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Death by Chocolate for CATS

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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Death by Chocolate for CATS

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.

Posted in %, death by chocolate, Fast Food Maths, Year 7 mathspig, Year 9 Mathspig | Tagged 9 lives, adult, calculate, cat, cats, chemical, chocolate, death, dog, how much, humans, kill, theobromine, toxic, won't | Leave a Comment »