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===Clinical Signs===

===Clinical Signs===

Chocolate poisoning results in CNS, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and urological signs.<ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>,  

Chocolate poisoning results in CNS, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and urological signs.<ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>,  

<ref name="multiple"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211104.htm'''. </ref>. These signs are observed quite quickly after ingestion of toxic amount of chocolate.<ref name="multiple"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency and Critical Care'''Second Edition,2007 </ref>

<ref name="multiple"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211104.htm''' </ref> which are evident soon after ingestion of a toxic amount of chocolate <ref name="multiples"> '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Emergency and Critical Care'''Second Edition,2007 </ref>

*'''CNS:''' hyperexcitability, hyperactivity, ataxia initially can evolve into muscle tremors, clonic seizures and hyperthermia.<ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>, <ref name="multiple">'''BSAVA Congress 2007 Scientific Proceedings''', p253-254</ref>

*'''CNS:''' hyperexcitability, hyperactivity, ataxia initially can evolve into muscle tremors, clonic seizures and hyperthermia.<ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>, <ref name="multiple">'''BSAVA Congress 2007 Scientific Proceedings''', p253-254</ref>

*'''Gastrointestinal:''' diarrhoea, emesis, haematemesis, colic.<ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Third Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>, <ref name="multiple">BSAVA Congress 2007 Scientific Proceedings p253-254</ref>

*'''Gastrointestinal:''' diarrhoea, emesis, haematemesis, colic.<ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Third Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>, <ref name="multiple">BSAVA Congress 2007 Scientific Proceedings p253-254</ref>

*'''Cardiovascular:''' arrhythmias,infrequently bradycardia but usually tachycardia.<ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>, <ref name="multiple">'''BSAVA Congress 2007 Scientific Proceedings''', p253-254</ref>

*'''Cardiovascular:''' arrhythmias,infrequently bradycardia but usually tachycardia.<ref name="multiples">Tilley Smith'''The 5-Minute Veterinary Consult Canine and Feline''' (Second Edition), ''Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins''</ref>, <ref name="multiple">'''BSAVA Congress 2007 Scientific Proceedings''', p253-254</ref>

*'''Respiratory:''' tachypnoea <ref name="multiple"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211104.htm'''. </ref>.  

*'''Respiratory:''' tachypnoea <ref name="multiples"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211104.htm'''. </ref>.  

*'''Urological:''' polydypsia and polyuria may also be present <ref name="multiples"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211104.htm''', accessed on 02.10.2010 </ref>

*'''Urological:''' polydypsia and polyuria may also be present <ref name="multiples"> '''http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/211104.htm''', accessed on 02.10.2010 </ref>