="multiples" http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211104.htm </ref>. The following laboratory tests are possible but not commonly used;
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* Assays for detection of methylxanthines in bodily fluids such as plasma, urine and stomach contents <ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Third Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>.
 
* Assays for detection of methylxanthines in bodily fluids such as plasma, urine and stomach contents <ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Third Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>.
 
* Blood Glucose: Hypoglycaemia as a sequela to hyperactivity. not seen consistently with chocolate poisoning <ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Third Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>.  
 
* Blood Glucose: Hypoglycaemia as a sequela to hyperactivity. not seen consistently with chocolate poisoning <ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Third Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>.  
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