Getting rid of toys for a treated sick bird?

[Linearis]

Hello, my bird developed a bacterial infection about 3 weeks ago and we're still trying to treat it using antibiotics (she was on chloramphenicol before and now she's on amoxi/clav...) and I was just wondering... when she gets better do I have to get rid of all the toys in her cage and replace them? Like so she doesn't get sick again... the vet didn't mention that but I just thought of it recently. Some toys can be washed but others can't since they're made of soft wood and other porous material... What does everyone here do when their bird gets sick?

 

[Love My Zons]

I would disinfect the cage, bowls and toys that are washable.

All others if not washable I would toss. Perches can be sanitized and put put in the sun.

Prayers to your little one.

 

[Deleted member 29421]

You can bake the wooden toys to kill any germs

 

[Linearis]

For perches... I could put it in the sun but it's below 0 here so they'd probably just freeze... although maybe that's good in a way lol.

 

[Love My Zons]

For perches... I could put it in the sun but it's below 0 here so they'd probably just freeze... although maybe that's good in a way lol.

Dishwasher on sanitize too. Rope perches wash well in the dishwasher if you have any. Wood can withstand this too.

Sorry it's so cold there brrr!

 

[Linearis]

Lol I don't have a dishwasher. Or rather, the dishwasher is me.

 

[LSA]

Same here! Just call me dishwasher. I bake toys or put them in the freezer that's below zero for several days. So if it's wood, I bake it; plastic or acrylic, freeze it. Either way, it gets a spritzing of F10 which I allow to evaporate first.

 

[Linearis]

Ok, I'll try that. I wonder if I can bake seagrass though... I feel it would burn faster than wood. Might not be worth it. x.x I could just keep some parts of it but get rid of the mat... Now I kinda regret putting it in before she got better, especially since she didn't use it much. Was like 23$ for the toy.

I thought you weren't supposed to use F10 on porous surfaces though, that's what I remember on instructions anyway... but it's been a while.

 

[LSA]

Like many members, I have several birds, many of which come and go, get sick then well, etc. Toys usually get made from scavenged parts. Everything gets sterilized between birds. PLEASE DON'T START A FIRE!!! Anything I can't COMFORTABLY bake, I freeze. The thing is parts must freeze for several days to be sure it spends at least 24 hours frozen fully through. I've never had a problem, so I'm either very lucky or it works.

 

[Linearis]

Advice to freeze to kill bacteria though... is a bit contrary to things I learned. From what I know, freezing does not kill bacteria but just puts them in a dormant state (becoming active again once warmed up) so... Not sure what freezing would do. I'll probably have to throw out the things I can't bake or use f10 on.

 

[Deleted member 29421]

Ok, I'll try that. I wonder if I can bake seagrass though... I feel it would burn faster than wood. Might not be worth it. x.x I could just keep some parts of it but get rid of the mat... Now I kinda regret putting it in before she got better, especially since she didn't use it much. Was like 23$ for the toy.

I thought you weren't supposed to use F10 on porous surfaces though, that's what I remember on instructions anyway... but it's been a while.

You can boil things you cant bake. As far as disinfectants go, I use Rescue. Non toxic, accelerated hydrogen peroxide. Kills everything.

 

[Linearis]

I can boil plastic then?

I think for the plastic I'll just disinfect, with either bleach solution or the f10.

 

[Deleted member 29421]

I can boil plastic then?

Well, I boil feeder bottles and syringes and theyre made of plastic, so I think its fine.

 

[LSA]

Advice to freeze to kill bacteria though... is a bit contrary to things I learned. From what I know, freezing does not kill bacteria but just puts them in a dormant state (becoming active again once warmed up) so... Not sure what freezing would do. I'll probably have to throw out the things I can't bake or use f10 on.

Actually, I think that is pretty common knowledge. Maybe not. As I said, I spray with F10 first. Maybe I'm just very lucky. Who knows.

If you do bake, it needs to reach 165F through.

 

[Linearis]

Yeah, just not sure I can actually use F10 on porous surfaces. I'll ask my vet when she gives me results for culture they did. Tired of Lumi's meds not working so I want them to actually figure out what bacteria it is.

 

[LSA]

Good luck!!!

 

[Linearis]

Thank you, gonna need it apparently.