How do you humanely put a bird down

dfcauley · Post by **dfcauley** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:14 pm

MLaRue wrote:
I had this confused with "lighter fluid".

Me too....
Star, I am so happy to hear your little bird is some better. Best of luck in whatever you decide. IF you have to do it, I agree that helium would be your best choice.

CandoAviary · Post by **CandoAviary** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:32 pm

LOL.... I guess lighter fluid would work too but burning feathers smell as bad as burning hair. Have you ever been around when people cleaned the ducks that they hunt (they burn the remaining quills that broke off while plucking)....Phew...they stink

As a kid I smelt it and to this day just don't care for duck

Post by **Sally** » Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:45 pm

I'm sure glad you clarified that, Misty. I too thought it was lighter fluid!

carmena · Post by **carmena** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:14 am

OK, now I KNOW I wrote Starter Fluid!

I guess hanging out with my dad (the grease monkey) when I was a kid, was an advantage.

It comes in an aerosol can and you spray it in your cars carburetor...for those that still have a car with a carburetor.

chas5131 · Post by **chas5131** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 7:15 am

People that have almost frozen to death have reported that it was a peaceful event. They simply went to sleep.
Rescuers must revive them very slowly.

Pukasand · Post by **Pukasand** » Fri Jun 11, 2010 8:32 am

I'm glad you clarified Starter fluid for a carburetor. I assumed it was Starter fluid for a charcoal grill!

AngieCort68 · Post by **AngieCort68** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:45 am

I'd rather pay the 30 bucks and have the doctor do it. I can't stand to see suffering and gas or drowning to me sounds horrid. JMHO

Ria · Post by **Ria** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 11:18 am

if you have an animal shelter nearby, they often euthanize too. I took a parakeet there once, they charged $10, and I was able to just leave her with them.

LuxandLolita · Post by **LuxandLolita** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:14 pm

I know i am of not much help but i just wanted to say
I'm not sure how someone got confused and thought to freeze a warm blooded animal.
The only euthanization i can think of that has to do with freezing is with reptiles as they are cold blooded. they adjust to their surroundings(No dante, not like boiling a frog! that is horrible!)
I have had a friend that bred fish and he got a bad batch of breeding fish. turned out that almost all of the babies were dying.

You freeze them because it is a slow but peaceful death as their bodies adjust to the dropping climate. they fall asleep and don't know they've died.
BUT THAT IS WITH REPTILES AND OTHER COLD BLOODED ANIMALS

i would NEVER freeze a bird.

bugaboo5 · Post by **bugaboo5** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:41 pm

This is a old post from 2010. It has been bumped up for several members who are presently contemplating euthanizing their sick and suffering beloved feathered friends. While a veterinarian is the best way to go, some people either do not have access to one or cannot financially bear the burden of costs.

Taking the life of our feathered lovelies is no easy task. Even for those who have been desensitized to these emotions struggle with partaking in this transition from life to death. I hope to never have to be in a position to euthanize any of my birds but my heart goes out to all those who make the brave leap to do what is right for their beloved beauties.

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:43 pm

LuxandLolita wrote:I know i am of not much help but i just wanted to say
I'm not sure how someone got confused and thought to freeze a warm blooded animal.
The only euthanization i can think of that has to do with freezing is with reptiles as they are cold blooded. they adjust to their surroundings(No dante, not like boiling a frog! that is horrible!)
I have had a friend that bred fish and he got a bad batch of breeding fish. turned out that almost all of the babies were dying.

You freeze them because it is a slow but peaceful death as their bodies adjust to the dropping climate. they fall asleep and don't know they've died.
BUT THAT IS WITH REPTILES AND OTHER COLD BLOODED ANIMALS

i would NEVER freeze a bird.

Shh, they didn;t really boil the frog!

LuxandLolita · Post by **LuxandLolita** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:51 pm

i know! i knew it was a fake frog at the end before they even said it.

my point was, they actually do adjust to the temperature. that's how my theory to euthanize birds in a freezer came to be.

DanteD716 · Post by **DanteD716** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:10 pm

Yes, I think warm blooded animals should not be frozen, personally a quick snap of the neck or a heavy tap on the head is best

LuxandLolita · Post by **LuxandLolita** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:42 pm

Nobody i'm guessing has needled syringes, but another way to do it is to find a vein in their neck and put a bubble in it. it puts them down immediately because the bubble of air goes into their brain. no pain

don't quote me on that though because it's something i heard. it's also difficult and puts stress on the bird so i wouldn't do it..

Ameza · Post by **Ameza** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:28 am

I'm the kind of person that would probably try to safe the bird until it would die of it's own accord. But if for some reasons, like if the bird was in constant pain, I would go to the vet, even though it would cost me. I don't have the heart to put down one of my tiny friends.

But in nature, in my scouting trips, we have sometimes happened to find birds or chicks that are close to death. Usually because they were so badly hurt, that we have felt that we needed to put them down. In those cases we chose to snap the neck of the bird and in another case we had the bird in a bag and put it near a car's exhaust so it fell asleep and then passed away.

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