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| Susan Baker |
I just got back from vacation and discovered that my furnace was out for
about 4 days. It was pretty cold here.. around 40 most days. My housesitter
failed to notify me that my heater was out and my poor 'tiel sat around for
a while in a cold house. He had plenty of food and water, just no heat.
I've read this group enough to know that you are all going to say GO TO A
VET. I probably will on Monday, but wanted to see if anybody knew
specifically what to look for to make sure he is okay.
He seems fine now. He's perky, talkative and isn't sneezing or wheezing.
I've had him for several years, and he seems completely normal We have him
in front of a gas fireplace, and the heat is restored.
tips? Other than to get a new house sitter?
thanks in advance,
Susan
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| Katra |
matt weber wrote:
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> On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 00:35:59 GMT, "Susan Baker" <susanfe@att.net>
> wrote:
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> >I just got back from vacation and discovered that my furnace was out for
> >about 4 days. It was pretty cold here.. around 40 most days. My housesitter
> >failed to notify me that my heater was out and my poor 'tiel sat around for
> >a while in a cold house. He had plenty of food and water, just no heat.
> >I've read this group enough to know that you are all going to say GO TO A
> >VET. I probably will on Monday, but wanted to see if anybody knew
> >specifically what to look for to make sure he is okay.
> >He seems fine now. He's perky, talkative and isn't sneezing or wheezing.
> >I've had him for several years, and he seems completely normal We have him
> >in front of a gas fireplace, and the heat is restored.
> >
> >tips? Other than to get a new house sitter?
>
> many birds are far hardier then they look, and if they don't get wet,
> or have to be in a strong wind, they are well insulated, and can
> tolerate far colder weather then you might expect. In short, if your
> tiel seems unscathed, your teil almost certain survived the experience
> undamage...
>
> I used to have a Cockatoo who really hated hot weather. You know the
> story about keeping birds out of drafts.... Well he'd park himself in
> front of the Airconditioner cold air duct....
Freya does that during the summer. :-) She will sit in front of the fan.
Now that it's winter and her cage is right next to a window, (double
storm glass, but it still gets chilly), she sits on top of the deep
freeze at night instead of on her cage as the motor is warm and puts off heat...
A bird that's not locked in a cage will usually find their own comfort
zone.
Refrigerators/freezers often have a hot side. You can always move the
cage next to that if you are worried about it getting cold again?
K.
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| AnonnyMoose |
Your bird is most likely fine. Feathers are very good insulation.
You think your house sitter is bad? Mine left the door open when she was
moving the bird to clean cages and he flew out and away. I had to cut my
vacation short and make the 8 hour drive back to retrieve the bird. When I
drove up the pet sitter was in the garage with the door open where she was
cleaning up after another bird - the same situation that enabled the first
bird to escape - the front gate to the yard was open, and the ducks were
about to wander into the street. Now THAT is a bad sitter!
karen
"Susan Baker" <susanfe@att.net> wrote in message
news:PXayb.129489$Ec1.5389218@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I just got back from vacation and discovered that my furnace was out for
> about 4 days. It was pretty cold here.. around 40 most days. My
housesitter
> failed to notify me that my heater was out and my poor 'tiel sat around
for
> a while in a cold house. He had plenty of food and water, just no heat.
> I've read this group enough to know that you are all going to say GO TO A
> VET. I probably will on Monday, but wanted to see if anybody knew
> specifically what to look for to make sure he is okay.
> He seems fine now. He's perky, talkative and isn't sneezing or wheezing.
> I've had him for several years, and he seems completely normal We have
him
> in front of a gas fireplace, and the heat is restored.
>
> tips? Other than to get a new house sitter?
>
> thanks in advance,
> Susan
>
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| oldmolly |
"AnonnyMoose" <nospam@leavemealone.com> wrote in message
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> Your bird is most likely fine. Feathers are very good insulation.
>
> You think your house sitter is bad? Mine left the door open when she was
> moving the bird to clean cages and he flew out and away. I had to cut my
> vacation short and make the 8 hour drive back to retrieve the bird. When I
> drove up the pet sitter was in the garage with the door open where she was
> cleaning up after another bird - the same situation that enabled the first
> bird to escape - the front gate to the yard was open, and the ducks were
> about to wander into the street. Now THAT is a bad sitter!
>
Good grief!!!!!
So how long was it before she got out of hospital??
I would have laid the daft cow out where she stood.
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| oldmolly |
"Susan Baker" <susanfe@att.net> wrote in message
news:PXayb.129489$Ec1.5389218@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> I just got back from vacation and discovered that my furnace was out for
> about 4 days. It was pretty cold here.. around 40 most days. My
housesitter
> failed to notify me that my heater was out and my poor 'tiel sat around
for
> a while in a cold house. He had plenty of food and water, just no heat.
> I've read this group enough to know that you are all going to say GO TO A
> VET. I probably will on Monday, but wanted to see if anybody knew
> specifically what to look for to make sure he is okay.
> He seems fine now. He's perky, talkative and isn't sneezing or wheezing.
> I've had him for several years, and he seems completely normal We have
him
> in front of a gas fireplace, and the heat is restored.
>
> tips? Other than to get a new house sitter?
>
> thanks in advance,
He will be fine. Cold is ok, as long as there are no draughts and he is
dry. Personally I would move him away from the gas fire, cover the cage with
a thick blanket leaving only the front open if you must and don't worry!
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| Susan Baker |
Thanks for the info and advice. I'm a notoriously nervous bird-mom, so it
is good to know he'll be okay.
Karen, did you get your bird back? How terrible.
Susan
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Susan Baker" <susanfe@att.net> wrote in message
> news:PXayb.129489$Ec1.5389218@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > I just got back from vacation and discovered that my furnace was out for
> > about 4 days. It was pretty cold here.. around 40 most days. My
> housesitter
> > failed to notify me that my heater was out and my poor 'tiel sat around
> for
> > a while in a cold house. He had plenty of food and water, just no heat.
> > I've read this group enough to know that you are all going to say GO TO
A
> > VET. I probably will on Monday, but wanted to see if anybody knew
> > specifically what to look for to make sure he is okay.
> > He seems fine now. He's perky, talkative and isn't sneezing or wheezing.
> > I've had him for several years, and he seems completely normal We have
> him
> > in front of a gas fireplace, and the heat is restored.
> >
> > tips? Other than to get a new house sitter?
> >
> > thanks in advance,
>
> He will be fine. Cold is ok, as long as there are no draughts and he is
> dry. Personally I would move him away from the gas fire, cover the cage
with
> a thick blanket leaving only the front open if you must and don't worry!
>
>
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| Takwillard |
My beautiful sweet conure Sophie died yesterday very suddenly. She died from
the house getting too cold. She seemed fine also. If you love that bird PLEASE
get a checkup SOON! Birds can die very quickly from a respiratory infection
from getting too cold. We are heartbroken and grieving terribly. I would not
wish this kind of grief on anyone.
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| Owly |
What was the exact cause of death as listed on the necropsy?
I'm sorry for your loss, it's very difficult losing a much-loved pet.
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"Takwillard" <takwillard@aol.com> wrote in message
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> My beautiful sweet conure Sophie died yesterday very suddenly. She died
from
> the house getting too cold. She seemed fine also. If you love that bird
PLEASE
> get a checkup SOON! Birds can die very quickly from a respiratory
infection
> from getting too cold. We are heartbroken and grieving terribly. I would
not
> wish this kind of grief on anyone.
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| oldmolly |
"Takwillard" <takwillard@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20031205012107.14191.00000235@mb-m28.aol.com...
> My beautiful sweet conure Sophie died yesterday very suddenly. She died
from
> the house getting too cold. She seemed fine also. If you love that bird
PLEASE
> get a checkup SOON! Birds can die very quickly from a respiratory
infection
> from getting too cold. We are heartbroken and grieving terribly. I would
not
> wish this kind of grief on anyone.
I am sorry your bird died. I would like to know how you *know* it was
because your house got cold?
Cold doesn't kill a bird unless it lives in way too hot temperatures in the
first place and are then plunged into sub zero temperatures. Damp will kill
a bird faster than cold. Little zebra finches live happily in outside
aviaries, as to my cockatiels, conures and amazon parrots, my own home is
never stiflingly hot, and during the day the heat is turned off, and
whatever the temperature in winter, the doors and windows are opened in the
morning for a least 1/2 hour to allow fresh clean (if cold) air to blow
trhrough and keep the place sweet. None of the birds has ever suffered from
it.
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| AnonnyMoose |
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "AnonnyMoose" <nospam@leavemealone.com> wrote in message
> news:vsig6l2qmb102e@corp.supernews.com...
> > Your bird is most likely fine. Feathers are very good insulation.
> >
> > You think your house sitter is bad? Mine left the door open when she was
> > moving the bird to clean cages and he flew out and away. I had to cut my
> > vacation short and make the 8 hour drive back to retrieve the bird. When
I
> > drove up the pet sitter was in the garage with the door open where she
was
> > cleaning up after another bird - the same situation that enabled the
first
> > bird to escape - the front gate to the yard was open, and the ducks were
> > about to wander into the street. Now THAT is a bad sitter!
> >
> Good grief!!!!!
> So how long was it before she got out of hospital??
> I would have laid the daft cow out where she stood.
>
>
She's lucky to be alive.
karen
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| mmarteen |
Tiels are built for adverse weather conditions. They migrate across
Australia and have to face hot daytime temperatures as well as cold
nighttime temperatures. They have a good coat of downy feathers
underneath their exterior feathers. Just from observing my tiel in
the shower with my south american parrots I have noticed that tiels'
exterior feathers are water repellent to a certain extent unlike the
other birds. With the downy feathers he takes longer to dry off when
he does get wet underneath. I assume that when you first saw him he
was fluffed. If he has gone back to his regular self he is probably
OK. If it was my bird I would probably take him to the vet anyway for
reassurance.
mm
"oldmolly" <oldmolly1@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:<%xmyb.2176$PR.17455@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net>...
> "Susan Baker" <susanfe@att.net> wrote in message
> news:PXayb.129489$Ec1.5389218@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > I just got back from vacation and discovered that my furnace was out for
> > about 4 days. It was pretty cold here.. around 40 most days. My
> housesitter
> > failed to notify me that my heater was out and my poor 'tiel sat around
> for
> > a while in a cold house. He had plenty of food and water, just no heat.
> > I've read this group enough to know that you are all going to say GO TO A
> > VET. I probably will on Monday, but wanted to see if anybody knew
> > specifically what to look for to make sure he is okay.
> > He seems fine now. He's perky, talkative and isn't sneezing or wheezing.
> > I've had him for several years, and he seems completely normal We have
> him
> > in front of a gas fireplace, and the heat is restored.
> >
> > tips? Other than to get a new house sitter?
> >
> > thanks in advance,
>
> He will be fine. Cold is ok, as long as there are no draughts and he is
> dry. Personally I would move him away from the gas fire, cover the cage with
> a thick blanket leaving only the front open if you must and don't worry!
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