What shoudl be in your birds first aid kit?

[BUUZBEE]

What should be in your birds first aid kit

your vet's phone number
booklet on general first aid procedures
small, bright flashlight
heating pad
heat lamp
thermometer
tweezers
scissors
nail clippers
emeryboard (have several handy)
long needlenosed pliers or a hemostat - to remove broken blood feathers (hemostats can be purchased at Radio Shack in the tool section)
Styptic powder (pencils are too hard) - only use on nails or beak !!
bar of soap - can also be used to stop bleeding of nails and beak
corn starch - to control bleeding from wounds on the body
various sized towels or soft baby blankets
masking tape or other tape that won't ruin feathers
assorted bandages, gauze, or gauze sponges - for cleaning wounds
Q-tips
bottled water
Betadine scrub
hydrogen peroxide
rubbing alcohol (but don't use on head or vent)
Neosporin
assorted syringes (with and without needles)
baggies - for stool samples or storing a sample of poisons or other substances the bird may have ingested
pet carrier - just in case you need to make a trip to the vet
Gerber's High Protein baby food or Handfeeding formula (or whatever your vet recommends

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[ArtS]

Anna,

Great tip!!!

Thanks,

Art S.

[mattz]

Any suggestions for:

booklet on general first aid procedures

Thanks!

[AndreaFahy]

Check out Avian Medicine: Principles and Application. The full version is my FAVORITE! But the abridged version is adequate for most people. Plus the full version runs around $120. The abridged is on sale through Avian Publications. If you go to my website, and follow the link to this book we will actually receive a small portion of the sale which goes towards the start up of our non-profit rescue/rehab/rehome organization:

http://www.bonsaibirds.com/htm/avianbooks.htm

[AndreaFahy]

Calci-Boost

Active ingredients
Calcium Borogluconate 33g/L
Vitamin D3 25000 i.u./L
Magnesium ( Mg ++ ) as Magnesium Sulfate 2 g/L

Calcium deficiency can cause a whole host of problems for our birds.* Egg binding is only the final, deadly, stage of a calcium deficiency.* Other symptoms include splay legs, nervous temperament, feather plucking, poor muscle control and paralysis.

Feeding Calcium to our birds is easy.* Getting it to cross the gut wall into the bloodstream is quite difficult.* As calcium deficiency is the BIGGEST NUTRITIONAL PROBLEM in bird keeping, Calciboost offers an easy to use, economic solution.

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Calciboost can be used in the water or mixed with soft foods like fruits, vegetables, sprouts or egg food.


http://www.birds2grow.com/prod-calciboost.html

[AndreaFahy]

Any suggestions for:

booklet on general first aid procedures

Thanks!

Do you know German?

[mattz]

Nien. At least not enough for a medical text.

[AndreaFahy]

No problem! Just thought I'd ask :) I know of a really good German text that will be available towards the fall, an English edition will follow and I will be certain to send details at that time.

[Susan27]

One thing I have on hand is Witch Hazel, it is safe for birds. I use it instead of peroxide, it doesn't sting like peroxide. It's sold in supermarkets, usually by rubbing alcohol.

I don't have it, but should have pedilite...incase one of my birds becomes dehydrated (since I have some baby lovebirds in the nest box, I should have some on hand...just in case). Not sure expiration date span on this though.

[AndreaFahy]

I keep pedialyte on hand as well as lactated ringers and sodium chloride. The latter two are useful for birds that are VERY dehydrated and need fluids administered subcutaneously.

[BUUZBEE]

I keep pedialyte on hand as well as lactated ringers and sodium chloride. The latter two are useful for birds that are VERY dehydrated and need fluids administered subcutaneously.


I've got plenty of ringers! as max is getting a bag everyother day :(

[AndreaFahy]

Wow. I don't know Max's story, do you have that posted somewhere?