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PITTSBURGH PARROT RESCUE

West Nile Virus Alert

Please keep your birds indoors especially in early morning and early evening hours.  West Nile virus can kill your birds.

• Keep those wings clipped. Wing clipping accomplished two things. It keeps your bird from taking a more dominant attitude thus curtailing excessive biting behaviors. It also keeps your bird safe. Birds do not see glass and can break their necks trying to fly at mirrors and windows. Most important you don’t want your bird to escape out an open window or door.
  

• Keep your bird’s nails trimmed. Sharp toenails can get caught in rope perches and toys and little toes can then get broken.
  

• Inspect toys often to make sure there are no dangers to your bird. If rope toys become soiled or frayed too badly remove them. If there are strings handing that can get wrapped around your birds neck or feet cut the strings or tie them up in knots. Inspect to make sure there are no sharp pieces that can cut your bird or loose pieces they can swallow.
  

• Make sure the toy fits the size of the bird. Also observe how your bird plays with his toys. If you find the bird may harm himself with a particular toy remove it.
  

• Overheated Teflon will kill your bird and he does not have to be in the near vicinity. Now some studies have shown that using Teflon on a regular basis may be harmful to people as well as animals.
  

• Frabreeze has been reported to kill birds. The general rule of thumb is to not spray anything around your birds, remove your birds and wait till the area dries before returning them.
  

• Do not use any chemicals around your birds especially if there is a smell to it. Birds have very sensitive respiratory systems. Scented candles also are not recommended around birds. The chemicals in new carpeting can kill your bird.
  

• There have been many escapes this summer. Please remember to keep the wings clipped but also teach your bird how to come to you on command. You can teach them this with their favorite treat. It MAY get your bird back if they escape. Many birds tend to stay in the area for a while before wondering off.
  

• West Nile Virus is a threat to pet birds. Try not to take your birds outdoors in the dusk and dawn hours in areas where West Nile is prevalent. Better safe than sorry! Don’t let water stand around your property.

• Bird Flu: This has not appeared in the the US yet, but it would be good to take precautions now.  The best way to keep your birds safe is to keep them indoors away from other birds.  If you take them outdoors, you take the risk of them being exposed to the wild birds that may be carriers of many avian diseases. 
  

• Have your bird vet checked annually. Birds hide their illnesses because in the wild it is survival of the fittest. The sick bird is the first one to be eaten. So birds have learned to appear healthy even when they are not. A veterinarian can detect things that you cannot. If your bird appears ill then it is seriously ill.  Vet  care for birds is very expensive so to save yourself some money and save your birds life it would be a good idea to have them regularly seen by an avian vet.

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