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Never Leave Your Bird Unsupervised in the Bathroom
The bathroom can be a curiosity caravan for your bird that you could sorely regret. There are many dangers lurking there, and you must safeguard against these whenever your bird is present. For example, make sure the toilet seat is closed, close all open containers, cover trash cans, etc. Also, if you haven't already done so, I stress that you make sure your bird recognizes your mirror, that the mirror is not a window it might want to fly through. You should do the same for the windows around the house.
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Never Let Your Bird Go Unsupervised around other Pets Unless you know that the other pet is friendly around the bird and will not attack, keep close supervision at all times. This goes along with other birds too. Keep your bird from dogs or cats, since the saliva of both can be harmful, and because of that little myth about cats and birds not usually making good couples. Haven't Sylvester and Tweety taught you anything?
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Never ignore your bird if it is acting sick or out of the ordinary If there's one thing you ever learn from anywhere, I hope it would be that you should never ignore an ill bird, or one that is acting unusual. Don't just assume that is a "temporary displacement" or that the illness will "dissipate."
A bird's instinct is to hide any illness or oddity as long as it can. In the wild, a sick-acting bird is either thrown out of the flock or killed. So if your bird is showing any signs of illness, then the illness most likely has advanced quite a bit. Veterinary medical attention is necessary as soon as possible.
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Broken Blood Feather Bleeding nail
Immediately apply styptic powder* to the end of the bleeding feather shaft. This will clog the blood for the time being. A visit to the veterinarian should be taken to decide what should be done with the broken feather. Your vet can also prescribe a powder medicine for future accidents involving blood feathers.
Just as the broken blood feather, you should immediately apply styptic powder* to the bleeding tip. If this does not stop or slow bleeding, immediate veterinary attention is needed. If you are able to stop bleeding, medical attention is not necessary, although you should keep an eye on the bird for a couple of hours to make sure the wound does not reopen.
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