Slight water spillage on wireless keyboard

A couple of weeks ago I spilt a little water on my apple wireless keyboard.
I quickly removed the batteries and placed it upside-down for 3 days to dry it out.
Then, I put in new batteries and turned it on. All the keys were working fine.
The problem was that it kept connecting and disconnecting from the computer, and continues to do so.
The light comes on and goes off and on again with each re-connection.
Is this the end for my keyboard?
Does anyone know if it's fixable?
Thanks, x

If the water got inside far enough it isn't dried out all the way yet or the water has damaged some of the electronics inside it.
Why not buy another keyboard that you know works correctly. Wireless or a Wired, USB, style.

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