Broken blood feather-

1. Try to keep bird quiet, flapping will make things worse

2. Allow bleeding to stop on its own if possible

3. Pack corn starch into broken feather shaft if possible

4. Contact veterinarian if bleeding won't stop

5. If feather shaft is pulled, damage could occur to feather follicle or heavier bleeding could occur

 Bleeding from mouth or nostrils (nares)

1. Real emergency, call Vet immediately

2. Keep bird quiet, put in small enclosure, in darkened place

 Broken nail or beak

1. Restrain bird

2. Dab area with gauze, apply cauterizing product(for the beak corn starch or soap bar better choice)

3. Observe to make sure bleeding has stopped

4. Uncontrolled bleeding, more than a few minutes call Vet

Skin cuts

1. Wounds from other animals (cats, dogs, etc.) call Vet

2. Small cuts or scrapes, clean and apply antibiotic cream sparingly

3. Deep or large cuts or scrapes call Vet

4. Apply pressure to control bleeding

5. Place in small enclosure, darkened area transport to vet

6. Large amount of blood lost, carefully offer pedialyte, Gatorade

7. Birds can only lose 10% of body weight in grams

Burns

1. Wash area in cold water

2. Call Vet

3. Place bird in small darkened enclosure, keep warm

3. Aloe vera gel or silvadene applied if area is appropriate

4. Offer pedialyte or Gatorade if appropriate

Inhalants (Exposure to Teflon, cleaning products, carpet fresheners)

1. Remove bird to fresh air immediately

2. Call Vet, most birds do not survive these exposures

Foreign body ingestion (swallowing strange objects)

1. observe bird and keep them quiet

2. try to locate object to see if in fact they swallowed it

3. Palpate crop area carefully

4. Call Vet for advice

Poisoning

1. Determine what and how much was eaten

2. Call Vet or poison control - follow advice

3. If advised give Kaopectate, Peptobismol (1cc/100 grams body weight)

Broken bones

1. Place bird in small enclosure in darken area, keep warm

2. Provide towels in enclosure for support

3. Call Vet, transport as soon as possible

 Egg bound

1. Know if your bird is a female

2. Recognize symptoms (bottom of cage, fluffed up, straining, nesting behaviors)

3. Call Vet

4. Provide heat and humidity if treated at home

Excessive egg laying

1. Do not remove egg in single pet bird, will

continue to lay eggs

2. Decrease amount of light bird is exposed to...to 8 to 10 hours a day

3. Increase amount of calcium in diet

4. Call Vet

5. Excessive low calcium will cause weakness or

seizures

 Sick bird

1. Call vet

2. Place in small darkened enclosure, keep warm

3. Offer favorite foods such as millet

4. Offer pedialyte or Gatorade