Chocolate can be extremely toxic and even life-threatening to dogs. If your dog manages to get into some chocolate, it’s ...

It is common knowledge that dogs should not be given chocolate. Sometimes dogs will steal a bite of chocolate from a child or ...

Chocolate contains a chemical called theobromine that is extremely toxic for dogs. There is an uptick in chocolate poisoning incidents around holidays that involve sweets, like Easter and Halloween.

Meet theobromine, the all-natural molecule in chocolate and tea. Then find out why it makes chocolate dangerous for pets and why it got a (not-yet-proven) reputation as an aphrodisiac.

Theobromine is the primary reason you shouldn’t give chocolate to dogs, cats or birds. Sadly, an “inquisitive” wild parrot succumbed to tragedy after consuming what appeared to be dark ...

Theobromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate — especially dark or baker's chocolate — which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of ...

The theobromine LD50is about 1000 mg/kg in humans. But for cats it's 200 mg/kg and for dogs it's 300 mg/kg - in other words, we aren't the species most at risk here. The risk varies, of course, by ...

“Theobromine has demonstrated neuroprotective properties, the ability to prevent neuronal damage, and enhancements in motor memory and cognitive regulatory functions,” the study authors wrote.

Theobromine is also a vasodilator, meaning it can open up your blood vessels and cause your blood pressure to drop. It’s also a diuretic, so you could feel the urge to urinate more often.