Preserving Pet Birds' Health---5 Things Your Bird Needs To Stay Healthy

Pet birds count on their owners to provide a
happy and healthy life. Here are 5 essential
things your bird needs in order to live a good
life.

Clean Water---After visiting a pet shop
recently and seeing 20 birds in a cage with no
water, its at the top of my essentials list.
There were 10 beautiful blue and yellow
parakeets in a cage that was way too small
(we'll get to that in a minute) and no signs of
water. I am still haunted by that.

Your bird should access to fresh clean water
all the time. This is an easy way to help
maintain health, and increase your bird's life
span. Imagine being thirsty and not knowing if
or when you'll ever be given water. Providing
fresh water means your bird never, ever has to
go thirsty.

Properly Sized Cage---Your pet should have a
cage that is big enough for it to fully expand
its wings and tall enough for it to fly. This
keeps their wings healthy and your bird
emotionally happy.

The cage size will vary according to the type
and number of birds. Asking the breeder or your
veterinarian about the best cage for your bird
will allow you to buy once and buy right. It
will also insure that your bird is happy where
it lives.

Healthy Diet---Your bird should be given a
variety of sprouting seeds which offer the most
nutrition. Also include fresh veggies and fruits
(organic if possible), and an occasionally treat
or two. Your bird's thoughts about your
selections will be very obvious. And since
birds, like us, eat with their eyes too, making
the food visually interesting and colorful will
keep them engaged at meal time.

There are of course some foods that you should
stay away from such as chocolate, caffeine,
foods high in salt and sugar, macadamia nuts,
avocado, and alcohol. Use your veterinarian as a
sounding board for questions about dietary needs
your specific individual avian friend may have.

Freedom To Fly---It is really important to
allow your bird daily time outside of the cage.
This gives them their much needed freedom to
literally stretch their wings and fly. This
time out insure both physical and emotional
well-being.

The space where this happens needs to be safe
from chandeliers, cords, mirrors, water (such as
toilet bowls), hot pots and pans, windows, doors
that lead to outside, and other pets that may
cause harm. Children and birds should be mixed
slowly and gently. This will keep every one
safe.

Clean Air---One of the biggest health hazards
for these pets is polluted air. Their airways
are small that it doesn't take much to cause
them to become blocked. Clogged air passages are
often the start to disease and infection.

Since instinct causes them to hide symptoms of
illness, they usually don't symptoms until the
condition has progressed to a point where it
often cannot be reversed.

Using a high efficiency particle arresting
(HEPA) filter to continually clear the air of
bird-related particles as well as more normal
household irritants can increase your bird's
quality and longevity of life. Clean air can
also increase your longevity as well.

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