Dog Safety & Toxicity Calculators
My dog ate something — is it dangerous? Dose calculators for chocolate, grapes and raisins, xylitol, onion and garlic, all worked in mg per kg of body weight against published thresholds, plus a hot pavement checker and a guide to which people foods are safe.
Main tools
- Dog Chocolate Toxicity Calculator
Dog chocolate toxicity calculator: the theobromine dose in mg per kg of body weight for what your dog ate, and the symptoms expected at that dose.
- Grape and Raisin Toxicity Calculator for Dogs
Grape and raisin toxicity calculator for dogs: check the risk by body weight. Any amount can be dangerous; this shows where reported toxic doses begin.
- Xylitol Toxicity Calculator for Dogs
Xylitol toxicity calculator for dogs: the dose from gum, peanut butter or baked goods, and whether it reaches the hypoglycemia or liver failure threshold.
- Onion and Garlic Toxicity Calculator for Dogs
Onion and garlic toxicity calculator for dogs: whether the onion, garlic, leek or chive your dog ate reaches the dose that damages red blood cells.
More tools
- Can Dogs Eat…? Food Safety Database
Can dogs eat it? Search a food and get a straight answer: safe for dogs, unsafe, toxic, or safe only in limited amounts.
- Too Hot to Walk Your Dog? Pavement Heat Checker
Hot pavement safety checker for dogs: is it too hot to walk, with the asphalt surface temperature and heatstroke risk at a given air temperature.
Guides and explainers
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How much xylitol is toxic to a dog?
How much xylitol is toxic to a dog: blood sugar crashes from about 0.1 g per kg; liver damage from 0.5 g/kg. For a 10 kg dog, one or two pieces of gum.
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My dog ate grapes. What do I do?
Call a vet now, even for one grape. No known safe dose: some dogs get kidney failure from a few grapes, others eat a bunch unharmed. Why, and what happens next.
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How much chocolate is toxic to a dog?
How much chocolate is toxic to a dog: signs start at about 20 mg of theobromine per kg. For a 20 kg dog, 200 g of milk chocolate or 25 g of baking chocolate.