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Cockatoo dander is produced continuously and is a
normal and healthy part of its growth and
development. Dander, or flakes of dead skin,
falls off as new skin grows in to replace the
old. This process allows newer, more resilient
skin to take the place of older skin that is less
likely to be able to protect the bird from germs
and the onset of disease.

In the wild dander goes airborne into the air and
dissipates, or the bird flies miles away. Neither
of these things can happen with a bird in
captivity.

Because they are in an enclosed area-your
home-dander has no place to go, and the bird
cannot move away from it. So unless you actively
remove dander from the air, the bird and its
humans are forced to breathe air with high
concentrations of dander.

This can mean big trouble for your bird. Their
air passages are so small that it doesn't take
much to clog them. Once clogged, they often
become ill with disease and infections that are
hard to cure. With people, there is generally an
increased sensitivity which often produces
symptoms such as sneezing, coughing, or
congestion.

And for people who already have respiratory
issues such as allergies and asthma, the protein
in the dander can trigger flare ups that make it
all but impossible to keep the bird.

In addition to dander, Cockatoos, who are powder
down birds, also produce a white powder to help
keep their wings soft. This powder from their
feathers is easily sent into the air with
movements from the bird and the people who love
and care for them.

And this powder and the dander are in addition to
all the normal pollutants generally found in a
home-dust, dust mites, dander from other pets,
mold and mildew spores, as well as seasonal
pollutants such as pollen.

Giving your bird clean air has to be a top
priority if any of its other care is to matter.
And the only way to insure that these
particulates do not ruin your health or your
bird's is to continuously removing the particles
with HEPA filtration.

High efficiency particle arresting (shortened to
HEPA) by definition removes particulates as small
as.3 microns which is exactly the type of filter
that is needed to remove bird-related and
household pollutants.

And to be designated as such it has to have
demonstrated that it can remove 99,997 out of
10,000 airborne particulates that are.3 microns
or greater, with a micron being defined as one
millionth of a meter.

Going on the offensive by constantly filtering
the air will significantly lower the dander and
dust in your air.

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