Rye Harrison Veterinary Hospital
Common Hazards For Birds

Please think before using/spraying anything around birds.

Acetone- nail polish remover
Aerosols - Hair spray, furniture polish, etc.
Alcohol - drinking, rubbing, and items that contain alcohol
Animals - saliva and bacteria on claws is very hazardous to birds
Antifreeze
Apple seeds
Apricot seeds
Aspirin
Avocado - including guacamole
Bleach
Boric Acid
Caffeine
Carpet - getting stuck, or ingesting fibers
Carpet Deodorizers
Ceiling fans
Chocolate
Cigarette - smoke, and the actual cigarette
Coffee
Crayons
Deodorants
Dishwasher soap
Drain cleaner
Electrical outlets
Electrical wires
Fireplaces
Furniture polish
Gasoline
Glue- super, model, etc.
Hair care products - sprays, dyes, perm solutions, etc.
Herbicides
Insecticides
Kerosene
Lead - Can be found in many items (including curtain weights, old toys, jewelry, china, painted areas of the house, fishing sinkers, stained glass).
Lighter fluid
Medicine - prescription and over the counter
Metal polishers and cleaners
Mothballs
Nail polish/remover - fumes also
Open bodies of water - pots, tubs, toilets, etc.
Paint - and fumes
Paint remover
Peach pits and leaves
Perfume
Pesticides
Pine Oil
Pots on stove
Rat poison
PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) - Nonstick coating, some brand names are Teflon and Silverstone. Found in cookware, cooking utensils, irons, ironing board covers, hair dryers, bread makers, etc. Any item that may have a non-stick coating.
Shellac
Shoe polish
Soda
Suntan lotions
Uncovered aquariums
Wart remover
Waxes
Window cleaner
Windows - Bird may try to fly "through" it.
Zinc - found in galvanized surfaces