Several days ago I responded to a thread about the use of Febreze & incense around birds & the thread discussion went the gamut, including candles, when I interjected:
āā¦..The particulates given off by the burning can lodge in a bird's air sacs and cause infections.....do you cook French fries in a pan of oil, on the stove? Every time you do, you subject your birds to the possibility of their air sacs being blistered, or at the very least, coating their air sacs , which will lead to infections.....ā
Well, a combination of weather & illness conspired to delay my response to all the questions for clarification of my postingā¦..boy, am I glad that when titles were being assigned, Mother Nature was properly designated & assignedā¦..can you imagine all of the extraneous negativity that we of the male specie would be forced to endure otherwise ? ? ?
OK, on to clarifying my earlier statementā¦..at some point in our indoctrination into living with companion birds, we are counseled that we will need to make some lifestyle changesā¦..the thing is that too many of us only make the changes that are convenient to us, often compromising on others because they may not fit into our particular lifestyle or we have allowed our feathered companions to dictate to us, rather than the other way around.
Do you allow your birds in the kitchen when you are cooking? You shouldnāt, it is dangerous. Boiling water creates steam, while boiling/frying oil creates aerosolized oil droplets. Do your own researchā¦..check the bottom of cabinets. Cabinet facings, even the ceiling around your cabinets. If there is oil residue, you have allowed your frying foods to reach too high a temperature and if you allowed your bird(s) to help you during the preparation, you have endangered their health every time. Even using an over-the-stove vent hood is of little value if the venting is back into the room/house.
I realize that in some cases moving large cages at every meal may not be practical.....in those instances, completely cover the bird's cage, to preclude oil/grease residue.....
I guess the saving grace here, if there really is one, unless a bird flies directly through hot, aserolizing grease, there is little chance of its air sacs being burned, however, there is every chance of your birdās air sacs will receive a small coating of cooled oil/greaseā¦ā¦andā¦..none of the cooking oils on the market are safe/suitable for coating a birdās air sacsā¦..
āā¦..The particulates given off by the burning can lodge in a bird's air sacs and cause infections.....do you cook French fries in a pan of oil, on the stove? Every time you do, you subject your birds to the possibility of their air sacs being blistered, or at the very least, coating their air sacs , which will lead to infections.....ā
Well, a combination of weather & illness conspired to delay my response to all the questions for clarification of my postingā¦..boy, am I glad that when titles were being assigned, Mother Nature was properly designated & assignedā¦..can you imagine all of the extraneous negativity that we of the male specie would be forced to endure otherwise ? ? ?
OK, on to clarifying my earlier statementā¦..at some point in our indoctrination into living with companion birds, we are counseled that we will need to make some lifestyle changesā¦..the thing is that too many of us only make the changes that are convenient to us, often compromising on others because they may not fit into our particular lifestyle or we have allowed our feathered companions to dictate to us, rather than the other way around.
Do you allow your birds in the kitchen when you are cooking? You shouldnāt, it is dangerous. Boiling water creates steam, while boiling/frying oil creates aerosolized oil droplets. Do your own researchā¦..check the bottom of cabinets. Cabinet facings, even the ceiling around your cabinets. If there is oil residue, you have allowed your frying foods to reach too high a temperature and if you allowed your bird(s) to help you during the preparation, you have endangered their health every time. Even using an over-the-stove vent hood is of little value if the venting is back into the room/house.
I realize that in some cases moving large cages at every meal may not be practical.....in those instances, completely cover the bird's cage, to preclude oil/grease residue.....
I guess the saving grace here, if there really is one, unless a bird flies directly through hot, aserolizing grease, there is little chance of its air sacs being burned, however, there is every chance of your birdās air sacs will receive a small coating of cooled oil/greaseā¦ā¦andā¦..none of the cooking oils on the market are safe/suitable for coating a birdās air sacsā¦..
