You will find below the recommended items for a bird first aid kit as well as websites regarding bird first aid. The best choice is always your avian vet or emergency vet!
http://www.avianweb.com/firstaid.html
Recommended Contents for a Bird First Aid Kit:
| – 1/2″ Adhesive Tape
– A means for providing warmth (i.e., heat lamp, heat pad or bottle) – Antibiotic Ointment – Baby Blankets – Betadine (for belly buttons) – BFI powder (to stop bleeding) – Bottled Water – Hospital Cage – Cage Covering – Gauze Bandages / Pads (sterile) – High Protein Baby Food (whatever your vet recommends) – Incubator (only needed if breeding / caring for eggs) – Hemostats – Hospital Isolettes – Hydrogen Peroxide Solution (3%) – Insulin Needles – Lactated ringers – Nebulizer – Needle Nose Pliers – Nekton-Tonic – Neocalglucon – Nolvasan disinfectant – Non-stick bandages |
– Paper Towels
– Plastic Medicine Dropper – Quick Stop (do not use on bird’s skin or blood feather – risk of toxicity, tissue damage) OK to use on nails – Revitalizing Solution – Ricelyte/Pedialyte – Rubbing Alcohol – Scissors – Small Flashlight – Styptic Powder – Syringes (various sizes / feeding tubes) – Thermometer – Travel Cage (for taking your bird to the vet) – Tweezers – Rubber Tubes (various sizes to empty the crop) – Vet’s / ER phone number / Directions – Phone Number for Local Poison Control Authority – Serene-UM for Birds, an anti-stress formula to help calm your bird. – Manuals & Books to Guide You |
