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| steved57 |
A friend of mine just called me in tears to say that her Cockatoo had just died suddenly. Is there anyone that might venture a guess as to why a bird that was only 25 would die in a period of about 6 hours with no prior signs of distress?
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| Rick |
"steved57" <spd@comroofing.com> wrote in message news:26aa3991176a0cf56820fe5737993079@localhost.talkaboutpets.com...
> A friend of mine just called me in tears to say that her Cockatoo had just died suddenly. Is there anyone that might venture a
guess as to why a bird that was only 25 would die in a period of about 6 hours with no prior signs of distress?
Was your friend cooking or baking with Teflon pans?
Does she use an ionic room air purifier?
Barring anything obvious, only a necropsy would answer your
question.
Rick
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| oldmolly |
"steved57" <spd@comroofing.com> wrote in message
news:26aa3991176a0cf56820fe5737993079@localhost.talkaboutpets.com...
> A friend of mine just called me in tears to say that her Cockatoo had just
died suddenly. Is there anyone that might venture a guess as to why a bird
that was only 25 would die in a period of about 6 hours with no prior signs
of distress?
>
only a necropsy will tell. Could be almost anything from heart attack,
PDD,toxic fumes.And until she has had a necropy she should not even *think*
about getting another bird. If her last one died from pdd she will simply be
sentencing the new bird to death.
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| steved57 |
I'm sorry, but I am not a bird owner, and am not aware of what PDD is.
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| oldmolly |
"steved57" <spd@comroofing.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sorry, but I am not a bird owner, and am not aware of what PDD is.
>
Your friends should know. It stands for proventricular dilatory disease and
is deadly as is pbfd. Tell your friends that they *must* have a necropsy
done before they consider getting another bird.
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| stenberg@dpw.com |
I didn't realize that ionic room purifiers are toxic to birds. This
is the first time that I'm hearing this. Teflon pans I've known
about, but what's the story with room purifiers?
Karen
"Rick" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<bu71dn$ek4o6$1@ID-82690.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> "steved57" <spd@comroofing.com> wrote in message news:26aa3991176a0cf56820fe5737993079@localhost.talkaboutpets.com...
> > A friend of mine just called me in tears to say that her Cockatoo had just died suddenly. Is there anyone that might venture a
> guess as to why a bird that was only 25 would die in a period of about 6 hours with no prior signs of distress?
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> Was your friend cooking or baking with Teflon pans?
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> Does she use an ionic room air purifier?
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> Barring anything obvious, only a necropsy would answer your
> question.
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> Rick
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| Rick |
<stenberg@dpw.com> wrote in message news:2d357fc0.0401161558.67c1ef39@posting.google.com...
> I didn't realize that ionic room purifiers are toxic to birds. This
> is the first time that I'm hearing this. Teflon pans I've known
> about, but what's the story with room purifiers?
The problem is in the way ionic air purifiers work. They give
airborne contaminants an electrostatic charge, so that the
particles are supposed to stick to the purifier's internal filter.
However, if the filter is not cleaned regularly, and even if it is,
some of these particles get through or around the filter and
wind up sticking to walls, floors and any other surface --
including our lungs and the lungs of our birds. This is why
rooms that use these purifiers smell of ozone (that "just after
a rainshower" smell).
Ozone is a known irritant to human lungs and can be fatal to
birds, who have respitory systems that are much different and
more sensitive than ours.
Rick
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| Kimberlee |
Hey, Karen,
I *had* another link somewhere, but for now, try:
http://home.ca.inter.net/~dhansen/avpoison.html
stenberg@dpw.com (stenberg@dpw.com) wrote in message news:<2d357fc0.0401161558.67c1ef39@posting.google.com>...
> I didn't realize that ionic room purifiers are toxic to birds. This
> is the first time that I'm hearing this. Teflon pans I've known
> about, but what's the story with room purifiers?
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> Karen
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> "Rick" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<bu71dn$ek4o6$1@ID-82690.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> > "steved57" <spd@comroofing.com> wrote in message news:26aa3991176a0cf56820fe5737993079@localhost.talkaboutpets.com...
> > > A friend of mine just called me in tears to say that her Cockatoo had just died suddenly. Is there anyone that might venture a
> > guess as to why a bird that was only 25 would die in a period of about 6 hours with no prior signs of distress?
> >
> > Was your friend cooking or baking with Teflon pans?
> >
> > Does she use an ionic room air purifier?
> >
> > Barring anything obvious, only a necropsy would answer your
> > question.
> >
> > Rick
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| Vox |
On 16-Jan-2004, "oldmolly" <oldmolly@members.v21.com> wrote:
> Your friends should know. It stands for proventricular dilatory disease
> and is deadly as is pbfd.
PBFD is NOT necessarily deadly. If it were, there would be no wild
parrots left in Australia or Africa. It is generally only pathogenic in
nestlings. Many, many adult birds which become infected, establish an
immunity, seroconvert and stop shedding the virus. These birds become
immune and cannot ever be reinfected. Your previous statement re the
SC2 you had with PBFD, forever remaining a carrier was nonsense.
Do some intelligent research and stop passing on misinformation.
Vox.
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| oldmolly |
"Vox" <vox@dontryafrica.com> wrote in message
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> On 16-Jan-2004, "oldmolly" <oldmolly@members.v21.com> wrote:
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> > Your friends should know. It stands for proventricular dilatory disease
> > and is deadly as is pbfd.
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> PBFD is NOT necessarily deadly. If it were, there would be no wild
> parrots left in Australia or Africa. It is generally only pathogenic in
> nestlings. Many, many adult birds which become infected, establish an
> immunity, seroconvert and stop shedding the virus. These birds become
> immune and cannot ever be reinfected. Your previous statement re the
> SC2 you had with PBFD, forever remaining a carrier was nonsense.
> Do some intelligent research and stop passing on misinformation.
>
How did you crawl out of my killfile?
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| Vox |
On 17-Jan-2004, "oldmolly" <oldmolly@members.v21.com> wrote:
> How did you crawl out of my killfile?
You probably thought I'd died of PBFD and took me off it yourself.
V.
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| Steve |
"steved57" <spd@comroofing.com> wrote in message
news:26aa3991176a0cf56820fe5737993079@localhost.talkaboutpets.com...
> A friend of mine just called me in tears to say that her Cockatoo had just
died suddenly. Is there anyone that might venture a guess as to why a bird
that was only 25 would die in a period of about 6 hours with no prior signs
of distress?
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Was your friend beating it with a rubber hose? That would do it.
You're a dumb-ass for even asking such a ridiculous question.
--
Steve
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