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Accidentally Drank Coffee
Accidentally Drank Coffee
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May 16 2012
10:15:16 AM
This morning while playing with my suggies in the bathroom, one of them got to my coffee cup and got in a few gulps before I could pull him away. Normally they don't like the smell of coffee and stay away from the cup, but he must have been feeling extra brave, or extra thirsty, and wanted to try some.

My question is if anyone knows what the effects of this might be. I know coffee is on the "do not feed" list, but is it toxic in small doses like chocolate? Should I be concerned?
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May 16 2012
10:22:03 AM
Omis n Kais g-ma Pouch Protector Visit Omis n Kais g-ma's Photo Album TX, USA 7524 Posts
Take him to the vet now please.
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May 16 2012
10:27:06 AM
shadow Goofy Gorillatoes GliderMap Gliderpedia Editor Visit shadow's Photo Album MO, USA 2332 Posts
or maybe at least call your vet and ask them. its better to be safe then sorry. i hope the only bad side effect from this will be an overly hyper glider lol.
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May 16 2012
10:32:03 AM
petluv15 Fuzzy Wuzzy Gliderpedia Editor Visit petluv15's Photo Album petluv15's Journal 1500 Posts
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May 16 2012
10:58:15 AM
packjazz Starting Member 3 Posts
Called my vet, he said it should be fine, it's not harmful if ingested in small doses. I'll keep en eye on him tonight when he wakes up.
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May 16 2012
11:37:12 AM
JazzNZoeysmom Zippy Glidershorts GliderMap Visit JazzNZoeysmom's Photo Album USA 5354 Posts
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by packjazz</i>
<br />Called my vet, he said it should be fine, it's not harmful if ingested in small doses. I'll keep en eye on him tonight when he wakes up.
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Wakes up!!! I'd think the little guy would be bouncing off the walls.
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May 16 2012
11:43:54 AM
crazed_girl Face Hugger Visit crazed_girl's Photo Album USA 418 Posts
Haha.. JavaJava JavaJava Java Java JavaJava!! It will be like George of the Jungle!

On a serious note, I hope he is okay and nothing bad happens to your baby. <3
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May 16 2012
11:51:38 AM
StellaAnLuna Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit StellaAnLuna's Photo Album 1063 Posts
I hope you're baby is okay, keep us updated on the little guy.

~Erica~
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May 16 2012
01:08:45 PM
lilangels Super Glider Visit lilangels's Photo Album 315 Posts
Might be a really good idea to invest in a covered cup that the gliders can't drink out of. I do think with my iced tea because i don't want any oooops moments.
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May 16 2012
01:37:40 PM
xoerikae Glider Visit xoerikae's Photo Album 83 Posts
I would also wonder how much actual coffee he got... I know when I drink coffee, it's closer to a dessert than a cup o' joe!
[More cream and sugar, for those missing my jokes]
In that case, he might have some not fun poops if you use dairy creamer. Maybe he liked the smell? I use flavored creamer, usually vanilla, which I'm sure some suggies might think to be awesome.
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May 16 2012
02:22:19 PM
viciousencounters Goofy Gorillatoes GliderMap Gliderpedia Editor Visit viciousencounters's Photo Album viciousencounters's Journal NM, USA 2907 Posts
Wow,that was a fast caffeine crash! I was waiting for you to tell stories of him moving faster than the speed of light.
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May 16 2012
04:08:28 PM
apricot0205 Glider GliderMap Gliderpedia Editor Visit apricot0205's Photo Album 97 Posts
i hope he's okay~
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May 16 2012
04:33:46 PM
TJones09 Goofy Gorillatoes Visit TJones09's Photo Album 3524 Posts
Note to self: Bring no beverages to suggie playtime, or use a covered cup, excellent idea lilangels! Or a bottle of water, lol.

I like to bring my girls to the bathroom in the morning also, but sometimes if I'm not sleeping well, I'll take them in the middle of the night. I have no windows in there anyway, so I bring a battery lantern and keep it on low so I can keep an eye on them, but not too harsh of light for them to play in.

Please update when able, curious to see how it goes.

Edited by - TJones09 on May 16 2012 04:37:15 PM
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May 19 2012
03:25:17 PM
packjazz Starting Member 3 Posts
My little guy is doing fine, I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary that next night.

The coffee was black so there was nothing in it that "should" have attracted him to it. From now on I'm definitely going to put my coffee in a covered travel mug before playtime. Luckily it had been out a while so it wasn't super hot or anything.

I think what happened was that a few weeks ago he was sitting on my shoulder as I brought him from his cage to the bathroom for play time, and I was carrying a glass of water. He scampered up my arm to check it out and proceeded to take a sip. I think he knows now that "cups" are places to get a drink of water so when he saw the coffee cup he assumed it had water inside.

These guys are too smart for their own good!
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May 19 2012
04:45:58 PM
StellaAnLuna Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit StellaAnLuna's Photo Album 1063 Posts
I'm glad you'r little guy is doing good.

~Erica~
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