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Brianna Kahn Ms. Mcgann 6-1 April 2010 Chocolate and animals I. Theobromine and caffeine A. Theobromine 1. Theobromine and theophylline is are chemical relatives to caffeine a. Collectively they are called **Methylxanthines ** 2. Theobromine is bad for animals a. It is highly toxic B. Caffeine 1. Highly toxic C. Manufactured 3-4 percent of cocoa bean is theobromine and caffeine. When it is manufactured the rates lower to about 2 precent.

II. Symptoms A. How it starts 1. Nausea, dherria, increased urnating and that is just the beginning. It could increase to heart attacks internal bleeding and more eventually leading to death 2. How much can an animal actually conesume depends on their size and what type of animal they are and what type of chocoate they have. 3. A bird the kea a type of parrot had 20 grams of dark chocolate and died. 240 grams of unsweetened chocolate could kill a that is 40 kilograms. The size of a german shepard. B. Humans 1. Humans are not effected by the same thing it is not bad for us to have caffeine or theobromine. Because of the speed we eat it and our digestive system

III. Stories A. Julia 1. My mom said she had a dog name Julia who was exposed to chocolate and ate a large amount she was sick but did not die. "Julia was a big dog." Since Julia was so big the chocolate did not affect her as much as that amount may have a affected a chiuaua B. Calpsyo 2. The story being circulated about a young dog named Calypso ingesting cocoa bean shell mulch may be true, Dr. Hansen said, but the cause of the dog's death is "highly suspect." The statement that she vomited a few times is consistent with such poisoning, but not the absence of other clinical signs until the next day, when the dog is said to have had a single seizure during her morning walk and died instantly. (direct quote)

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