911 Got a piece of chocolate brownie

[Featheredfuffs]

My baby bird just was able to grab a brownie crumb from my shirt (I had just eaten a brownie)
And I got it out of her mouth immediately, but I think she was able to swallow a few tiny bits. Should I call the animal poison control hotline? I'm on vacation with no access to an avian vet.

 

[MommyBird]

maybe this will help you decide....it's for dogs but really good info, and does list brownies
Chocolate Toxicity Meter | petMD

 

[Princessbella]

if your baby only ate a crumb, she should be ok. They always want what is dangerous for them, don't they?

Is Chocolate Toxic to Parrots? | QuakerParrots.com

 

[Featheredfuffs]

Okay! That's for all the advice! I think I'll just watch her very carefully to make sure she doesn't seem sick at all. I'm super new to being a parront (1 week to this day!) so I want to make sure my baby is as healthy as possible

 

[camelotshadow]

I do think if it was just a small part of a crumb it probably will be OK.

I looked up cocoa & its one of the most concentrated forms of the 2 substances but thats a cup of it.
Dark & unweetened chocolate are higher too.

Brownies could be made with either but its distributed in a large amount of flour & sugar.

The amount of chocolate in a fraction of a crumb or even a small crumb probably won;t hurt as its mostly flour/ sugar.

A crumb size piece of dark chocolate or a chocolate chip might not be so good.

 

[Birdbabe]

She'll probably be ok, make sure she gets a good drink and watch her.

 

[karen256]

A tiny bit of brownie is harmless. Only a small % of it is even actual chocolate.
As far as I know, there's no specific info on how much is needed to be toxic, but it seems that, like with dogs, it takes quite a lot to make them sick. I've heard of people giving larger parrots like amazons and macaws M&Ms and chocolate kisses with no apparent harm - not that this is something recommended, as individuals probably vary in the amount of chocolate they can tolerate. But an accidental tiny nibble now and then is very unlikely to cause any harm.