Burns
Bird Diseases or Bird Health Care
Burns from landing on hot burners or pans should be treated immediately with cool, not icy, water, and provided with emergency veterinary care.
Until veterinary care is available, supportive care should be given:
- Thoroughly clean the affected body parts using e a warm (tepid) saline solution.
- As infection is the main problem, treat the wounds regularly with Neosporin (with the pain killer in it) / or a noncaustic iodine.
- Offer the patient unflavored Pedialyte (from the grocery store in the baby aisle) to drink. It will boost his electrolytes.
- Aloe Vera Juice/Gel, applied topically, has a soothing and healing effect on the wounds. *NOTE: Even though Aloe Vera is helpful for many birds, some rare birds may have a reaction to Aloe Vera. Spray one of your fngers and touch your bird's foot. Leave for 24 hours and see if an reaction occurs.
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- Place the bird in a "hospital pen / cage " to keep him warm and quiet. Provide plenty of fluids. Make sure that the patient is eating well, if not, then tubefeeding may be necessary.
- Keep patients away from other birds until wounds have healed to prevent other birds from picking at him.
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