Birds

[hmw]

Upon reading the linked articles, it really seems like how well you take care of your pet birds can have a big impact on whether or not this becomes an issue. Aspergillus is going to be present in your home whether or not you have a bird, and is going to be something you breathe daily. Whether or not your bird's cage becomes full of it and/or your bird becomes ill with it may well depend on how well you care for it and how well it's cage is maintained.

Gardening, yard work and other outdoor activities are often considered 'dangerous' for those with cf as well for fear of exposure to aspergillus, pa, etc...

 

[hmw]

Upon reading the linked articles, it really seems like how well you take care of your pet birds can have a big impact on whether or not this becomes an issue. Aspergillus is going to be present in your home whether or not you have a bird, and is going to be something you breathe daily. Whether or not your bird's cage becomes full of it and/or your bird becomes ill with it may well depend on how well you care for it and how well it's cage is maintained.

Gardening, yard work and other outdoor activities are often considered 'dangerous' for those with cf as well for fear of exposure to aspergillus, pa, etc...

 

[hmw]

Upon reading the linked articles, it really seems like how well you take care of your pet birds can have a big impact on whether or not this becomes an issue. Aspergillus is going to be present in your home whether or not you have a bird, and is going to be something you breathe daily. Whether or not your bird's cage becomes full of it and/or your bird becomes ill with it may well depend on how well you care for it and how well it's cage is maintained.

Gardening, yard work and other outdoor activities are often considered 'dangerous' for those with cf as well for fear of exposure to aspergillus, pa, etc...

 

[hmw]

Upon reading the linked articles, it really seems like how well you take care of your pet birds can have a big impact on whether or not this becomes an issue. Aspergillus is going to be present in your home whether or not you have a bird, and is going to be something you breathe daily. Whether or not your bird's cage becomes full of it and/or your bird becomes ill with it may well depend on how well you care for it and how well it's cage is maintained.

Gardening, yard work and other outdoor activities are often considered 'dangerous' for those with cf as well for fear of exposure to aspergillus, pa, etc...

 

[hmw]

Upon reading the linked articles, it really seems like how well you take care of your pet birds can have a big impact on whether or not this becomes an issue. Aspergillus is going to be present in your home whether or not you have a bird, and is going to be something you breathe daily. Whether or not your bird's cage becomes full of it and/or your bird becomes ill with it may well depend on how well you care for it and how well it's cage is maintained.
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<br />Gardening, yard work and other outdoor activities are often considered 'dangerous' for those with cf as well for fear of exposure to aspergillus, pa, etc...

 

[petnurse]

My birds are in the unfinished basement (which my son never goes into) and they do not come out of their cage. I really think this is a non issue, but I am going to check when we have clinic on Wednesday. I will do whatever I have to do for him, but I hate to get rid of them if it is not harmful :-(

 

[petnurse]

My birds are in the unfinished basement (which my son never goes into) and they do not come out of their cage. I really think this is a non issue, but I am going to check when we have clinic on Wednesday. I will do whatever I have to do for him, but I hate to get rid of them if it is not harmful :-(

 

[petnurse]

My birds are in the unfinished basement (which my son never goes into) and they do not come out of their cage. I really think this is a non issue, but I am going to check when we have clinic on Wednesday. I will do whatever I have to do for him, but I hate to get rid of them if it is not harmful :-(

 

[petnurse]

My birds are in the unfinished basement (which my son never goes into) and they do not come out of their cage. I really think this is a non issue, but I am going to check when we have clinic on Wednesday. I will do whatever I have to do for him, but I hate to get rid of them if it is not harmful :-(

 

[petnurse]

My birds are in the unfinished basement (which my son never goes into) and they do not come out of their cage. I really think this is a non issue, but I am going to check when we have clinic on Wednesday. I will do whatever I have to do for him, but I hate to get rid of them if it is not harmful :-(

 

[saveferris2009]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ramchargerjay</b></i>

But can me being in a house with birds then being around my kids cause problems?</end quote></div>


Some bacteria can live on surfaces (your hair, arms, clothes, shoes, etc) for days.

So you could definitely expose your kids

 

[saveferris2009]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ramchargerjay</b></i>

But can me being in a house with birds then being around my kids cause problems?</end quote></div>


Some bacteria can live on surfaces (your hair, arms, clothes, shoes, etc) for days.

So you could definitely expose your kids

 

[saveferris2009]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ramchargerjay</b></i>

But can me being in a house with birds then being around my kids cause problems?</end quote></div>


Some bacteria can live on surfaces (your hair, arms, clothes, shoes, etc) for days.

So you could definitely expose your kids

 

[saveferris2009]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ramchargerjay</b></i>

But can me being in a house with birds then being around my kids cause problems?</end quote>


Some bacteria can live on surfaces (your hair, arms, clothes, shoes, etc) for days.

So you could definitely expose your kids

 

[saveferris2009]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ramchargerjay</b></i>
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<br /> But can me being in a house with birds then being around my kids cause problems?</end quote>
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<br />Some bacteria can live on surfaces (your hair, arms, clothes, shoes, etc) for days.
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<br />So you could definitely expose your kids

 

[hmw]

I feel we have to put into the big picture many of the 'dangers' out there. Pathogens are everywhere. Like Amy said, germs <b>can</b> live on surfaces for days, but these bugs also come from just about <b>every</b> conceivable environment we can possibly imagine and we can't eliminate everything. We can take reasonable precautions but I think we can probably make ourselves crazy over this.

In my non-expert opinion based on what I read, Philip would probably be exposed to more aspergillus simply by spending time in an unfinished basement (which he isn't, anyway) than by being near a sanitary bird cage that happens to be residing in it. (And that isn't an insult against your unfinished basement, btw- it's just the nature of any typical unfinished basement to be dusty and more damp than what the rest of our house is- both environments in which aspergillus thrives.)

But when it comes to these kinds of worries; we don't have birds, but I won't keep out of the garden and I won't stop Emily from helping me nor will I stop her from playing freely outdoors, which are other places this stuff shows up. Will I catch flak for that from a few here? Maybe. Will it take away from Emily's qol to not be able to play outside w/ her brothers and enjoy spending time with me outside doing something I love? Most definitely. It's not worth it to me, since she will most certainly be exposed to those pathogens (aspergillus, pa, etc) in multiple other environments anyway. But it IS very hard to always know what to do and hard not to worry; it's the nature of things as a parent.

 

[hmw]

I feel we have to put into the big picture many of the 'dangers' out there. Pathogens are everywhere. Like Amy said, germs <b>can</b> live on surfaces for days, but these bugs also come from just about <b>every</b> conceivable environment we can possibly imagine and we can't eliminate everything. We can take reasonable precautions but I think we can probably make ourselves crazy over this.

In my non-expert opinion based on what I read, Philip would probably be exposed to more aspergillus simply by spending time in an unfinished basement (which he isn't, anyway) than by being near a sanitary bird cage that happens to be residing in it. (And that isn't an insult against your unfinished basement, btw- it's just the nature of any typical unfinished basement to be dusty and more damp than what the rest of our house is- both environments in which aspergillus thrives.)

But when it comes to these kinds of worries; we don't have birds, but I won't keep out of the garden and I won't stop Emily from helping me nor will I stop her from playing freely outdoors, which are other places this stuff shows up. Will I catch flak for that from a few here? Maybe. Will it take away from Emily's qol to not be able to play outside w/ her brothers and enjoy spending time with me outside doing something I love? Most definitely. It's not worth it to me, since she will most certainly be exposed to those pathogens (aspergillus, pa, etc) in multiple other environments anyway. But it IS very hard to always know what to do and hard not to worry; it's the nature of things as a parent.

 

[hmw]

I feel we have to put into the big picture many of the 'dangers' out there. Pathogens are everywhere. Like Amy said, germs <b>can</b> live on surfaces for days, but these bugs also come from just about <b>every</b> conceivable environment we can possibly imagine and we can't eliminate everything. We can take reasonable precautions but I think we can probably make ourselves crazy over this.

In my non-expert opinion based on what I read, Philip would probably be exposed to more aspergillus simply by spending time in an unfinished basement (which he isn't, anyway) than by being near a sanitary bird cage that happens to be residing in it. (And that isn't an insult against your unfinished basement, btw- it's just the nature of any typical unfinished basement to be dusty and more damp than what the rest of our house is- both environments in which aspergillus thrives.)

But when it comes to these kinds of worries; we don't have birds, but I won't keep out of the garden and I won't stop Emily from helping me nor will I stop her from playing freely outdoors, which are other places this stuff shows up. Will I catch flak for that from a few here? Maybe. Will it take away from Emily's qol to not be able to play outside w/ her brothers and enjoy spending time with me outside doing something I love? Most definitely. It's not worth it to me, since she will most certainly be exposed to those pathogens (aspergillus, pa, etc) in multiple other environments anyway. But it IS very hard to always know what to do and hard not to worry; it's the nature of things as a parent.

 

[hmw]

I feel we have to put into the big picture many of the 'dangers' out there. Pathogens are everywhere. Like Amy said, germs <b>can</b> live on surfaces for days, but these bugs also come from just about <b>every</b> conceivable environment we can possibly imagine and we can't eliminate everything. We can take reasonable precautions but I think we can probably make ourselves crazy over this.

In my non-expert opinion based on what I read, Philip would probably be exposed to more aspergillus simply by spending time in an unfinished basement (which he isn't, anyway) than by being near a sanitary bird cage that happens to be residing in it. (And that isn't an insult against your unfinished basement, btw- it's just the nature of any typical unfinished basement to be dusty and more damp than what the rest of our house is- both environments in which aspergillus thrives.)

But when it comes to these kinds of worries; we don't have birds, but I won't keep out of the garden and I won't stop Emily from helping me nor will I stop her from playing freely outdoors, which are other places this stuff shows up. Will I catch flak for that from a few here? Maybe. Will it take away from Emily's qol to not be able to play outside w/ her brothers and enjoy spending time with me outside doing something I love? Most definitely. It's not worth it to me, since she will most certainly be exposed to those pathogens (aspergillus, pa, etc) in multiple other environments anyway. But it IS very hard to always know what to do and hard not to worry; it's the nature of things as a parent.

 

[hmw]

I feel we have to put into the big picture many of the 'dangers' out there. Pathogens are everywhere. Like Amy said, germs <b>can</b> live on surfaces for days, but these bugs also come from just about <b>every</b> conceivable environment we can possibly imagine and we can't eliminate everything. We can take reasonable precautions but I think we can probably make ourselves crazy over this.
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<br />In my non-expert opinion based on what I read, Philip would probably be exposed to more aspergillus simply by spending time in an unfinished basement (which he isn't, anyway) than by being near a sanitary bird cage that happens to be residing in it. (And that isn't an insult against your unfinished basement, btw- it's just the nature of any typical unfinished basement to be dusty and more damp than what the rest of our house is- both environments in which aspergillus thrives.)
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<br />But when it comes to these kinds of worries; we don't have birds, but I won't keep out of the garden and I won't stop Emily from helping me nor will I stop her from playing freely outdoors, which are other places this stuff shows up. Will I catch flak for that from a few here? Maybe. Will it take away from Emily's qol to not be able to play outside w/ her brothers and enjoy spending time with me outside doing something I love? Most definitely. It's not worth it to me, since she will most certainly be exposed to those pathogens (aspergillus, pa, etc) in multiple other environments anyway. But it IS very hard to always know what to do and hard not to worry; it's the nature of things as a parent.
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