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[Donna turner]

cheeky just flew into the toilet. I immediately scooped her out and washed her under the faucet. What to do now ? I'm worried about germs she may ingest. Eccholi ? Should I just wait and hope she doesn't get sick? When she preens later she may still have germs on her feathers. No vet until mon. Anyone else have this happen ? The toilet had no waste in it

 

[rockybird]

I think I would watch her closely until Monday and then call your vet to see if they have any advice. If you can get her to take a bath in clean water, that might help. Let us know how she does and what the vet says in case it happens to someone else.

 

[rocky'smom]

get her warm and keep her warm. put her in a small cage with half a heating pad under it. 85 to 90 degrees. cover the cage with thick heavy towel over the top and 3 sides. put the perches down low and food and water also low. if you rinse her off well most likely you rinse any germs off then and there. I am more worried that she may have inhaled water into her air sacs. watch for wet sneezes and head shaking to rid her self of water. if this happens find a ER VET now.

 

[CeciliaZ]

This also happened to one of my tiels...I was also right there to get him. I washed him off right away, watched him, had my sister check on him while I was at work...he was fine. the toilet water was also "clean". But after that...I always put the lid on the toilet and close the bathroom door.

 

[Donna turner]

Thanks. No signs of inhaled water so far. I rinsed her pretty well but don't think I got under her wings too well. I can't believe she's her same sweet self. I feared she had her feelings hurt holding her in that cold water but she's talking up a storm.

 

[enigma731]

As someone who does nasal flushes on a regular basis, I think you'd know right away if she inhaled any water. They're very, very sensitive to that. I think you're in the clear in that regard.

 

[Tiel Feathers]

How scary, I hope she's okay!

 

[Donna turner]

Well, I got up this morning to a chatty happy cheeky . I'm somewhat relieved but I know it could be a day or two before ingested bacteria showed symptoms. I'll continue to fret and monitor her closely for a few days. Thank you guys for your support. If I don't post again you'll know she's ok. If she gets sick I'll be back on here freaking out. No more toilet lids up

 

[Cockatielmamaw]

My cockatiel flew into a nasty drainage ditch. I immediately brought her in and rinsed her in the shower. I'm sure there were all kinds of bacteria in that ditch being that I live in Florida. She is just fine.