Pet Birds and Asthma Attacks

Jenny called tonight because as she was cleaning her pet birds’ room, she had an asthma attack. She has a Cockatoo, a Caique, and a Macaw.

Here are a few suggestions for Jenny and others who find themselves in a similar situation that will help avoid future asthma flare ups due to the pet birds in their homes.

First, ask someone else who is not sensitive to bird dander and dust to clean the room for you. Second, wear a mask if you have not cleaned the room and suspect that you will send a lot of dander and dust airborne as you clean. And third, clean as often as necessary to keep dander and dust down, and be sure to use damp cloths and mops to lessen the amount of particulates that are available for inhalation and ingestion.

And while these suggestions will help Jenny and her asthma, think about the air that the 3 birds are breathing day in and day out, and the further drop in air quality as Jenny cleaned the room.

The only way to keep the air in the room clean continuously for the birds is to filter it with a high efficiency particle arresting (HEPA) air purifier. Without constant filtration the birds are being forced to breathe air that is thick with dander, feathers, and other particulates that are common in homes such as dust, pollen, bacteria, and viruses.

As any experienced bird owner knows, bird air passages clog easily, and this often leads to disease and infection that is many times near impossible to reverse.

The Cockatoo alone produces a ton of white powder as well as dander. Add that to the pollutants that 2 other birds produce and you are putting the birds at great risk by not filtering their air.

For multiple birds (especially if one or more is a powder down bird like a Cockatoo, African Grey, or Cockatiel) we recommend multiple purifiers that can handle the job.

Jenny did the right thing for her asthma and her birds when she chose 2 of the Pet Dander Air Purifiers—one for the birds’ room and one for the rest of her home.

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Take good care,
Debbie Davis, President
PurerAir.com
(800) 997-2989