Canary Health Care...
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There are MANY diseases and canary illnesses that can halt your canary's singing and even kill your pet bird.
You want your bird to have a
STRONG immune system to fight off any viruses or bacteria that your
canary may come in contact with.
CANARY CLEANLINESS.
Canaries are very clean birds. If
possible they would bath themselves everyday.
Be sure to...
Provide your canary with a bath regularly.
Let him bathe at least twice per week for good
canary health-->Three or four times is much better...Everyday
is better yet.
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about keeping your canary clean...
Baths are especially appreciated during the hot
summer months...
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special information on summer canary care.
Protiens
Carbohydrates
Fat...
...Not
just canaries...MOST animals must get these three items from their diet for
good health.
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about how a balanced diet can keep your canary healthy.
If you've already overdone it with the canary treats you may have ended up with a fat canary on your hands. If so...Click here to learn more about handling your big fat canary.
Exercise
Everybody knows that exercise is good for you
right?
If you have a decent size cage for your canary he
will be able to flutter back and forth
between perches. But how about letting him out of his cage once in a
while...It's "fluttering" times 10--and
great exercise.
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more about canary exercise.
AIR TOXINS...
Fumes from an overheated non-stick pan can kill your canary quite quickly.
Be very
careful with household cleaners like ammonia, bleach, floor and furniture cleaners,
bathroom cleansers, etc.
Pretty much anything that has a chemical odor to it can be toxic to your canary.
No matter how mild you may think it is it can be harmful to canary health.
Some other items to limit your canary's exposure to:
scented candles
mothballs
paint
perfume
matches
tobacco smoke
nail polish
suntan lotions
No matter how clean you keep your canary's environment he will have toxins in his system.
Toxins are in the air everywhere and in the water.
According to some, it's possible to clean out your birds system. Here is an interesting article on toxins.
ROUTINE MAINTANENCE
He should be inspected for illnesses and injuries. His feathers and skin can tell you many things about his health status.
In order to do this of course, you'll have to catch him.
And don't worry...it most likely won't hurt him.
He won't like it, but it won't hurt him.
In fact, it'll help him.
Learn more about catching, holding, and doing "routine maintanence" on your canary...click here.
Part of that "routine maintanence" includes...
NAIL CLIPPING
Some people recommend wrapping the perch with sandpaper to keep the canary's nails wore down. THIS IS A NO-NO! The sand paper will damage your canary's feet.
When you clip your canary's nails look carefully for the vein inside the nail.
Stay well away form this vein...
It can sometimes be difficult to stop the bleeding
if you cut into it.
--The nail clipping sketch is from
"The Canary Handbook" by Mathew M. Vriends.--
We talk about these kind of canary health issues a lot in
CanaryAdvisor.com’s Canary Tips! E-zine...
First let’s talk about what
you can do to prevent illness and promote good health for your canary...
Good canary health can be insured, first of all, by keeping your canary's
home clean...
CAGE CLEANLINESS...
...is the foundation of good canary health. It's not uncommon for a
canary illness to arise due to filthy living conditions.
The birds droppings should be removed everyday and the
bottom of the cage disinfected at least weekly.
Use newspaper cut to size at the bottom of the cage or wrapping paper
that butchers use. You can buy this in rolls of 50 feet and 18" wide. Don't
get the waxy paper though. It will not absorb moisture. The droppings
will just sit there and collect bacteria instead of quickly drying out.
You can buy gravel cage paper already cut to size and made especially
for bird cages. This is the cleanest and easiest low maintenance
way to go. It will absorb spilled water and droppings.
Once a month you'll want to disinfect the walls of the
cage to protect your canary's health.
Water and food dishes should be rinsed out daily and disinfected weekly
to help protect against bacteria growth.
Disinfect with a solution of 10% bleach 90% cool water. Put in a spray
bottle and spray the whole cage plus dishes. You can also soak a rag with
this solution and wipe or scrub as needed. Rinse dishes and dry thoroughly
before replacing.
Products are available that quickly dissolve hard dried droppings. Check with or local pet store or online at Petsmart.
Diet
Obviously, diet has a huge impact on canary health. All birds need a steady
supply of...
...can be the reason you end up with a sick canary on your hands. Your canary does not have
the ability to filter out toxins in the air as mammals do.
Even your canary needs "routine maintanence". You change the oil in your car ever 3 months right? Well, you should check your canary about every 3 months too.
Canary claws or nails can end up having a negative effect on canary health if allowed to grow out of control.
Fortunately, canary nails don't grow near as quickly as humans.
They will need
to be clipped about twice per year.
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