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cheekie_birdy
Experienced flier
Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
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Emergency Kit
Always have on hand your emergency avian veterinarian numbers and driving instructions Have at least 1 backup in case regular vet is not available.
At least $300 in a savings account or a credit card assigned to your bird's health care solely, or have insurance on your pet.
Pellets/seeds – Make sure you have extra feed available to take with you in case your bird has to stay, Your vet may not have the same Seed/pellet that your bird is used to.
Often sick or injured birds will be too weak to eat on their, keeping things such as, hand feeding formula and jars of human baby food will help during this period of time we may find ourselves having to spoon or syringe feed the bird to help keep their strength up.
Towel - for wrapping and securing your bird.
Lactaded Ringers solution and syringes.
Pedialite children's ( for dehydration).
Sterile water - for flushing wounds or mixing with food.
Aloe vera juice for burns, cuts and abrasions (human grade).
Magnifying glasses for some of us that need glasses or for some of the smaller birds magnifying glasses can come in handy for anyone trying to do detail work.
A Small flashlight.
Micropore tape (paper surgical tape) for holding gauze in place and Vet Wrap
Q-tips
Cotton balls
Gauze pads
Wire cutters in case your bird becomes entangled in a toy or wire.
Plyers, needle nose, Hemostats and tweezers
Scissors and toenail clippers
Quik-stop, Styptic Powder or Pencil, Corn starch, a bar of Ivory Soap and piece of paraffin wax any of these to help stop blood from blood feathers
Popsicle sticks and gauze (emergency splints)
A heating pad (to keep a sick bird warm in an aquarium or plastic bin until it can be seen by a vet) or a sock with rice in it (you can heat these also in the microwave) or unopened bottles of water (these can also be heated and placed in your carrier if you need to keep the bird warm on transport to the vet), or a heat lamp. |
Saturday March 17, 2007 3:35 pm |
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Cheeta
Moderator
Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7952
Location: Australia |
that's a very good and thorough emergency kit.. I think we should all have one of those around the house... i'm ashamed to say I don't have such a thorough one.. hehe.. I think I'll go out in the next couple of weeks to stock up and buy an actual box for it. 
Thanks for posting.. |
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Saturday March 17, 2007 4:49 pm |
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Yupra
Flying tumbler
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 2206
Location: CA |
Wow good job cheekie! I'm ashamed to say we have no emergency kit either  the best we have is some flour under his cage and some special scissors for nail clipping |
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Saturday March 17, 2007 5:06 pm |
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