Post by biteybird on Dec 15, 2014 3:46:18 GMT -5
This weekend just gone we were at our holiday caravan and Bonnie was out most of the time, as usual, free to roam around as she pleased.
Well, about 4pm she was sitting on my husband's shoulder and he said "Are you OK, Bonnie?" - she had been REALLY quiet for a while and we suddenly realised she wasn't looking great. Then, while I was looking at her she opened her beak and a bubble came out! 
I immediately went around the whole place trying to figure out what she'd got into. In the sink was a plastic bucket full of water that I'd washed with dishwashing detergent and then rinsed. I have to wonder if there were a couple of detergent bubbles left on the top of the water in the bucket...but all this is complete speculation.
For about an hour she was sitting quiet, with droopy eyes, blowing bubbles on and off. She was also doing a weird head and neck motion like she was trying to bring something up. After that she ate some pellets, but then brought them up about half an hour later.
Roughly 7pm she suddenly came to life with a few strong squawks and ate some more without bringing it up....whew!
The guilt was horrible. It's only a guess about the detergent (I will now get Earth Choice non-toxic detergent just in case), but does anyone have any advice about what to do if you suspect your QP has ingested something dangerous?
I don't know about the US, but here it's hard to find Avian vets, particularly ones that are open on the weekend.
