Could the Bird Flu strike my Cockatiel?

Question

r u sure, Sunshine?

Answer 1

Demographics (farther up the page) don't quite tell all of the story. It's totally unlikely right now that American pet birds are at any risk at all, however the avian flu physically can infect your pet.

Someone else asked a question very similar to this one in another post, and I explained the risk groups outlined by the American Federation of Aviculture. These are simply protocols that bird owners can use to ensure that the groups effected remain predominantly wild fowl. I've summarized my other post below:

You probably don't live in the kind of conditions that place you at a high risk. After farm birds, who walk in, and peck at seed that comes in contact with, each other's droppings, the next highest risk group is the wild bird flock; after that, open aviaries (aviaries that allow new birds to join their numbers while the flu is a risk factor).

As long as you keep your bird indoors, and away from situations where it may incidentally encounter an infected wild bird; and you don't introduce new birds into your home; and you don't go around petting every stray and retail bird within reach; you're absolutely fine.

Having said that, avian flus are taken as seriously as they are because they left a bad mark upon early 1900's America, where a similar flu (bird and pig) wiped out more of the human US population in a year than aids has in the last 10. It was called "the great influenza".

Answer 2

It is virtually impossible, as long as you keep your bird inside the house- birds generally catch it from other wild birds, especially ducks. Your cockatiel WILL NOT CATCH IT. I am sure. It is also VERY unlikely that you would track it into the house. To be safe, always wash your hands before playing with your cockatiel. If you work with poultry or wild birds, just to be safe, you should change your clothes and wash up well before playing with your bird (for reasons OTHER than the bird flu!)

Answer 3

Absolutely not. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's website, most of the birds that are affected right now are over in Asia and they are mostly poultry and waterfowl.

Here is a list of birds that could be affected by the Bird Flu

http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_influenza/affected_species_chart.jsp

As you will see, Cockatiels are not on the list.

Here is some more info on the Bird Flu

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/birdflu/impact-on-birds/impact-on-wild-birds

Answer 4

chicken flu won't strike your puppy chicken. the phobia with chicken flu isn't approximately birds. it somewhat is a ill chicken (likely a rooster or different wild chicken) will come into touch with a HUMAN with the FLU and for this reason start up a rigidity of a SUPERFLU. Then this human will bypass it on and on and directly to hundreds of others, till there's a 'scientific care' and a 'vaccine' for this at present unknown rigidity. individuals will omit paintings, shutting down each little thing and countless will die. it somewhat is the chicken flu concern, no longer that your puppy budgie gets ill.

Answer 5

Only if it goes outside or is exposed to an infected bird in some other way. The chances of that happening are extremely slim.

Answer 6

If it does be sure to go visit your Urologist hahaha...

Just kidding but like the first poster said as long as you keep him away from other infected birds he will be fine :)

Answer 7

Oh dear, this is just getting to be a bird panic the answers no.

Answer 8

NO, it can't. Your bird lives in a cage, not in the wild, don't
worry....No way

Answer 9

not unless it's exposed to wild migrating birds

Answer 10

If U live in America no if u live in asia possibly