Oh NOOOOOO!

I can't stop laughing. OH EWWWWWW!!!
He will most likely be fine. At 8 months he is pretty resilient.
I had a crawler eat cat litter, she survived and is now 13.

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Bird (all breeds/varieties) poop (both fresh and old) carries dangerous fungi and bacteria that can make you seriously ill. One common illness in particular is Histoplasmosis, which causes flu-like symptoms and blindness.

Definitely get your child to the doctor. Hopefully he'll be fine, but you won't know until it's too late if you just wait it out. By the time he has full blown symptoms, if he's going to have them, he'll be in trouble.

Here are some must read links about bird poop diseases that affect humans:

http://www.squidoo.com/The-Dangers-of-Bird-Poop

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Natural-Health/1983-11-01/...

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I would call the dr. just for sanity's sake ... I am not sure what could be transferred thru that but you may want to call and check with the doc to be sure.

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More than likely he'll be fine.
Babies grab everything and into the mouth it goes.
My sister as a baby use to chew on the cats tail.
What child in a house full of pets hasn't got a hold of the dog/cat food or chew biscuits once in awhile.
A neighbors baby at a neighborhood picnic ate a caterpillar once - her Mom totally freaked out.
I think there was one of those video shows on awhile ago that had a Dad who used a plastic Halloween mouse and he jury rigged a pacifier so it looked like his child was sucking on a mouse (just tail and legs hanging out of the child's mouth) - the video showed the Mom SCREAMING when she caught sight of it and the baby is just happily sucking away.
No doubt Dad was in the dog house after that one for awhile.

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Yep, it's disgusting, but I'm cracking up at the same time! Call the ped to be on the safe side, but I'm sure he'll be a-ok!

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If you haven't called your pediatrician, I would call Poison Control. Bird poop is a toxic substance. It's not like eating bugs or lint. I'm sure he'll be all right but you need to know what to look out for and how to deal with it. Poison Control will be your most immediate form of help along with your pediatrician.

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Call the pediatrician. I know when my dogs eat it...yep gross then get diaharrea. Just check with them. So sorry this happened...Kids do the darndest things don't they.

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My son swallowed a penny when he was 10 months old, so scary... just call your pediatrician he will know.

He'll be fine! And it won't be the last time he eats something gross!

LMAO... I know it's not funny to you (right now), but it will be this time next week ;) Call the pediatrician. Chances are, he'll be totally fine, but I'd call just in case. My kids have eaten attic insulation, excedrine migraine, dog food, and I accidently gave my 5 year old cough syrup with codiene instead of her allergic meds one night. Poison control laughed at every single one of those things ;) They survived! Yours will too. I bet it's not the last weird thing that goes into his mouth :) Breathe mama!

I'm so sorry... isn't that just the way? You turn your head for one minute... while the baby is in your arms... what could possibly happen, right? Ugh... As gross as it sounds, I'm sure your little one will be just fine but to help you feel better and to put your mind at ease, I agree with the other posters to give your pediatrician a call. At least they'll be able to tell you for sure if you can expect any diarrhea or what-not. Kids will do the darndest things ;)

Pretty sure he will be fine.

LOL kinda funny in a gross way...

As for bird diseases, I'd not be hyper freaked out - but bird poop can carry a different form of chlamydia, parasites and bacteria. I did not tell you this to upset you, because the chances are so slim that it will even be an issue - but I still thought you may want to know.