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Grey chewing a mothball


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My Timneh African Grey somehow got hold of a mothball (naphthalene ball). I always give him a kiss on his beak when I pick him up and immediately smelled the naphthalene. I tried to open his beak, but Assegaai realised he is about to loose his new-found treasure and clamped his beak shut. As I prised his beak open and tried to get hold of the poison, it crumbled. I got pieces out but wasn't sure if it was everything. I rinsed his mouth with water, and called our vet. He found out that with naphtalene poisoning the best is to give activated charcoal (the sort you buy at pharmacies). He gave Assegaai 4 cc of charcoal with a tube into his gullet. Assegaai was fine, and the only side-effects were his potty was pitch black for a day!

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Thats so scary I would have been in a state of total panic and probubly crying to much to drive your a grey't parront to stay in control and do what you had to do quickly. good for you and Karma also<br><br>Post edited by: Tycos_mom, at: 2009/06/30 21:49

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