Re: Biotoxin Doctor near Albany NY [for birds]

[Guest guest]

LiveSimply,

Good choice to avoid birds.

Cockatiels, particularly, are associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

I have some photomicrographs of what I believe are the culprits at

<http://www.myhouseiskillingme.com/photogallery.htm>

Most docs believe that it is the bird allergens and this is what they test

for, but with a bird or two in a house, the concentration of micron-sized

bird bioserosol particles is in the ten to 100,000 per cubic meter range. I

believe that these particles are related to microorganisms that grow in

feathers, and not related to bird proteins.

C. May, M.A., CIAQP

May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

3 Tolkien Lane

Tyngsborough, MA 01879

617-354-1055

www.mayindoorair.com

www.myhouseiskillingme.com

>Re: Biotoxin Doctor near Albany NY

>Posted by: " LiveSimply " quackadillian@...

>Date: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:13 am ((PST))

>Patilla,

>You know that people who keep birds are predisposed to a host of

>conditions that may be related to the tiny feathers in the air that

>get into everything. At least I rmember reading that long ago (after I

>sort of bonded to a friend's parrot and wanted to see what was

>involved in having one myself. I ended up deciding against it..

>although I love them couldn't ever consider getting one

[Guest guest]

I've met two 'big birds' that I just loved, a parrot that was owned by

a neighbor who was obviously VERY intelligent and highly engaged with

people - and a salmon crested cockatiel - a very long time ago that I

just met and spent a few hours hanging out at the home of - both owned

by friends, and also have seen (but never got close to) some wild

parrots that were really enchanting. They really are cool.

BUT, when i read that owning them was not good for your lungs, I

really couldn't consider owning one. And that was long before I got

sick. they live a long time. As long as us or sometimes even longer.

There was a story that was in the news a few months ago about , an

African Grey parrot who had been trained to use to use a form of sign

language - He suddenly died, no warning at all. I couldn't help but

think that maybe he got some bad, moldy food.

Thats a MAJOR cause of death for them in the wild. Also, a lot of them

eat some bad food and it makes them lose their minds.. its

heartbreaking both for their human friends and their parrot spouses..

parrots pair bond, a lot like people...

Once they get sick, hawks pick them off very quickly.

RIP ...