First Aid Kit / Items You May Need in an Emergency
Recommended Contents for a Bird First Aid Kit:
- 1/2" Adhesive Tape
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A means for providing warmth (i.e., heat lamp, heat pad or bottle)
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Antibiotic Ointment
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Baby Blankets
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Betadine (for belly buttons)
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BFI powder (to stop bleeding)
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Bottled Water
- Hospital Cage
- Cage Covering
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Gauze Bandages / Pads (sterile)
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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
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Lactated ringers
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Nebulizer
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Needle Nose Pliers
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Nekton-Tonic
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Neocalglucon
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Nolvasan disinfectant
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Non-stick bandages
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Paper Towels
- Plastic Medicine Dropper
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Quick Stop (do not use on bird's skin or blood feather - risk of toxicity) OK to use on nails
- Revitalizing Solution
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Ricelyte/Pedialyte
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Rubbing Alcohol
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Scissors
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Small Flashlight
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Styptic Powder
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Syringes (various sizes / feeding tubes)
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Thermometer
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Travel Cage (for taking your bird to the vet)
- Tweezers
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Rubber Tubes (various sizes to empty the crop)
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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
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