1 day ago · A "choco-holic" opossum who went to town on a Nebraska family's Costco chocolate cake just days before Valentine's Day is now in recovery.

1 day ago · Stastny said the opossum was given fluids and a full exam, including bloodwork and X-rays. The animal’s blood showed a high level of lead toxicity, not from chocolate, but from eating plants ...

4 days ago · Doggett’s son went to put some homemade peanut butter balls outside to set up and found the opossum with the mostly eaten cake. Chocolate-y footprints pointed to the thievery. The family tried ...

2 days ago · An opossum was admitted to Nebraska Wildlife Rehab after “devouring an ENTIRE Costco chocolate cake.” (Source: Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, Canva, DCC Gray News)

3 days ago · Feb. 12 (UPI) --An opossum was treated at a Nebraska animal hospital after wandering into a family's back yard and gorging itself on an entire chocolate mousse cake from Costco. Kim Doggett said ...

1 day ago · A "cranky" Nebraskan opossum landed itself in a wildlife rehab center after bingeing on a chocolate cake from Costco, but was later diagnosed with a serious disease. The marsupial had a bit of a ...

2 days ago · An opossum was admitted to Nebraska Wildlife Rehab after “devouring an ENTIRE Costco chocolate cake.” (Source: Nebraska Wildlife Rehab, Canva, DCC Gray News) ... Wildlife center says opossum ate an entire Costco chocolate cake. Published: Feb. 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM EST | Updated: 11 hours ago An opossum was admitted to Nebraska Wildlife Rehab ...

3 days ago · Gretna family discovers opossum loves Costco chocolate cake just as much as they do. Marjie Ducey Feb 12, 2025 Feb 12, 2025 Updated Feb 12, 2025; 0; ×. Cayla Iske, Director of Nutrition at Henry ...

1 day ago · The opossum that ate almost an entire Costco chocolate cake was examined at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab and is now on the mend. Picture by Nebraska Wildlife Rehab Published 11h ago

1 day ago · Despite their initial amusement, caretakers at the clinic quickly got to work. “We assume that chocolate would be toxic to opossums and other wildlife, but we don’t know of any published studies confirming that,” Stastny said.“For that reason, the opossum was given activated charcoal and fluids on intake, and we did a full workup, including blood pressure, X-rays and bloodwork.”