Help , poop off on Salty

[wrench13]

So far... today the poop off sprayer gets a red construction paper cover, so no one makes this ridiculous mistake again. As you said, a momentary lapse of concentration ......

 

[Kentuckienne]

Yah, so happy Salty is GO!
(Anybody else watch the Thunderbirds? With the rockets and puppets?)

 

[wrench13]

Those were puppets??? Nooooo! Another childhood memory ruined by reality. Thank you for the advice and we'll wishes.

 

[wrench13]

Singing lessons today went well. Salty gets a daily dose of opera, off of you tube. Search parrot opera, he is learning from the first hit . And lots of treats today, Geri and I decided we can refuse him nothing today.

 

[Scott]

Good grief, sorry I didn't notice this yesterday. So glad Salty is OK, what a scare. We always learn something from every event, no doubt this thread will be read with interest by Salty's fans and noted for the future.

 

[Kentuckienne]

Those were puppets??? Nooooo! Another childhood memory ruined by reality. Thank you for the advice and we'll wishes.

For those too young to remember:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_in_the_Sky
Just watch the episode. Betcha can't watch just one. They get better and better, but the first episode is CLASSIC.

I heard they made a movie in 2015, but I haven't seen it.

 

[wrench13]

We did some trick training tonight, and Salty is back to his eager self; I am declaring this mini disaster over. I learned that any foreign fluid that gets on a parrots eyes needs to be flushed, flushed and flushed again. Without drowning the poor things. Things to invent...

1) parrot sized eye washing cups
2) removable, reusable red sleeve for the poop off spray bottle
3) smarter parrot owner.... still in development

 

[Anansi]

I'm so sorry I'm only seeing this today, Al. You got some GREAT advice on here, though, and you handled the situation extremely well under difficult circumstances. I'm so glad to read that Salty is back to his usual, brilliant self.

And while you are likely still beating yourself up for your very understandable mistake, keep in mind that you've shown the hallmarks of a great parront: you acted swiftly and decisively, and you learned from your mistake. Red construction paper? Yeah, there won't be a repeat of that one.

 

[DRB]

Glad to hear everything is OK

 

[Allee]

I also apologize for being late to this thread, what an awful experience for you both.
So glad everything turned out okay and Salty is back to his normal,
charming self.

Thank you for posting this thread, another lesson learned for us all. The red label is a great idea.

 

[LordTriggs]

Poor salty!

I'm sure his eye is probably just a little sore and should be better in a few hours if not a day. think a human with shampoo in the eye. Of course you seem to know a lot more than me but I think a nice long calm cuddle session may be in order. Just think how scared and confused he is. He got a spray and his eye got sore then he got sprayed right in the eye with normal water then brought in the shower over and over and just left in the cage. Very upsetting is one way to put it. He's probably exhausted after all that. Like Sailboat said get him out and give him a nice cuddle session so he can know it wasn't his fault and he's still loved! maybe throw in some extra seed for a bit of an upset pig out! His eye should sort itself out pretty quickly, may just have a clumsy bird on your hands for a day or 2

Don't need to beat yourself up, we all make mistakes at some point or another, Salty will be fine

 

[Teddscau]

I guess I'm a little late to the party! Man, that would've been so scary! I don't do well in a crisis (refer to the thread about me "losing" Noah in the aviary), so I can't imagine how I would've reacted in this situation. It probably would've ended with (my) blood everywhere, me holding a bird under the tap against their will.

Anyways, everyone should probably keep a bottle of saline near their cage in case of emergency. Oh, and my tricks for safety with spray bottles: keep your bath time spray bottle empty, and fill it only when you're giving them a misting. After you're done misting them, dump out the extra water, and squirt the remaining water out of the nozzle. Also, before spraying them, always squirt the liquid into your mouth. If you taste chemicals or can feel your flesh melting, you just prevented a disaster. Even if you just filled the spray bottle, squirt it in your mouth before spraying your bird, just to be safe. Also, give the liquid a sniff to be extra safe.

Anyways, I know your probably still beating yourself up over this. But let's be honest, most of us have probably unintentionally done something way worse. I accidentally stepped on a frog once, and he died. I ALWAYS look at the ground when I'm outside so I don't step in/on anything gross or dangerous, and so I don't hurt any animals. However, the one time I didn't look at the ground, I ended up stepping on a leopard frog. It took him 3 minutes to die .

 

[Anansi]

...Also, before spraying them, always squirt the liquid into your mouth. If you taste chemicals or can feel your flesh melting, you just prevented a disaster....

Hahahahahahaha! Unexpected hilarity! You're hardcore! Flesh melt test. Got it!

 

[Kentuckienne]

I guess I'm a little late to the party! Man, that would've been so scary! I don't do well in a crisis (refer to the thread about me "losing" Noah in the aviary), so I can't imagine how I would've reacted in this situation. It probably would've ended with (my) blood everywhere, me holding a bird under the tap against their will.

Anyways, everyone should probably keep a bottle of saline near their cage in case of emergency. Oh, and my tricks for safety with spray bottles: keep your bath time spray bottle empty, and fill it only when you're giving them a misting. After you're done misting them, dump out the extra water, and squirt the remaining water out of the nozzle. Also, before spraying them, always squirt the liquid into your mouth. If you taste chemicals or can feel your flesh melting, you just prevented a disaster. Even if you just filled the spray bottle, squirt it in your mouth before spraying your bird, just to be safe. Also, give the liquid a sniff to be extra safe.

Anyways, I know your probably still beating yourself up over this. But let's be honest, most of us have probably unintentionally done something way worse. I accidentally stepped on a frog once, and he died. I ALWAYS look at the ground when I'm outside so I don't step in/on anything gross or dangerous, and so I don't hurt any animals. However, the one time I didn't look at the ground, I ended up stepping on a leopard frog. It took him 3 minutes to die .

That's great advice! Our BFA was battling a persistent infection, and one thing I would do was empty out the spray bottle, rinse it with alcohol, and leave it to dry completely. I think when those things sit around with water they can grow pseudomonas and the like. Plus mold. And if you don't feel comfortable spraying it to your mouth, you shouldn't spray the bird.

I used to cut my dad's grass using his zero-turn mower at Mario Andretti speeds. Then someone, not me, mowed over a bunny nest. Now I'm the slowest grass cutter ever, but have not killed any bunnies.