Megan Chan
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Short-version of the story (yeah really):
I own a 3-4 month old budgie at home.
A week ago, I went to Hawaii to visit a friend and her mom has pet birds (well aware of this point before I went). However, about 2 days into the trip, her mom let it slip that she thinks the two birds may be carriers of PBFD, but has never had them tested for it (something I did not know and she won't test them for it as she's stubborn). The birds (from what I've seen as I haven't touched them or really gone near them) look alright minus one having an overgrown beak they have to trim every so-often. They're both adult budgies and have been fine for the past 1.5-2 years other than the one with the beak issue. No feather loss, no appetite change, nothing. With that being said, they do reside in a semi-outdoor/indoor aviary where wild birds(lovebirds, doves, finches, cardinals, sparrows, etc.) can "hang out" with them. The wild birds go into their poop collection tray to catch fallen seed and the lovebirds hang out on the edges of the semi-outdoor part of the cages chatting with the budgies. None of the oh... 100-200 birds that frequent the yard seem to have any sign of PBFD. Seeing as how it's a contagious disease, I figured that one of them would show signs (specifically at least one in the flock of lovebirds since they seem to be able to contract it as well says the internet). There is one sparrow that has an overgrown beak, but a vet in the area says that's likely due to mites and has been like that for 3+ years with no other issues. The sparrow doesn't frequent where the budgies are held usually, but does access the rest of the indoor-outdoor house.
Currently I'm residing in a guest bedroom, directly above (2nd floor) where the budgies are (1st floor). We do "share" a vent system that hasn't been on since I've been here. However, it is an outdoor-indoor house in Hawaii and so people wear their shoes indoors and stuff around and the wind blows around and gets dirt everywhere.
Now here's where I'm stuck since I'm not even sure if their birds have it or not. Even if they do, I don't want to bring this back to my budgie at home, who is likely too young to have an immunity to stand up to it. I have two suitcases (one of which I haven't actually opened while I was here) and a backpack of stuff including a laptop and some books. I will have a change of clothes ready, the flip-flops I've worn around their house will be disposed of prior to landing, and I'm jumping in the shower for a thorough scrub down (everything will be scrubbed twice over) before I even go near my budgie. I mean, at least I don't have to disinfect a full house. Just whatever I brought with me. I have a bottle of F10-SC and a bottle of Vikon-S at the ready. How do you launder fabrics with this stuff? If I dump my clothes into a bucket full of properly-diluted F10 for like 20 minutes, would that be enough to ensure they are disinfected? Bleach would be great, but I wear alot of dark colors, so bleach probably wouldn't do good things. What about electronics (phone, laptop, etc.)? I figured I can spray down the designer bag I have (as I really don't want to get rid of it and I don't want to dump it in a washing machine). What about books? Any suggestions?
I'm leaving tomorrow too, so any help soon would be awesome. Thanks!
[Trying to remain calm]
I own a 3-4 month old budgie at home.
A week ago, I went to Hawaii to visit a friend and her mom has pet birds (well aware of this point before I went). However, about 2 days into the trip, her mom let it slip that she thinks the two birds may be carriers of PBFD, but has never had them tested for it (something I did not know and she won't test them for it as she's stubborn). The birds (from what I've seen as I haven't touched them or really gone near them) look alright minus one having an overgrown beak they have to trim every so-often. They're both adult budgies and have been fine for the past 1.5-2 years other than the one with the beak issue. No feather loss, no appetite change, nothing. With that being said, they do reside in a semi-outdoor/indoor aviary where wild birds(lovebirds, doves, finches, cardinals, sparrows, etc.) can "hang out" with them. The wild birds go into their poop collection tray to catch fallen seed and the lovebirds hang out on the edges of the semi-outdoor part of the cages chatting with the budgies. None of the oh... 100-200 birds that frequent the yard seem to have any sign of PBFD. Seeing as how it's a contagious disease, I figured that one of them would show signs (specifically at least one in the flock of lovebirds since they seem to be able to contract it as well says the internet). There is one sparrow that has an overgrown beak, but a vet in the area says that's likely due to mites and has been like that for 3+ years with no other issues. The sparrow doesn't frequent where the budgies are held usually, but does access the rest of the indoor-outdoor house.
Currently I'm residing in a guest bedroom, directly above (2nd floor) where the budgies are (1st floor). We do "share" a vent system that hasn't been on since I've been here. However, it is an outdoor-indoor house in Hawaii and so people wear their shoes indoors and stuff around and the wind blows around and gets dirt everywhere.
Now here's where I'm stuck since I'm not even sure if their birds have it or not. Even if they do, I don't want to bring this back to my budgie at home, who is likely too young to have an immunity to stand up to it. I have two suitcases (one of which I haven't actually opened while I was here) and a backpack of stuff including a laptop and some books. I will have a change of clothes ready, the flip-flops I've worn around their house will be disposed of prior to landing, and I'm jumping in the shower for a thorough scrub down (everything will be scrubbed twice over) before I even go near my budgie. I mean, at least I don't have to disinfect a full house. Just whatever I brought with me. I have a bottle of F10-SC and a bottle of Vikon-S at the ready. How do you launder fabrics with this stuff? If I dump my clothes into a bucket full of properly-diluted F10 for like 20 minutes, would that be enough to ensure they are disinfected? Bleach would be great, but I wear alot of dark colors, so bleach probably wouldn't do good things. What about electronics (phone, laptop, etc.)? I figured I can spray down the designer bag I have (as I really don't want to get rid of it and I don't want to dump it in a washing machine). What about books? Any suggestions?
I'm leaving tomorrow too, so any help soon would be awesome. Thanks!
[Trying to remain calm]