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ST. GEORGE — St. George resident Sierra Aybar and her family were getting ready for bed on Christmas when her husband, Erik Aybar, who was heading upstairs, noticed tin foil on the floor and all over the couch.
Their 20-pound Aussiedoodle, Luna, had taken a dark chocolate candy bar from a stocking and eaten the entire treat and part of the foil, Sierra Aybar said.
They used five online calculators to determine how much danger Luna was in based on the amount of chocolate consumed and the dog's weight. All of them came to the same conclusion: It was a "severe emergency," she said.
All the local veterinary clinics were closed, so she said they called Southwest Animal Emergency Clinic, which had helped them previously, in case anyone picked up.
