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Hello and welcome to our budgie's first aid page!
What to do in an emergency and First Aid Kits for budgies.
We all want our budgies (and any pet!) to be happy and healthy. The thought of any illness
or diseases can be very upsetting and intimidating to us, not to mention horrible to have to
experience for your budgie. It’s a very good idea to know all that you can in advance about all
the different things that can go wrong with your budgie as to be able to identify them sooner rather
than later.
A healthy budgie has clear, bright eyes, a beak and cere that has no flaking or crusting
and is shiny, feathers that look nice and strong, they will chatter happily and fly about with no
worries. As budgies are used to hiding their symptoms however, it can be pretty tricky to spot
things early on. The reason for this is that in the wild, if they showed any sign of physical
weakness, the flock could very well of cast them out and they would be easy prey for predators.
Before I go any further, I must stress that if your budgie shows that it is ill (for example being
fluffed up and huddled away on the floor in their cage), you need to get it to a vet (an avian
vet that has had plenty of special training with birds preferably) immediately!
In an emergency, it is very important to remember not to panic but to STAY CALM!
Animals pick up on nerves easily and this will not benefit your budgie in any way.
As gently as you can, using a small hand towel (or similar), restrain the budgie.
If you notice that they are bleeding, then get a small, sterilised gauze and apply
pressure to the bleeding area. So as to make sure that your budgie doesn’t get any further
damage done if bones have been broken, a good tip is to get a pair of tights or stockings
and cut the appropriate length (keeping the foot of the tights in tack, so it can be used
like a type of sleeping bag), then place your budgie inside (with its head poking out the top)
so they can’t move or cause more damage. Get your hospital cage ready and heated up and place
the bird inside. They will appreciate it being covered over too, that way they get the warmth
staying in and the dark will help keep them a little calmer. Make sure that everything is
secure before you leave for the vet.
One of the best things you can do (and most essential things to have if you’re a
budgie owner) is a fully equipped, first aid kit for your budgie. These are the type of
items you should have stored in it at all times;
· Scissors
· Corn starch/flour or styptic powder to stop bleeding for broken feathers and nails
· Gauze and bandages
· Hospital cage, cotton swabs and masking tape
· Heating pads or an infrared lamp
· Tweezers and wire cutters
· Cotton swabs and masking tape
· Bird nail clippers
· The number of your vet and the hours that they are open
· A sterile saline solution, aloe vera gel, betadine disinfectant
· Hydrogen peroxide and grapefruit seed extract (the grapefruit seed extract
works as an anti-microbial disinfectant
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