Do i bring to a vet??? SEMI emergency!!

[BIRDIGIRL]

I do hope the Conure survived...it could be that this person lost both fids and is now too sad to talk to anyone...there could also be some hassle at home over this...its hard to say why someone doesnt come back and it could also be like itchyfeet said and it was just an emergency situation and if thats the case it was nice to know the advice was given and like plumsmum said the thread is here to help any future misfortunes of this nature ...I hope the Conure survived...I have never seen a fume poisoning (and I hope I never will) but I have no idea whether they are all sudden or whether they can take days or weeks before they kill or what health effects they have on a surviving bird. So sad that the budgie died I do hope the conure is okay and has survived with no lingering health issues.

 

[Flboy]

Gotta luv people who come on here with emergency messages, get good solid advice, and then poof, you never hear from them again.

NOT !

I call them HARP, Hit And Run Poster

 

[rosembers]

Just wanted to add some info to this tragedy. So many people don't know or don't research these things and poor birds have to suffer!

As mentioned by others, PTFE and PFOA are deadly. Teflon is a common manufacturer, amongst others. THIS INCLUDES POTS, PANS, STEAMERS, PANINI MAKERS, WAFFLE IRONS, SOME SPACE HEATERS, ETC.

while I'm at it I would like to add that I recently took one of my birds in for annual checkup and my avian vet was telling me about a couple recent cases: one lady had a bird that she kept in the opposite end of the house and opened the window for fresh air for it when she cooked. Then one day it killed her bird because it travelled through the heater ventilation channels. So just because it might not happen the very first time or birds arent near it doesn't mean it is safe!

Another case was a lady whose bird loved to be air dried on low from a distance after baths (and not directly on the head). After years of this, one day she came in as an emergency and her bird was dying. The vet said it turned out the lady had purchased a new blow dryer and they have chemicals that need to burn off the first several uses. Those fumes gave her bird's lungs chemical burns. I couldn't bare to ask if the bird survived.

In closing, it is crucial that we think ahead of these things and items that get heated, like new blow dryers, irons, coffee pots, space heaters (make sure non teflon too) all need to be ran outside for a little bit to burn off deadly chemical coating. But NO cooking with teflon period! It's easy to buy PTFE-free PFOA-free cookware even online.

And absolutely no using self clean on ovens!

Wanted to post this info in case others view this and learn something new. Sorry typos and grammar, hard to do this on smartphone!

 

[Jarsheart]

OMG, never thought about self cleaning the oven !!! Thanks for this very informative post.

 

[Printer bird]

Yes, my parrotlet died years ago because of oven fumes - she was being looked after by someone while we were moving and they cleaned their oven. I had talked about the teflon but didn't think to mention the oven

 

[plumsmum2005]

Dont forget burning off a new oven also. I was recommended to do it for 10-20 mins only, it wasnt Ok until it had been on several times, SIX hours in total!

 

[Jarsheart]

Yes, my parrotlet died years ago because of oven fumes - she was being looked after by someone while we were moving and they cleaned their oven. I had talked about the teflon but didn't think to mention the oven

I'm so sorry for your loss. I will mention this to everyone I know who has a bird.

 

[jess.reco]

This is what i love about this site. You learn something new everyday. I had NO IDEA about the oven cleaner!!!

 

[wrench13]

It's also why I keep coming back. It's like Parrot University, but with friends.

 

[BIRDIGIRL]

Ditto here I have learned so much from reading posts on here and probably saved my parrots lives too as I used to use teetree oil around the windows to help keep bugs out until I read on here that it was toxic for parrots...I got off lucky and got to remedy my ways before I lost one of my precious babies.

 

[Mariar]

I've printed an acticle about fumes and poisoning..posted it to my fridge,for my house sitter. Can never be to careful.