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Re: New addition to the family
Posted by Zon Mom on 3/31/06

What I have learned on this board & others is that all new
birds coming into a home with resident birds need to be
under quarentine ( seperate rooms & play areas ) from all
other birds for at least 60 days to make sure they don't
have any disease they can spread to the birds you alredy
have. This also means that you need to wash your hands a lot
& change clothing as needed ( much as you would do if caring
for a ill human that's in quarentine ) so not to expose each
other to possible problems. We only have one bird & do not
plan on adding anymore ( one keeps me busy enough as it
is! ) so I don't have 1st hand experiance on birds. But with
cats I do. I learned the hard way several years ago that the
1-2 weeks vets say is enough can be way too short! Having 3
indoor cats very ill at the same time isn't a whole lot of
fun nor inexpensive. Now I go for at least a month with a
new kitten, just to be safe.


On 3/30/06, G2Mom wrote:
> Hi. I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice? I
> just put a deposit down on a new baby goffin. My concern
> is how my older goffin will react to the new baby when I
> bring it home. I just want to make the transition as
> smooth as possible for her. I adopted the older goffin 4
> months ago, she is 11 years old, and been through several
> homes before mine. I was hoping someone could give me some
> advice. Thanks alot.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• New addition to the family, 3/30/06, by G2Mom.
• Re: New addition to the family, 3/31/06, by Zon Mom.