Parrotlet vomited

[isoscelestri]

I was trying to entice him to bathe and tried some warmer water, which he sampled by drinking (no bathing though ). Anyways, a few minutes later he vomited (he's not sexually mature, so it wasn't out of love) and had two very watery droppings. Even after that he seemed pretty content, beak grinding and being cuddly for a bit. I got him to drink some cold water (so he hopefully won't get dehydrated) and then he chowed down on some pellets and was happily talking to his food for a while. Now he's energetically playing with a clean, small brown lunch bag and defending it from an evil pen cap... anyways acting anything but sick. Do I have anything to worry about, or is vomiting and runny droppings a normal reaction to drinking warm water?(I think I saw something on this on the boards, but I couldn't find it again)
Thanks,
Cristina

[wildirish]

Birds do not have to be sexually mature to regurgitate for you. He may have just gotten too much water, I would keep an eye on him just in case. The watery poops are most likely from drinking more water than normal.

[Lori~D]

warm water will make anything vomit. Try not to let him drink warm water

[isoscelestri]

His droppings are looking less watery, still a more liquid than normal. I think I'll give him a slice of apple to help him replace his fluids.

[Ashling]

Yeah, it'd be the warm water- man, I'd puke too! He probably just drank too much at once to hold down, and wasn't used to the temperature! There can also be too much metals in warm tap water (I'm not sure which- but they aren't good for birdies) so always make your own (boil some cold water). lol I'm pretty used to liquid poops myself, being a lorry owner! haha

[isoscelestri]

Thanks for the info, his droppings went back to normal after about 5th one.
He's a very fickle bather, there's only one sink in the house he likes and only about 1/4 of the time will he take the plunge and get wet. He usually samples the water by drinking it before he decides he wants a bath. Usually the water's between cold and room temp, but I tried to entice him warm water yesterday... guess I won't do that again :P
I should have remembered about the metals in the warm water too; that's why you always cook with cold water. Depending on how old the plumbing is, you could get some traces of lead in the water from older welding practices.