Cat Chocolate Toxicity Calculator

Yes, it is. As simple as that. Chocolate may contain theobromine and caffeine, substances that may bear serious consequences to a variety of animals — effects of chocolate on cats may include even death.

💡 Luckily, cats don't get poisoned as often as dogs do — it is because chocolate doesn't taste sweet to them!

What other foods might be dangerous for cats?

Watch out for meals containing coffee and desserts with chocolate or coffee flavor. ☕

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• Fish oil dosage calculator for cats;
• Cat Benadryl dosage calculator; and
• Metacam dosage calculator cat.

We can't give you a straightforward answer — the deadliness depends on a given type of sweets and the individual weight of your cat. 🍩

Check the 's chocolate poison calculator on your left to compute the specific numbers.

Your cat ate chocolate — you need to act quickly!

Evaluate your pet's condition first — if anything worries you, call for help immediately. Find out exactly how much chocolate is gone, and open our cat chocolate calculator.

1. Insert your cat's weight, chocolate type, and the eaten amount, using a unit of your choice.

💡 This tool serves as the cat chocolate calculator — if you're looking for the dog version, try our dog chocolate toxicity calculator.

2. Your results are here — copy them carefully, your vet may need them!

   • Total methylxanthine dose — The added doses of theobromine and caffeine per 1 kilogram or 1 pound of the body weight
   • Total methylxanthine received — Total of harmful substances received in the entire body.
   • Dose of theobromine/caffeine — Amount of substance received per 1 kilogram or 1 pound of the body weight.
   • Prognosis — Expected state of your pet.

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Chocolate contains methylxanthines — substances that may be deadly for cats. Smaller amounts of chocolate may cause symptoms that include:

• Vomiting and diarrhea;
• Rapid or irregular heartbeat; and
• Tremors or seizures.

Signs and symptoms of chocolate poisoning in cats usually start within 4 hours of chocolate consumption. However, your cat should be closely monitored for at least 24 h to make sure that it's entirely ok.

Chocolate poisoning symptoms may last for up to 72 h.

1. Step one: gather data.

• Find out your cat's weight.
• Measure exactly how much chocolate is missing.
• Ask Google about the amount of methylxanthines present in your type of chocolate (look for sites with nutritional information).

2. Step two: calculations.

Our cat chocolate toxicity calculator uses the following equations:

Theobromine dose = (Chocolate type × Amount eaten) / Weight

Caffeine dose = (Chocolate type × Amount eaten) / Weight

Total dose = Caffeine dose + Theobromine dose

where:

• Theobromine dose and Caffeine dose are given in mg/kg.
• Chocolate type means the concentration of theobromine/caffeine in 1 g of a given chocolate product.
• Amount eaten — Given in grams (g).
• Weight of the pet is given in kilograms (kg).

To evaluate the total toxicity, we need to use the Total dose that we've already calculated:

• A total dose of <15.01 mg/kg — your cat's going to be ok.
• A dose between 15.01-34.02 mg/kg — your pet may suffer from diarrhea and vomiting.
• A dose between 34.02-45 mg/kg — your feline may also suffer from tachyarrhythmia (possibly dangerous, rapid heartbeat).
• A dose between 45-55.01 mg/kg will cause seizures and tremors.
• A total dose larger than 55.01 mg/kg may kill your cat.