"Please, Help Support Our Shelter"
Transportation:
Used
or new van, station wagon
To
help build outdoor aviaries: Hardware,
lumber and wire
mash
Gift
Cards: Walmart,
Hess , The Bird Supply Store,
Shop Rite, Rite Aid, Dollar Tree
Food:
Bulk Seed &Grain: Buckwheat, Cracked Corn, Flax Seed,
Millet (red/white/golden), Hemp Seed, Milo, Thistle Seed, Hulled Oats,
Peanuts
(raw in shell), Pine Nuts, Rape Seed, Red Chili Peppers, Pumpkin Seed,
Whole
Wheat, Whole Mixed Nuts. –
Fresh,
Frozen & Dry fruits &Vegetables –
Pellets:
Harrison Lifetime Course, ZuPreem (med/large), Lafeber NutriBerries
(Macaw).
Other
Items: Parrot
toys & Toy Parts –
Ropes
& Chain –
Natural Light Bulbs –
Cleaning
Supplies:
Disinfectants (F10,
bleach, white vinegar), mops, brooms, bath towels, wash
cloths, scrubbers,
rubber gloves, unscented baby wipes, trash bags, paper
towels
First Aid: Environmental
thermometer-useful for
determining the temperature inside the hospital cage, small zip-lock
bags-use
to hold samples, such as unusual droppings, vomited material, and
objects the
bird had been chewing on, etc.
Towels and
washcloths-for wrapping and
securing bird
Rubber
Gloves-for handling sick birds
Penlight or
small flashlight-to enable better
illumination so that bird can be better evaluated
Scissors-for
cutting tape, bandages, strings or
objects wrapped around the toes
Hemostat-to
remove broken blood feathers or other
materials
Tweezers
(forceps)-good quality to pull or remove
splinters or other materials
Wire
cutters-in case bird would get wrapped in wire
or caught in chain or bell on toy
Needle nose
pliers-can remove blood feathers
Toenail
Clippers-good quality clippers to trim
broken or shattered nail
Nail
Files-blunt end to round off rough edges of
cracked toenail or beak
Stockinet-looks
like sock material, can be used by
placing bird in stockinet to keep from thrashing and to keep wings
close to
body, the bird can breathe through the material if necessary.
Splints-
(tongue depressors, Popsicle sticks, small
round sticks) can be used to help stabilize a fractured wing or leg by
incorporating into a bandage, an aid before transport to
the veterinary
hospital.
Antiseptic
Towelettes-use to disinfect hands
Gauze
pads-for covering wounds or burns
Cotton balls-
for cleansing
Q-tips-for
cleaning out small wounds, swabbing out
mouth, getting material out of mouth
Rubbing
Alcohol or Alcohol Swabs-for cleaning skin
Ophthalmic
ointment-can be useful in ocular
emergencies.
Artificial
tears or contact lens wetting
solution-can be used to flush, moisten or lubricate the eyes
Aloe
vera-100% pure can be used for minor burns,
many human preparations available
Sterile
Saline-can be used to flush wounds, moisten
sterile dressings, flush the nostrils
Micro pore
Tape- paper surgical tape, bandage
material that can used to hold gauze or splint in place
Vet Wrap-
available from veterinary supply, tape
that has good holding ability and sticks to itself and not the skin,
useful for
bandaging or splint application
Tegaderm
dressing-helps healing for burns and
certain wounds, available from veterinarians
Liquid
Bandage or super glue-can be used for
emergency skin repair
Blood
clotting powder-commercially available
products such as Quick Stop, Styptic powder, Monsel’s Powder, Clotisol.
Silver
Nitrate Sticks-can be useful for bleeding
nails, use with caution on bleeding feather
follicles or
skin wounds
Pepto-Bismol
or Kaopectate-can be used in certain
cases of gastrointestinal disturbances,
toxin
ingestion.
Various sizes
of syringes-can be used for oral
feedings or flushing’s of wounds or eyes
Pedialyte or
some type of oral electrolyte or
revitalizing solution-used to hydrate dehydrated or stressed birds, be
certain
to keep checking the expiration date.
Hand feeding
formula or human baby food-may be used
to provide nutritional support to
birds that
are not eating through hand feeding,
syringe or spoon
Probiotics-can
be useful in the alleviation of
stress or used as an adjunct to antibiotic therapy
If
you wish to make a monetary donation please mail you
donation payable to:
Under
My Wing Avian Refuge 1243
Rte 23 North, Wantage, NJ 07461
Tel.
973-702-7770 Email:
info@exoticbirdsrefuge.org
Web:
www.exoticbirdsrefuge.org