My cat ate hot chocolate. How long to watch for poisoning symptoms?

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My cat ingested a laps of swiss miss marshmallow hot chocolate last night around 9pm-ish. Its 7:30 am now. I haven't seen him display any of the main symptoms of chocolate poisoning (the ones I am able to see personally) as yet. How long does it take for the symptoms to show up and how long should he be monitored? How long before we are in the clear? Thank you! Pet's info: Cat | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 10 years and 6 months old | 15 lbs

Dr. Andrea · Accepted Answer

Your kitty should be just fine! You are a great pet parent to be worried, but there is not that much chocolate in that type of cocoa. He could have loose stool from the sugar and milk, but that's it. If they have a lot of actual cocoa or chocolate, the symptoms come on pretty quickly... like minutes to an hour. Your kitty should be ok.

My cat ate hot chocolate. How long to watch for poisoning symptoms?

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