My African Grey parrot swallowed a feeding tube. Is it serious?

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My parrot is an african grey. i was feeding it with a syringe and tube, as instructed by the seller. Yesterday, (its been 24 hours) all of a sudden, it snatched on the tube and ingested it. We rushed her straight to the seller, as we dont have authorised vets here, and he tried to feel the tube in her crop, but it wasnt there so he said it much be in her stomach now. And that she should be fine. But after googling it, I'm really worried since it seems so serious but dont know what to do

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

It's absolutely not fine if it is in her stomach, and it's a very bad situation as she will probably need to have a surgery done to get it removed. these surgeries can only be done by avian vet specialist and even with one, the chances of a successful surgery are less than 50% survival.

My African Grey parrot swallowed a feeding tube. Is it serious?

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