Lost My Wingman

[Sabre]

My condolances.  We lost our dog of 14 years about a month ago.

[Anaxogoras]

Thank you for the kind words everyone.  Our other bird survived the ordeal and is staying at the vet's house tonight.  We will pick her up tomorrow.

Secondly, we are going to pay for a necropsy to know for sure what was the cause of death.  I have a 7 month old son and if there's something wrong with our house, furnace, or whatever, I can't risk not knowing.  The birds live in our living room which is open to the kitchen, so that's how they were exposed so easily (house is ~1300 sq ft).

[Buzzard7]

The fumes are toxic to tiny bird lungs. Not so much in humans. Yes you need to have something cooking in it.
If you just put it on the stove and let it get overheated with nothing in it ,it is bad for our bird friends.

[kamilyun]

Sorry to hear about that.

I'm torn on Teflon pans...When they're new, you have some problems (left over chemicals from manufacturing), when they're old, you also have problems (long term breakdown of molecules).  However, almost anything you cook produces some bad compounds.  That's why we cook--to break down proteins and carbohydrates.  Grilling or charbroiling is especially bad. 

After this (I had no idea birds were that sensitive), I plan on buying some ceramic coated pans.  Seems there are some inexpensive ones available.

[MaSonZ]

Here's my homies ... Officially Pepin & Lucie, but to me Usef & Ralf (USAF & RAF). Ralf passed away when we got our German Sheperd. She gobbed it right out of the sky like a flak burst. Survived both our cats for years, to die like a sucker to a puppy dog.

sorry to hear, but  that is a funny simile.

Anax, sorry to hear abnout your Bird. seein some of these posts makes me want one.....

[SFRT - Frenchy]

I found it ironic too 

[Halo46]

Sry to hear Gav. I will fly your wing, but don't expect me to sit on your sholder. 

[LLogann]

My thoughts, with you!

 

[FiLtH]

Sorry to hear that.

[Pepprr]

So sorry to hear that you lost your little guy
There is no other pet like a bird. 
I have a cockatiel and a quaker parrot that both talk, funny little dudes they are
The quaker just learned to sing the kill bill whistle
This is my favorite pic of them after thier bath...

and Trigger waiting for his supper...

[trax1]

Thats cool that you taught it the song from "Kill Bill". 

My cockatiel looked exactly like the one you have, yellow with the orange check spots, his name was Tweety.

I always hated clipping there wings, it's hard because you do it too close and you'll make his wing bleed.

[Pepprr]

Both of my birds are flighted.  I don't believe in clipping thier wings, you just have to be more careful of what they can get into.  My tiel is 14 years old and very well behaved, my quaker is just over a year and gets into absolutely everything he can.

Regarding the teflon pans...I gave all of mine away years ago when I got my tiel.  I have read a lot of stories about the fumes and just don't want take a chance.  If they are that harmful to birds, I don't want to eat with them either.  All stainless or cast iron in my house.

I hope the necropsy gives you some answers.  I would want to know what happened also if it was one of mine.  How long did you have him for?  I thought about getting a love bird when I got my quaker.  They're so cute. 

[trax1]

I've never heard anything about Teflon being toxic to birds before, kinda weird that it is toxic.

[Pepprr]

It is very bad for birds and now they are saying that it is not so great for us either. 
I know of a lady who lost all three of her birds in one day from cooking supper.  She didn't burn the food she was cooking either. 

A couple of links about teflon coating...

http://www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/teflon4.htm

http://www.exoticbird.com/teflon.html

[BigPlay]

Very sorry to hear about your wingman. I have 3 birds, 2 are in my office where I play and 1 will sit on my sholder while logged. I always get asked if there are birds around me. I wont cook on teflon anymore after hearing this story.