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Canadian Bird Toys - Health and Safety

We know that your bird's health is of utmost concern to you. If you know what to look for, you can spot problems early. Here's how.

Birds that are well fed and housed are generally free of disease and illness; however, like most pets, they do experience health problems from time to time.

What should you look for? Pay particular attention to any changes in appearance or behaviour. These are important trouble signs and you must not ignore them.

Watch for any of the following:

	One eye partially or fully closed
	Slow head nodding with frequent periods of closing both eyes.
	Weak appearance and sitting with feathers fluffed up.
	Scaly skin around eyes, beak or legs and feet.
	Sudden feather loss (not molting season).
	Matting of feathers on top of head or around ears.
	Shivering, deep breathing, mouth open while breathing.
	Discharge from the eyes or nostrils.
	Gagging or stretching of neck.
	A decrease in the amount of droppings per day.
	Undigested food or blood in droppings.
	Sudden loss of weight.
	Lumps under the skin.

Of course, not all illnesses are critical or life threatening, and most can be treated quite easily with the proper advice. The key is to recognizing a problem as early as possible.

In general, if your bird appears weak, becomes unusually quiet, sits with its feathers fluffed up, has its eyes partially closed or has a drooping posture, it may be critically ill.

Call your vet if in doubt. It is also very important to take your bird for yearly check ups to prevent illness.

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Try to set aside some play time with your bird every day (preferably outside the cage)

Your bird can play with you, and it can also play with a variety of safe bird toys on its own

This helps keeps your bird hand tame and emotionally healthy.

Your bird also needs a couple of toys inside its cage to entertain it while you're away.

It's a good idea to have different types of toys. That way, you can rotate them every week so your bird won't get bored.

Avoid old-fashioned "jingle bell" toys and "key ring" type fasteners since they're perfect for trapping bird toes and beaks.

Always use bird-safe "pear links" or "quick links".

Rope adds variety and dimension to toys. It can also create a diversion for "feather pluckers".

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