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Noor's Personnel Tips on Parrot Care Topic 3

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FIRST AID FOR AN EXOTIC PARROT

What should you watch for as "abnormal" behavior?

Respiratory distress of any kind, difficulty breathing.

Lack of appetite. You may notice food untouched or clean water that normally is used to soak food in.

He has a "puffy" appearance.

He sits hunched on his perch or goes to the bottom of the cage and does not perch and his feathers appear fluffy, not smooth.

He's quiet, not talking or calling.

You may see runny droppings or lack of droppings in the cage bottom.

Suggestions:

If you see above put your bird in a warm place with seed and water .

Then have your bird checked with a vet.

Always take your bird in a BIRD SAFE CARRIER or a card board box.

DEFORMED BEAKS

These deformities are due not to accidents or inherited defects, but to one factor: calcium and/or Vitamin D deficiency. It results in  a deformed beak. Sadly, these deformities are not noticed by us.

Suggestions:

Cuttle bones, eggs with shell and vitamins

TEFLON FUMES ARE POISONOUS TO BIRDS

Suggestions:

Teflon fumes comes from non-stick pots and pans, please avoid non-stick pots and pans if not keep your bird far away from the kitchen.

Broken nail

Apply common flour or cornstarch or wet black pepper and apply pressure until the bleeding stops.

Broken Blood Feather

Apply common flour or cornstarch to the feather shaft watch if the bleeding stop if not rush the bird to a vet

Broken leg

Rush to vet

Sprained leg

Take the perches of the cage, place a towel bottom of the cage, place food and water bottom of the cage then watch note: when you take the bird out to play do not let fly or walk too much on the leg.

Thanks

Noor

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