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Post subject: Re: EMERGENCY!! MY COCKATIEL ATE MY BRACE Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:54 pm |
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I don't think it's actually legal to take birds across international borders but what's done is done. Just don't tell the authorities lol. It's very likely that Coco didn't actually eat the metal and it's on the floor somewhere, but you can deal with the situation by giving him some grit to eat - small bits of stone the size of sand or slightly larger. A scientific study on budgies found that grit was the best way to eliminate metal foreign objects that the bird had swallowed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19999761 You do want stone grit not oyster shell, which dissolves too quickly to be used as a grinding aid. This product is good if you can get it, since it contains bits of granite: http://www.kaytee.com/products/fortidie ... -birds.php But if commercial products aren't available then clean sand will work. There's probably no need to panic but you do need to keep an eye on the situation. The metal must be something nontoxic because you couldn't have it in your mouth for months if it was dangerous. As a general rule birds can get rid of any hard objects that they swallow, either by regurgitating it or by passing it through the system.
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Post subject: Re: EMERGENCY!! MY COCKATIEL ATE MY BRACE Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:14 pm |
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Name: Carolyn
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Eating grit is normal behavior for cockatiels, and it's suspected that quite often when a parrot swallows something inappropriate like this, it's because they're trying to get grit. In this particular case though it might have simply been because the metal was shiny, and cockatiels like shiny things. Here's a story about a cockatiel that ate a large diamond and was fine (they don't say how big it actually was but I don't think it could have been all that big lol): http://web.archive.org/web/201007271222 ... grit.shtmlObviously it's not desirable for your cockatiels to be eating pieces of metal, but it would have been a lot worse if it was a piece of broken glass. I still think it's most likely that he really dropped it on the floor, but it he actually did swallow it there's a good chance that he'll be OK. If it had any sharp edges that could be a problem, but hopefully the normal action of the gizzard will take care of it. It would still be a good idea to talk to a vet in the morning.
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Post subject: Re: EMERGENCY!! MY COCKATIEL ATE MY BRACE Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:32 pm |
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If you think Buster's the fatty, you should see pictures of Shodu eating. She's a serious chow-hound. She has also taken on the nickname of "Velociraptor Shodu", which is a bit of an inside joke on the forum, so I've learned (Carolyn can fill you in on why she has that nickname). Buster and Shodu are Lucy's (my bird) parents. She inherited some of Buster's sanity, and some of Shodu's crazy. Also, a thing to remember about the grit is that you can't feed your bird too much, as it could hurt the bird. Sources tell me that 1/8 to 1/2 of a teaspoon might be enough. Anyone's allowed to correct me on this though, because I'm not really sure. I just know you need to provide a small amount.
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