What do you need to have for emergencies?

[94lt1]

I want to know what you think that a bird owner should have on hand for emergencies..

What do you think? Emergency situations can pop up out of no where. Blood feather breakage.. Trimming a talon too short.. You name it..

So.. What do you absolutely NEED to have for our fids..

[Pinkbirdy]

Emergency numbers ,iodine,cornstarch ,baking soda,syptic pencil,syringes ,saline solution [that's a start].Familiarize yourself with the what ifs .like beak break ,burn,eggbound ,sourcrop and so on.

[plax]

I have some bird First Aid kits here. They contain the following items:

styptic powder
latex gloves
eye/skin wash solution
gauze bandage
scissors
locking forceps
iodine
antiseptic towelettes
gauze pads
cotton swabs
adhesive tape
hand wipes
emergency info card

Note: For bleeding, I always opt for corn starch before styptic powder.

[Macaw Lover]

I also use a large tool box to hold the stuffs and in it I have a towel so everything is all in one place.

Styptic power and I would assume the pencil too will burn. I go with the corn starch and if that would not do the trick I understand holding a bar of soap on it will work too.

Now I had heard on a forum in the past where people would tell you to use cayenne pepper for nail or even open wounds and I always shuddered to think of putting that stuff on a wound. Since I don't do anything spicy to begin with I don't have that sitting on my shelf to try it out on. I had the opportunity to ask Dr Susan Clubb about using that and how I had heard of it and she sort of looked at me, and then said "consider where that came from - the internet'.

Add long nose pliers into that box if you don't have a pair of Tony's locking forceps, in the event you have to pull a blood feather.

Neosporin cream is safe to use

[plax]

Yes, I would definitely forgo the cayenne pepper if at all possible! And if you don't have access to locking forceps, a small pair of vice-grips may be better than simple pliers for blood-feather extraction. Vice-grips are essentially locking pliers, and many folks already have a pair of them among their tool collections.

[94lt1]

For smaller birds, a travel cage and a blanket to put in the bottom of that cage, is a good idea.. For macaws.. It's tough.. Cause of their size.. We typically just have jess carry Monte..

[plax]

For smaller birds, a travel cage and a blanket to put in the bottom of that cage, is a good idea.. For macaws.. It's tough.. Cause of their size.. We typically just have jess carry Monte..You can use the plastic kennel carriers for large Macaws. Just make sure the ones you use are at least 28 inches deep (they may cause a bit of tail curl but it's not bad as long as the bird doesn't have to remain in the carrier for very long). I have 4 of them ready to go at any given moment... one for each of my birds in case an immediate evacuation ever becomes necessary.

[94lt1]

when Montes tail curls.. He gets.. Idk... OH.. Mean.. Lol.. But yes we have 2 of those.. One for Seminole too.. Kinda large.. But we got a good deal.. And too big is never big enough it seems. Lol

Got em at pet Co

[Lady]

Just one thing to add is a link to Pet Friendly Hotels. Just in case you have nowhere else to go.

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[Macaw Lover]

Credit card, don't leave home without one

[Lady]

Seeing how it is winter and some places can have power outages does anyone have ideas about how to keep your bird warm in case of a power outage where you can not use a thermal perch or heat source?
Of course a blanket over their cage is a good idea but what if it gets real cold and the blanket is not enough?
I was searching for ideas in case this should happen but didn't find anything really helpful on the internet.

[plax]

Seeing how it is winter and some places can have power outages does anyone have ideas about how to keep your bird warm in case of a power outage where you can not use a thermal perch or heat source?
Of course a blanket over their cage is a good idea but what if it gets real cold and the blanket is not enough?
I was searching for ideas in case this should happen but didn't find anything really helpful on the internet.I'd say the blankets/insulation approach, perhaps along with a battery powered thermal perch are reasonable options. Of course, if you have access to a generator, safe electric space heaters are probably the best temporary solution.

[Lady]

Very interesting, I never knew that there were battery powered perches available. This is a link to one that I found so far

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[spiritbird]

Vet tape and wood for splints. Flashlight. Scissors.