Dangers

• Heat Exhaustion: Over heating, bird placed near window with no escape from incoming sun light, or outside with no shade.

• Cat Scratches or Bites: Even mild scratches or bites are life threatening!

• Ceiling Fans: These can be a source of severe injury or even death for free flying birds.

• Non-stick Cookware: Poisonous fumes can be released from non-stick cookware if temperatures are excessive, causing distress, incoordination, seizure, and death.

• Hot Stoves/ Appliances: May be a source of severe burns.

• Open Water: Birds can fly into sinks, toilets, bathtubs, aquariums, etc., and may be unable to get out.

• Windows: Striking a window can easily break your pet's neck, cause concussions or damage it's beak.

• Food: Certain foods (avocado, chocolate, fatty foods) that people commonly eat may be dangerous, also apple seeds, peach pits, and other fruit pits or seeds are toxic.

• Lead Poisoning: Lead can be ingested from certain weighted bird toys, window curtain weights, solder, stained glass, pencils (even though the inside is now graphite) the outside paint is often lead paint, costume jewelry often contains lead, and sources. Signs include depression, convulsions, other nervous symptoms, and red or black stool.

• Insect Spray/ Other Inhaled Toxins: Pesticides, ammonia or bleach fumes, hairsprays, (perm solutions & hair color) cleaning sprays and high levels of carbon monoxide can be toxic to your bird. As well as zinc oxide (often referred to as an odor neutralizer) which is contained in most odor eliminators, room deodorizers, plugins, scented candles, carpet deodorizers, and such.

• Poisonous Plants: Some of the most common toxic plants may include azalea, diffenbachia, jerusalem cherry, philodendron, poinsettia, and mistletoe.

There are many other dangers not listed.

Please note this is a courtesy list to improve the health and aid in the better care of all birds. Informing and educating the public so we all can care for our feathered friends just a little bit better.

"Marvin"