My guys bath in the sink, if that's where Basil bathed is it possible there was still cleaning residue in the sink that could still be on the feathers? I'm just worried for you and trying to think of anything.
Thank you so much. I have an outdoor bird bath in my bathroom that my guys bathe in. I always rinse it well before they bathe, but I’m thinking that some cleaning spray might have gotten on it and I didn’t rinse it well enough? In combination with the fumes. She’s been sneezing quite a bit since coming home so it is definitely still pretty irritated.My guys bath in the sink, if that's where Basil bathed is it possible there was still cleaning residue in the sink that could still be on the feathers? I'm just worried for you and trying to think of anything.
Haha! I get those mini pepper bags too, and Basil goes crazy for them but also won’t eat red peppers. There must be something funky about the taste to them, maybe a bit more bitter than the others..Good to hear! It's hard for a conure to pass up on apple and if she isn't drinking any fluids at least she'll get some from the apple. My conures love the small mixed colored sweet peppers I buy at Walmart. The bag has yellow, orange and red small peppers. Oddly, they don't like slices of the larger red bell peppers we buy for cooking with. Caution on too much corn but at this point you just want her to eat, gain weight and feel better. Next time the cleaning lady comes take the bird bath out of the bathroom if you can. Hoping for a full recovery!
I've been thinking of you since I read it this morning and I'm so glad there is a good update.
Still sending healing thoughts.
Hey be nice to yourself! You have been so careful - you’re a great bird parent!I am so mad and angry and upset at myself, I am always SO careful. In all my years of bird keeping I have never made a mistake as stupid as this. If i lose her I will never forgive myself
Honestly, the ER vet told me it was strange that her reaction was so severe for just 5 min of indirect exposure. And I think so too. But I can’t think of anything else that may have caused this... I was interacting with her just minutes before the bath, and she was her usual self. I know she didn’t have any contact with weird substances before that day either, because I had JUST taken her out. I know I had scrubbed my hands before handling her as always too..Oh! Thank goodness. I hope your baby continues to improve.
Honestly at the beginning of your story I thought you were overreacting.... I can’t believe cleaners that were an hour old did this. So scary.
Hey be nice to yourself! You have been so careful - you’re a great bird parent!
Yes, she’s going in the morning tomorrow. It’ll be another sleepless night. Last night was one of the longest of my life, waiting in the dark by my phone, terrified that the ER would call me to tell me she died.Hoping she continues to improve.
Does she go to her regular vet tomorrow?
Was anybody in your neighbourhood burning anything outside when you had your windows open? I know one of our former members lost 2 budgies/parakeets when her neighbours burned some stuff in their yard and the smoke drifted towards their house. It was summer and the member's family had recently moved to the area. All the house windows were open and as soon as the AA member realized the smoke was entering their house she close all the windows but apparently it was too late for the budgies.Honestly, the ER vet told me it was strange that her reaction was so severe for just 5 min of indirect exposure. And I think so too. But I can’t think of anything else that may have caused this... I was interacting with her just minutes before the bath, and she was her usual self. I know she didn’t have any contact with weird substances before that day either, because I had JUST taken her out. I know I had scrubbed my hands before handling her as always too..
Either she has a very delicate respiratory system or something else is going on, but I can’t figure out what..
That is so horrible, I am so sorry for their loss. It is so devastating to think that no matter how careful you are, things like this can happen at any timeWas anybody in your neighbourhood burning anything outside when you had your windows open? I know one of our former members lost 2 budgies/parakeets when her neighbours burned some stuff in their yard and the smoke drifted towards their house. It was summer and the member's family had recently moved to the area. All the house windows were open and as soon as the AA member realized the smoke was entering their house she close all the windows but apparently it was too late for the budgies.
I plan on calling and asking what was used. I have a feeling it was a mix of things, and also I’m gonna be cleaning the bathroom the birds come in contact with myself. (I always use Oxyfresh gele to clean everything bird related.) Not taking any more chances.Find out what products she used & next time only supply your own products. What did she use????
Even simple green is not that bad but might not be great but should not do what ever she used did.
I won;t recommend SG as it has some bad things in it but really dilute it should dissipate.
I've seen the bird store lady use it all over the floors & nothing ever happened but she let her cat run free & it never harmed a bird that I know of.
Ban the lady from bringing in the bad stuff & supply some safe product.
I'm glad things are looking better & hopefully not long term damage.
I have to be careful too. The bathroom is far from the birds & I air it out but I have a Mr clean which I think has frebreeze in it.
Just takes one error in judgement to bring on such devistation.
I use Oxyfresh gele to disinfect all my bird stuff/occasional household items and F10 on new toys/perches/etc but never thought to use F10 as an actual household cleaner. That is a good idea, I plan on cleaning the bathroom myself and will probably use a combination of the two.Many folks here use F10, a veterinary disinfectant, to clean bird areas. It doesn't require rinsing so must be safe, and no one has reported any problems. I have never had problems with it any I never detect it has a odor either. I seem to remember some have even used it in nebulizers.
I wanted to suggest F10 could also be used in place of bleach to disinfect the bathroom and be safer.