An unattended cockatoo

[Wthensler]

Miss Coco’s been a very bad girl at Grandma’s house. My brother in law was supposed to be watching her, and when he left for work, he left her cage open, and also the pantry door. Miss Coco got into the pantry, chewed through the flour, somehow opened a box of chocolates, and ate a bunch of those too. Look at the mess! Who’s going to clean this up?

Very bad girl!!!!

And now, she has diarrhoea.........

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Grandma is not a happy camper this morning........

 

[fashionfobie]

Oh poor Coco. How much chocolate did she ingest, I wonder if you should take her to a vet.

The caffeine in chocolate is very dangerous to birds.

 

[JLcribber]

I think grandma was being the bad girl. Coco was just teaching grandma a lesson and taking advantage of her lack of ........................................ supervision.

Good girl Coco.

 

[Wthensler]

The amazing thing is how hard those chocolates are to get at. The box is completely childproof, and very difficult to open for adults. Darn beaks on those toos!!!

She ate flour and probably several large chocolate crunchies, but she appears to be fine this morning.

 

[tka]

Hopefully your brother in law has learnt his lesson! Coco is just doing what any parrot would.

I hope she's okay - please take her to the vet if anything seems even the slightest bit wrong.

 

[sunnysmom]

You're lucky that's all she did. I can't even imagine the destruction I would come home to if my 'too was left unsupervised all day. I hope she's okay. I'm sure you know- chocolate isn't good for birds.

 

[Hawk12237]

Miss Coco’s been a very bad girl at Grandma’s house. My brother in law was supposed to be watching her, and when he left for work, he left her cage open, and also the pantry door. Miss Coco got into the pantry, chewed through the flour, somehow opened a box of chocolates, and ate a bunch of those too. Look at the mess! Who’s going to clean this up?

Very bad girl!!!!

And now, she has diarrhoea.........

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Grandma is not a happy camper this morning........

A too is always very inquisitive. You give them the slightest opportunity, and they'll take it.
And they'll have a field day having fun, even if it's bad fun. I learned to that with a too, you really have to too proof the house....lol....easier said than done.

 

[Cynthia & Percy]

Chocolate can kill a bird if she still has diarrhea I would take her to the avian vet ASAP

 

[Begone]

Very bad girl!!!!

For what? I will say that she had a great (but I don't like that she had chocolate) day, but your brother was very bad for not taking care of her.

 

[Just-passn-thru]

Chocolate is toxic to parrots ,
Diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration, followed by central nervous system shutdown and Death ! Not something to wait and see what happens. Bird is not bad , shame should be directed to the human in charge of taking care of bird. Even a small amount of chocolate ingested is potentially fatal to birds.

 

[Wthensler]

Thank you all for your response. We’re keeping a close eye on her, and she appears to be fine, is eating and no longer having watery stools. I appreciate everyone’s concern, and we will take steps to prevent a recurrence.

It was a human fault, not an avian fault........

 

[Hawk12237]

The amazing thing is how hard those chocolates are to get at. The box is completely childproof, and very difficult to open for adults. Darn beaks on those toos!!!

She ate flour and probably several large chocolate crunchies, but she appears to be fine this morning.

You'd be surprised at the things that are hard to get into is actually a piece of cake to a too. The harder it is, the more they want it. Think about how hard it is for you to crack open a shelled almond, with your teeth.....a too breaks it like butter.
The thing about chocolate, it's all bad for them...however the real culprit of danger lies in the actual amount of coaco content in it. The higher the amount, the more dangerous it will be for them.

 

[sunnysmom]

They can get into whatever they want. This was closed. He opened it..... (I just turned my back to get milk from the fridge. So, what- 30 seconds?)

 

[Wthensler]

Just to update, since Guess Who had to clean the mess, it turns out she didn’t really ingest much of the flour or chocolate at all. She did, however, remove all the wrappings. as foragers tend to do.

She’s now on top of her cage this morning, whining away because Grandma won’t let her on the couch.

 

[fashionfobie]

Thank you for the update. I am glad she is doing alright.

Continue to keep a careful eye on her, not only for her wonderful adventures, but also for her wellbeing. I still worry about the chocolate.

 

[Lady Jane]

Not something to wait and see what happens. Bird is not bad , shame should be directed to the human in charge of taking care of bird. Even a small amount of chocolate ingested is potentially fatal to birds.

I would not take this event lightly. Your bird may seem OK to you but the ingestion of poision can harm multiple organs. Making your birds enviornment safe is of primary importance. Its good to education everyone in your home on bird safety needs.

 

[TikkiTembo]

I got halfway down the road yesterday, realized I may have left a feeder door open, and turned around to go home! Better safe than sorry, Chipper wants to eat our wooden barn door! Haha

 

[Nancy B]

You're lucky that's all she did. I can't even imagine the destruction I would come home to if my 'too was left unsupervised all day. I hope she's okay. I'm sure you know- chocolate isn't good for birds.

Could you picture Elvis left alone out of his cage? Oh wow I wonder what would go first?!

 

[sunnysmom]

Could you picture Elvis left alone out of his cage? Oh wow I wonder what would go first?!

My guess is all the cups out of the cupboard.

 

[fashionfobie]

My guess is all the cups out of the cupboard.

I can hear it now...clink Clank clink Clank ....followed by a large crash!