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Chocolate Poisoning-Dog (view source)
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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Clinical Signs===
Chocolate poisoning results in CNS, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs
Chocolate poisoning results in CNS, gastrointestinal and cardiovascular signs.<ref>Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Third Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>
*'''CNS:''' hyperexcitability, hyperactivity, ataxia initially can evolve into muscle tremors, clonic seizures and hyperthermia
*'''CNS:''' hyperexcitability, hyperactivity, ataxia initially can evolve into muscle tremors, clonic seizures and hyperthermia
*'''Gastrointestinal:''' diarrhoea, emesis, haematemesis, colic
*'''Gastrointestinal:''' diarrhoea, emesis, haematemesis, colic