Pet Forum / Birds / Birds / January 2004

One of my love bird died yesterday. Couldnt find the reason. how? M
looking for some hint if there are any medicines known to any person
so that I should take care when i bring new pair of birds this time.
My town lacks qualified vets especially for birds.

Anybody have any information on this "bird flu" in the chickens in Asia &
Indonesia? How much danger to parrots?
John

Its the Avian Flu if you want to google it.  Its dangerous to parrots, yes,
they can catch it.  Its not in the US (yet), I understand there is a vaccine
for it overseas (from the US) but I don't know anything more definite about
the vaccine other than the rumors that it was available.  To be honest
though, if your not raising chickens, working on a chicken farm or living
near/next to one I'd use standard bio hazard precautions (i.e.: wash your
hands a lot, change clothes after playing with chickens) and common sense
for now.

Oh, and in case you want to get a tin foil hat, its known to jump species
and can be caught by people.

Ma