First aid kit (have kit made be four hand)

First Aid Kit Contents for Birds

• Antibiotic ointment (non-greasy) for minor cut or scrapes

• Artificial tear gel

• Bandages. Keep an assortment of rolled bandages to cover wounds and injuries

• Bitter Apple spray. Its bitter taste keeps your bird from chewing on her feathers or injuries

• Cotton balls and swabs for applying just about everything

• Eye wipes to clean eye discharge

• First aid lotion (non-greasy)

• Grease-cutting dishwashing detergent (mild) for cleaning wounds

• Hydrogen peroxide solution (3%). This is the most versatile item in your pet first aid kit. If you only have one thing available for pet emergencies, make it hydrogen peroxide.

• Iodine for wounds

• Locking forceps (5 inch) to remove broken blood feathers

• Rubber gloves for your own protection

• Saline solution to flush eyes

• Sanitary wipes for cleaning your bird's wounds and yourself

• Sterile eye ointment

• Styptic powder to stop bleeding on toe nails and feathers

• Syringe (large, no needle) for flushing wounds and administering medication

• Small nail scissors

• Tick release ointment

• Tweezers

Additional Items to Consider or Keep Nearby

• Bird bath or wash
• Towels (for restraint)
• Penlight
• Transport cage
• Quick energy supplements

Storage

Keep your bird's first aid kit in a cool, dry, easily accessible place, such as an interior closet. Many people keep medications and first aid supplies (even for humans) in bathrooms, but because of moisture from baths and showers this is not an ideal location.


Normal Values for a Small Bird

• Temperature: 108 - 112 Fahrenheit
• Pulse Rate: 600 - 800 bpm
• Respiration: 75 - 100 respirations per minute

Normal Values for a Large Bird

• Temperature: 108 - 112 Fahrenheit
• Pulse Rate: 200 - 300 bpm
• Respiration: 30 - 50 respirations per minute

Important

Call you vet Be four you go out the door maybe he can tell you what to do without leaving the birds home. If you do have to go keep him in the cage that he knows DO NOT MOVE HIM. Use a heat lamp or heat pad to keep him warm call the vet to see how warm or how close to put the pad or lamp. You don't want to cook you bird. Make sure that you stop any bleeding and in any case keep the bird warm at all times.

This can help shock and many other things.