The New Cage

This is Sammy's new cage. Paul and I put this thing together last night. This one is perfect and you can actually see Sammy in the upper right of the cage. He likes it because it's bigger but he stays on the upper perches most of the time. Right now he's getting ready to take a nap so he must feel protected. He did fall to the bottom one time which scared the yikes out of me but he wasn't hurt. He has to get used to the perches in there and the size of the bars. Never fear, Lulu was right there waiting to catch him.....she's such a good helper....yeah, right.

Now I read someone else's blog and she said that cat and dog saliva can be fatal to birds. She recommended that you wash your hands before handling your bird if you've been petting a cat or dog. I don't know about that, but I intend to find out.

Well, it's true. There is a bacteria in mammals that can be given to birds and they can die within 24 hours if not treated. Cats are the worst, then dogs, then humans. I read one vet say that he has never seen a bird that got the bacteria from a human, but he has seen several birds that got it from the pet dog or cat. Well, my dogs aren't going to get anywhere near Sammy. He's way too precious of a pet to be careless.

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