Can I give my bird a cold? Strange little boy..

[Selestine]

So this is strange and a little bit gross, but..

I was snuggling up with my daughter's conure reading a book and I've got a bit of a head cold right now. I didn't really occur to me before that I might be able to pass it on to him, but all of a sudden he stuck his little beak right up my nose and decided to sample some of my stuffiness.

Obviously I won't let him go digging for gold anymore now that I realize he has an interest in it, but do I need to stay away from him until my cold clears up?

 

[crimson]

ROFL!!, I'm just getting over a stupid cold too...can't believe I had one at the beginning of July.
your rendition of where he put his beak gave me a chuckle.
....sorry I can't help you with your question.

 

[ruffledfeathers]

I don't think they typically get the cold virus from humans (just from my personal experience with a lot of colds since I have had birds in close contact with me) but i'll agree with your decision to keep birdie out of your stuffy nose, LOL. good call.

 

[ruffledfeathers]

aha but that being said, sometimes what we think is a cold is actually a slight sinus infection, bacterial, and I think they can get sick from that, possibly.

 

[weco]

No, rest easy, human colds are not zoonotic.....though there are other things that are.....