From the ASPCA:
- Birds are highly sensitive to inhalant fumes. Avoid exposing birds to fumes from self-cleaning ovens, overheated cookware, automobile exhaust, tobacco smoke, glues and paints, insecticidal fumigants, perfume and hair spray.
- Keep all prescription and over-the-counter drugs out of beak's reach, preferably in closed cabinets. Pain-killers, cold medicines, anticancer drugs, vitamins and diet pills are examples of human medications that can be lethal to birds, even in small amounts.
- Never allow your bird access to areas in which cleaning agents are being used or stored. Should your pet ingest them, he could suffer from a range of symptoms, depending on the substance, from mild stomach upset to severe burns of the tongue, mouth and crop.
- Some foods and beverages that can be dangerous to birds include avocados, chocolate in any form, coffee, tea, moldy or spoiled foods, onions, garlic, tomato leaves and stems and yeast dough
For additional bird safety tips, visit ASPCA online.
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