>my kitty regularly drinks from my apple juice and yesterday tried some
>orange mango and passionfruit juice. She didn't look impressed by it but
>kept going back for more. Then again she eats chocolate chip cookies
>too....hmmmm
You are aware that Chocolate is poison for cats?
There are certain chocolates you can get made especially for animals IE
dogs, cats, hamsters. Check with your local pet store (I would reccomend
petcetera) and ask for them. This way your animals can enjoy chocolate as
much as the owners without the worry of nasty side effects (Ie. Death) but
it must be noted that this can be quite costly.
TaliesinSoft - 29 Jul 2006 06:48 GMT
> There are certain chocolates you can get made especially for animals IE
> dogs, cats, hamsters. Check with your local pet store (I would reccomend
> petcetera) and ask for them. This way your animals can enjoy chocolate as
> much as the owners without the worry of nasty side effects (Ie. Death) but
> it must be noted that this can be quite costly.
That one can buy special chocolates for animals reminded me of a few years
ago that one of the many vendors at the Westminster Kennel Club show was
selling chocolates that were essentially the same as the Turtles candies
except that what the vendor was selling was a variant where the pieces had a
remarkable resemblance, at least in shape, to a dog dropping. The candies
were labeled "Turdles".

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Barnabas Collins - 29 Jul 2006 12:56 GMT
>There are certain chocolates you can get made especially for animals IE
>dogs, cats, hamsters. Check with your local pet store (I would reccomend
>petcetera) and ask for them. This way your animals can enjoy chocolate as
>much as the owners without the worry of nasty side effects (Ie. Death) but
>it must be noted that this can be quite costly.
Let me put it this way: i'm responsible for my cats.
I'm not going to chance giving them any kind of chocolate
in any quantity from any source.
I'm not to chance experimenting with this on my cats.
Besides my oldest cat has enough of a weight problem already.
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pro_apcc_news112905
Depending on the dose ingested, chocolate (bakers, semi sweet, milk and
dark) can be potentially poisonous to many animals. In general, the less
sweet the chocolate, the more toxic it could be. In fact, unsweetened
baking chocolate contains almost seven times more theobromine (a substance
similar to caffeine) as milk chocolate. Vomiting, diarrhea, seizures,
hyperactivity and increased thirst, urination and heart rate can be seen
with the ingestion of as little as 1/4 ounce of baking chocolate
but the consequences for our animal companions are much greater if they
accidentally ingest cookies, candy or baked goods containing chocolate. In
any form ranging from one-ounce baking squares to hand-dipped truffles,
chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, both methylxanthines that can
cause stimulation of the central nervous system, an increase in heart rate
and tremors. Clinical signs-vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, hyperactivity, and
increased thirst, urination and heart rate
> my kitty regularly drinks from my apple juice and yesterday tried some
> orange mango and passionfruit juice. She didn't look impressed by it but
> kept going back for more. Then again she eats chocolate chip cookies
> too....hmmmm
ThePeriwinkle - 30 Jul 2006 00:25 GMT
I appreciate the panic induced messages y'all have written but just cos I
said she eats choc chip cookies, doesn't mean she actually eats the
chocolate...she likes the cookie dough and only in tiny amounts....anyway,
I've owned cats all my life and have never had a problem with any of them
eating chocolate...As far as I'm aware, it's poisonous to dogs but has never
been proven to be a danger with cats.
Geez I even had a rabbit that would come running upon hearing the opening of
a pack of peanut m and m's..seems I'm not the only one mad about chocolate..