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 |