crimson
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- Oct 8, 2012
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I finally got to see what killed Safari.
6 tiny metal fragments that embedded themselves into the lining of his stomach
Evan said only lead would have killed him this quickly without any obvious signs of distress....but we are still waiting for the tissue results which should be completed by late this week.
It is hard to imagine something that small can be very very toxic and deadly to a bird.
I asked Evan why birds like to chew metal. His reply was this:
"Birds naturally chew things, they like metal because it is soft, and they can manipulate it, they chew and chew in the same area until it makes a lip, then they work at it until they can pull it off, then they grind it down into tiny fragments and swallow them.
that made total sense to me...this is why I love Evan, he is a FANTASTIC VET, and knows birds so very well.
here is a picture of the fragments....
I had to hold it up to the patio door so I could get natural lighting on it so they would show up....
just one more thing: 2 of my birds have had accidents due to toys, one was a very 'freak accident' with Num Num, Safari unfortunately died....ANYTHING METAL IS TOXIC TO BIRDS, so please please for my sake stop what you are doing and go thru your birds toys, and remove any potential toys that have metal on them, bells are the most dangerous.
any bird including lovebirds, cockatiels, conures and up, are capable of chewing pieces of metal from toys according to Evan.
if you really think about it, a bird is no match for a $10-20 toy, it's just not worth the risk.
with Safari's death now behind me, I can focus on my other birds, and know that they are safe.
6 tiny metal fragments that embedded themselves into the lining of his stomach
Evan said only lead would have killed him this quickly without any obvious signs of distress....but we are still waiting for the tissue results which should be completed by late this week.
It is hard to imagine something that small can be very very toxic and deadly to a bird.
I asked Evan why birds like to chew metal. His reply was this:
"Birds naturally chew things, they like metal because it is soft, and they can manipulate it, they chew and chew in the same area until it makes a lip, then they work at it until they can pull it off, then they grind it down into tiny fragments and swallow them.
that made total sense to me...this is why I love Evan, he is a FANTASTIC VET, and knows birds so very well.
here is a picture of the fragments....
I had to hold it up to the patio door so I could get natural lighting on it so they would show up....
just one more thing: 2 of my birds have had accidents due to toys, one was a very 'freak accident' with Num Num, Safari unfortunately died....ANYTHING METAL IS TOXIC TO BIRDS, so please please for my sake stop what you are doing and go thru your birds toys, and remove any potential toys that have metal on them, bells are the most dangerous.
any bird including lovebirds, cockatiels, conures and up, are capable of chewing pieces of metal from toys according to Evan.
if you really think about it, a bird is no match for a $10-20 toy, it's just not worth the risk.
with Safari's death now behind me, I can focus on my other birds, and know that they are safe.
