I don't know what happened to kill my baby parakeet but he was having very agonizing seizures and wasn't opening his eyes. If you think you may know or happen to know, please let me know. Thank you!
2007-08-16 03:13:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
I am sorry but you have seen the effects of ANY animal eating chocolate. It is poison to all animals.
2007-08-16 03:19:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mumbles 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeaaa we have a winner in this one, it was John P, Congrats. It's the bromine that will kill, not anything else. Plus chocolate has caffiene in it which can explode a birds heart.
Unless you do a necropsy, you will never know the reason your parakeet died for sure!
Seizures could be caused by zinc poisoning as well.
2007-08-16 04:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by humor4fms 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry mate, but that was very, very bad. It was a death that didn't have to happen. Chocolate is poisonous to all animals, and even a tiny smartie-sized bit can kill a bird. It's not a nice way to go, as you've witnessed. It does the same to us - but it takes about 22 lbs of chocolate to do that to us. If in the future you know or suspect that a bird has eaten chocolate, rush it to the vet straight away.
2007-08-16 03:49:16 · answer #3 · answered by Buzz 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chocolate is highly toxic to birds. It can kill an Amazon Parrot in 30 minutes. Here are the symptoms............
Vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, tremors, seizures, depression, death.
If you fed your baby Parakeet Chocolate,its likely the Chocolate was the cause...
2007-08-16 04:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have not heard of chocolate affecting parakeets the way you described, only dogs. Maybe you just got a sick bird on your hands and didn't even realize it before it was too late.
2007-08-16 03:20:52 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Parakeets are lactose-intolerant and cannot eat a lot of dairy product. Also, parakeets are HIGHLY allergic to chocolate and avocados and should never be given either."
So yes, if the parakeet ate some chocolate you can be pretty sure that this is what killed him : (
2007-08-16 03:20:16 · answer #6 · answered by kchick8080 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Chocolate kills birds due to theobromine poisoning.
Different types of chocolate contain differing amounts of theobromine. Milk chocolate contains about 250 mg per ounce of chocolate, while dark bakers chocolate contains 450 mg.
symptoms of theobromine poisoning include :
vomiting, diarrhea, irregular heartbeat, blackout, seizures, death.
I am sorry that you lost your bird.
2007-08-16 04:27:32 · answer #7 · answered by John P 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the side effects are constipation and heart complications.
im sorry about your lost, i lost one bird too when i was younger. i used to feed it with seed but also i gave it some sweets, and it killed it. the problem with sweets is all the sacarose and maltose that it has. all that cant be digest by birds.
2007-08-16 03:24:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
tropical birds can get some very nasty diseases, some can be transmited to humans - Just so you know
http://www.quakerparrots.com/health/transmitted-diseases-parrots-humans/
get the bird checked out - and don't dismiss anything you get as a cold. Better safe than sorry.
2007-08-16 03:23:58 · answer #9 · answered by steven m 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think you killed it!!! did you feed it chocolate on purpose?
2007-08-16 03:20:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋