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February 8, 2026
Chocolate contains a poison called Theobromine.
LD50 for Theobromine for cats is 200mg.
LD = Lethal Dose. LD50= Lethal Dose for 50% of the population. Cats in this case. This is how poison toxicity is measured.
According to The Royal Society of Chemistry, cats are hypersensitive to Theobromine but, as cats cannot taste sweetness, they are rarely poisoned.
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February 21, 2021
Chocolate contains a poison called Theobromine.
LD50 for Theobromine for cats is 200mg.
LD = Lethal Dose. LD50= Lethal Dose for 50% of the population. Cats in this case. This is how poison toxicity is measured.
According to The Royal Society of Chemistry, cats are hypersensitive to Theobromine but, as cats cannot taste sweetness, they are rarely poisoned.
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May 28, 2014
Chocolate contains a poison called Theobromine.
LD50 for Theobromine for cats is 200mg.
LD = Lethal Dose. LD50= Lethal Dose for 50% of the population. This is how poison toxicity is measured.
According to The Royal Society of Chemistry, cats are hypersensitive to Theobromine but, as cats cannot taste sweetness, they are rarely poisoned.
Posted in %, Fast Food Maths | Tagged 9 lives, an adult, calculate, cats, chemical, chocolate, death by chocolate, dog, how much chocolate, humans, theobromine, toxic, will kill | 1 Comment »
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