{"id":26066,"date":"2019-05-08T15:09:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T20:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/?p=26066"},"modified":"2025-08-20T19:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T00:28:14","slug":"birds-other-pets-why-you-need-to-be-on-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/pet-birds\/birds-other-pets-why-you-need-to-be-on-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Birds And Other Pets: Why You Need To Be On Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Word went out from a bird club about a tragic case of dog vs. bird. A 30-year-old, double yellow-headed Amazon<\/a> had played regularly with the family dog, without incident. The bird was allowed to roam the floors freely and walked up to the dog’s food dish. The bird, being a bird, nipped the dog on the nose. The dog, being a dog, instinctively responded by grabbing the bird by the wing and ripping it off in front of the owner. The bird was rushed to the vet, but had to be euthanized. Now the owner will have to live with the horror of watching her beloved bird being killed by her dog. She said they had always played together fine without incident before.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avian veterinarian Dr. Clare Fahy reported a similar incident with a cockatiel<\/a> that was rushed to them after having its wing torn off by a dog. Amazingly that bird survived, albeit wingless, with the chest cavity sewn shut. A letter posted to George Sommers’ column, “From the parrot’s beak” tells of how they lost their “dear sweet” white-capped Pionus<\/a>. A friend was watching their birds while they were away. The friend has dogs and was asked not to have the birds out of their cages when the dogs were in the house. The friend thought she could just run through the kitchen to upstairs with her shepherd mix. The Pionus was startled and took flight. The dog snatched the bird out of the air and killed her instantly.<\/p>\n

Avian veterinarian Dr. Stephanie Lamb tells the story of a yellow-naped Amazon that lived in a home with four other birds and three rescue dogs of various breeds. The dogs normally did not have contact with the birds, but one night the owner let the birds out to play on their cages. The phone rang, and she left the birds “for just a second.”\u00a0<\/span>One dog snuck into the room and grabbed the Amazon right off of the cage.\u00a0 <\/span>The owner rushed him to the vet, but he had died by the time they got there. There was a huge hole punctured in his stomach.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Lamb reports another case of an African grey<\/a> parrot who lived with a chow chow breed of dog. The chow chow was always trying to get to the bird, and one year earlier had grabbed the bird through the cage and punctured the bird’s eye, blinding it in that eye. This time, the bird was walking around the floor and got grabbed by the dog again.\u00a0<\/span>The bird suffered multiple puncture wounds on the face and into the sinus cavities. The beak had a severe, lengthwise fracture down the center.\u00a0<\/span>The bird had to have a prosthesis placed on the beak and stayed in the hospital in intensive care for five days on numerous medications and oxygen support. The bird did survive and went home, but the recovery time was greater than two months. No word on whether the owner still allows the dog to be around the bird. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Lamb <\/span>described a third case of an Eclectus<\/a> that had had numerous encounters with a medium-sized dog. They “played” together, but it had escalated numerous times, causing puncture wounds, beak fractures, internal bleeding, and nerve damage. Dr. Lamb has advised the owners time and time again not to let them “play.” She said that she fears that one day the bird is going to get killed<\/span><\/p>\n

Dangers Of Complacency<\/h3>\n

Maybe you’re sitting there reading this and horrified. Maybe you’re telling yourself that those cases are exceptions, and that your dog\/cat would never harm your bird. They’ve “grown up” together. Your dog\/cat is very docile and wouldn’t hurt a flea. Your bird has a beak and it can defend itself. Your bird is fully flighted and can always fly away. Your dog\/cat is afraid of your bird. The list of why it’s OK for your dog\/cat (or other animal) to play with your bird goes on and on. Except it’s not OK.\u00a0 <\/span>It’s never OK.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Internet abounds with videos of birds playing with dogs and cats. We’ve all seen them. We’ve probably thought how adorable they looked together, all the while telling ourselves that it was dangerous. But how dangerous is it? The stories above are not exceptions to a rule. They are<\/em> the rule. Dogs and cats (and some other family pets, especially ferrets) are predators. They may be domesticated, but their predatory instinct is always there, either overtly or lurking just below the surface. If an otherwise friendly dog or cat is annoyed by a bird, such as by a nip on the nose (and what bird doesn’t occasionally nip?), it might lash out. It’s not going to stop and think, “Oh yeah, this is my buddy. I’d better not hurt him.” <\/span><\/p>\n

In dog\/cat vs. bird, the bird usually loses. Yes, the bird has a beak, but it’s not like they’ve set out to have a fight with their “weapons” at the ready. Once the dog or cat has struck, it can be game over for the bird. Even friendly dogs and cats can injure birds by overexuberant play or even stepping on a bird, so injury doesn’t just result from hostile behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also keep in mind that something as simple as a scratch from a dog or especially a cat can be fatal to a bird. Dog and cat bites, licks, and scratches can transmit a deadly organism called Pasteurella multocida<\/i>. Not just to birds, but to you too! When outdoor cats “play” with a bird (or other animal) outside and the animal escapes, it frequently dies of this infection. So even if your docile cat just licks your bird, it can have deadly consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, you’re thinking, my dog\/cat has never harmed my bird in all the years they’ve been together. That’s what the owner of the Amazon was saying too. Just because something has never happened before is no guarantee that it will never happen in the future. You’ve cooked with Teflon all these years and your bird is still alive (until Aunt Mabel calls you and you lose all track of time as the pan slowly burns on the stove, killing your birds). That stock has risen every year since you’ve owned it (until the CFO gets caught embezzling funds and the stock crashes).\u00a0 <\/span>You don’t need to put ID tags on your dog because she’s never run out of the house before (until you open the door for the mail carrier and a squirrel runs by outside).\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s called an accident. It’s unpredictable. You never meant for it to happen. Supervising your animals while they’re out isn’t good enough.\u00a0 <\/span>The woman whose Amazon got its wing ripped off was in the room when it happened. Unless you can move faster than the speed of light, you won’t be able to stop it from happening. The only way to keep your bird from being injured or worse by your other family pets is to make sure they’re never out together and that the other animals can’t access the cages. A friend of mine with an outdoor aviary lost his cockatiel when a neighbor’s cat pulled the bird’s leg through the bars and ripped it off. The bird had to be euthanized as it slowly bled out. <\/span><\/p>\n

Some people advocate “training” the dog\/cat to be with the bird. It’s fine to let the dog\/cat know that there are birds in the house and that they shouldn’t touch them. But that’s not the same thing as letting them play together. That is never acceptable. And size doesn’t matter. Ferrets are small, but deadly to birds.<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With proper precautions, extended families of humans, dogs, cats, birds, and other animals can all live happily together. Remember that the lives of these precious little creatures are in your hands. Let’s be safe out there!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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She has the good fortune to be companion to four wonderful birds, three cockatiels and a galah, not to mention an elderly turtle. She is also an avid bird-watcher, both locally and around the world. Amy is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator and has worked with both songbirds and raptors. Amy has had parrot companions since childhood and has always been fascinated by these incredibly beautiful, intelligent, and loving creatures. Her passions are educating fellow bird companions and the public at large about proper care of captive birds and also about conservation issues in general, especially regarding wild parrots and other birds. She has written and lectured widely about bird issues over the years, including at national conferences. Amy has also traveled around the world extensively and seen many of the world\u2019s parrot species. Most recently she spent a month in Australia watching parrots, including wild cockatiels and galahs. It was a highlight of her life. She believes strongly that understanding wild parrot behavior is key to providing the best possible lives for the feathered companions in our homes and hearts. 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