How do you bring a bird outside when there are gasses,perfumes, etc.?

[happycat]

I wanted to get a carrier or bird backpack for my kak and take him outside but there are so many gasses and fumes outside. How do you guys take your parrots out when people are roasting things and there are unpredictable gasses and things bad for birds? Do you just take them away when you notice it?

 

[LoveMyParrots]

I don't take my parrot outside where there are gasses and fumes, or anything that is bad for them. I also avoid places where there are A LOT of people walking their dogs.

Where I live there are no tall buildings or smokes. I live in a town near the countryside where there are lots of trees and grasslands. I usually take my cockatiels (I'm still training my alexandrine to wear a harness) to a park. There are lots of parks near where I live.

And I use the aviator harness. You can get it at the parrot university for $35 (USD) for free shipping world wide.

Hope this helped

 

[weco]

Hi Kate, congratulations on your kak.

Unless you live in a very high pollution area, you probably do not have to worry as much as you might think you do. If there are other birds (wild) that live around you, then you'd probably be safe taking your feathered friend outside for walks and such. If you live in a high pollution area and the air in your house is cleaner than that outside, I would probably keep my bird inside, rather than go out with it.

While we humans do have an obligation to protect an care for animals we choose to keep as pets, we cannot really keep those pets in a biosphere where there is no danger. 20-30 years ago, there was a boy, I believe, in Houston, Texas, whose immune system was all messed up and to keep him safe from infection, he was kept in a plastic bubble in a hospital and finally he convinced the doctors and his parents to let him live a normal life, though it was not a long one. There was a movie made about him & I think it was called the boy in the bubble.....you might want to watch it if you get a chance.

I know someone who lives in New York city that has a bird pak & takes her African grey out almost every day.....there's a lot of automobile pollution in NYC, but her bird is going on 20 this year. I am not saying she is right or wrong, but her bird passes all of its veterinary examinations and I believe the lady takes good care of the grey.....she took the bird from someone who lived in her building who passed away, so as far as I know, the bird has always been in NYC.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

I feel it's just common since, I take Rosie outside in her harness but I wouldn't stand right by a cars exhaust or near smokers. As long as your are aware of your surrounding's it's fine.

If I lived in new york city I don't think I would take Rosie out, it would be different if it was the suburbs. I was in Manhattan with a bad cold once and being there only made it worse because of the pollution. I hated it and never want to go back to new york. I prefer San Francisco.

 

[happycat]

My town isnt very polluted.

Okay I feel more reassured to take him out now, thanks