Non stick Pan

[pinotthegcc]

Hi all! My boyfriend didn't listen to me and I am currently freaking out.

He cooked with a non stick Pan. He put my 4 month old green cheek conure in the bedroom (smallish apartment) during cooking and for 40 minutes after.

I am panicking. Is it likely that my bird Will get sick and die?!!!

 

[Flboy]

Would already be dead! The issue is with heating over 400°F! Very easy to do! There is no cure! All you can do, is watch your baby suffocate!
Must add, deadly for us humans too! We just take longer to die!

I apologize for my bluntness! I am also guilty of this same risk!

 

[pinotthegcc]

Is it likely? This was maybe 1.5 hours ago. Shes acting normal right now.

 

[WakaWaka]

If possible, vent the house to ensure that no fumes remain and do this as soon as possible just to play it safe.
Keep in mind, you may not smell the toxic fumes but they are deadly to your bird.
Ensure that the nonstick pan has cooled and then discard it would be my best advice to prevent this from happening again.

 

[Scott]

So glad to hear Pinot is safe! As others have mentioned, the impact is immediate and without treatment.

Thanks for posting this; your experience may prevent a future unnecessary loss. Others will read this and may take action!

Please discard or re-home the offending pots/pans and consider safer alternatives. An excellent thread discusses options: http://www.parrotforums.com/general...e-s-pfoa-s-silicon-ceramic-cook-bakeware.html

 

[Inger]

I don’t normally advocate violence, but I might give they boyfriend a quick bash with the offending pan right before disposing of it. [emoji6]


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[GaleriaGila]

Whew!
Close call!

 

[EllenD]

I'm sorry that happened, but you got lucky this time...This isn't something that will show-up later on, if and when it happens your bird will just drop over dead DURING the cooking. And as already stated, there's absolutely nothing you can do to save your bird, it's instantly fatal.

Please tell your boyfriend that "closing the door" does not stop the toxic fumes from killing the bird. I read a story once where a couple with many parrots lost them all due to a heater they didn't know was coated with Teflon, which was located in their living room. The birds they had all over the house, including even the basement all died instantly. So he simply cannot do that anymore with the bird in the house. The only way to use Teflon pans safely is to remove the bird from the house and put them outside while cooking/baking and then for a good few hours afterwards just to make sure that all of the toxic fumes have dissipated. It's much easier to just go and buy some ceramic non-stick pots and pans...Go to Ross's or TJ Maxx, they have a ton of high-end ceramic non-stick sets that are cheap. Nothing with the black non-stick coating on them.

I too would give the boyfriend a good whack with said pan over the head, then be sure to pitch the pan.