Kissing your birds????

kq_fan · Oct 22, 2013

So I was wondering..... is it ok to kiss your birds? I love to kiss all my pets but does it make you sic to kiss your birds? Any thoughts would be 1Dfull! Thanks

Kalidasa · Oct 22, 2013

As long as the kisses are dry everyone is ok. Just make sure you aren't wearing any lip products on your lips.

brianlinkles · Oct 22, 2013

Don't kiss your bird on the beak. We have bacteria in our mouths that is dangerous for them.

MikeyTN · Oct 22, 2013

I kiss my birds all the time! But just not intimate kissing....lol....

crimson · Oct 22, 2013

what would a day be like without kissing your bird, lol!
just keep it dry, and everything will be fine.

thekarens · Oct 22, 2013

I kiss mine on the beak all the time, but it's a dry kiss with lips closed.

Echo · Oct 22, 2013

Yep dry kisses for me too..

Featheredsamurai · Oct 22, 2013

Kenji demands kisses daily, if he had it his way I'd be giving him kisses non stop LOL But as said above, dry kisses. We have gram negative bacteria in our saliva(most mammals do) that avian do not have. If our parrots ingest our saliva they can get Salmonellae, this includes letting them drink out of your used water cup, or sharing food that you've already taken a bite out of.

antoinette · Oct 22, 2013

Mishka would die if I did not kiss him when waking up in the morning, leaving and returning home from work.

He tells me "Please give me a kiss"
How could I refuse that

The kisses are dry, on the beak and without any lipstick

kc_y0 · Oct 23, 2013

I smother Audrey with Kisses lol, we all do. But yes, dry kisses

Arwyn1313 · Oct 23, 2013

Same as everyone else. I love giving Arwyn kisses,and smelling her. Is that weird?lol

kc_y0 · Oct 23, 2013

Not weird! I'm smelling my bird right now lmao

crimson · Oct 23, 2013

smelling is one of the best things!. Halo my lovebird smells amazing!!!

thekarens · Oct 23, 2013

After our African grey died we didn't have a bird for a couple of years. When I picked up Sammie I was like YUM! I love the smell of parrots, macaws are my favorite, but I love them all.

Arwyn1313 · Oct 23, 2013

Glad to know I'm not the only bird sniffer out there!

Birdman666 · Oct 23, 2013

brianlinkles said:
Don't kiss your bird on the beak. We have bacteria in our mouths that is dangerous for them.

That kinda depends on the size of the beaks... Greenwing beaks have plenty of room for kisses... just watch out for the bird trying to "slip you the tongue!"

thekarens · Oct 23, 2013

And Lord knows a GW will try it!

BirdyMomma · Oct 23, 2013

I kiss my Bacci every day....it's difficult though, because he is SO CUTE, I really wanna just take a bite out of him!!!

Oh, and I too am a RUTHLESS BIRDY SNIFFER!!!!

Birdman666 · Oct 23, 2013

thekarens said:
and lord knows a gw will try it!

every single time!

ruffledfeathers · Oct 23, 2013

Gilbert so loves kisses that like many birds, he stands in or on his cage making huge, dramatic kissing noises. Sometimes it's at me, sometimes he is kissing a toy, but the sound is hilarious. ("Gil! You're a good boy!!!! muuuuwahhh, muuuuuuwaaaahhh, you're such a good bird" is screaming through the living room on a regular basis.)

My only issue is that he tries kissing my dog. They have slipped each other wet kisses before and i even brought it up at the vet last time i went. (Since there wasn't a bacterial infection, it's ok, but i'm being more diligent about keeping them separated because it will be a constant with wet doggy kisses.) Vet told me that the occasional accidental bird slipping the tongue or kissing the dog doesn't usually cause a problem, so don't worry, but it is definitely possible to give the bird a bacterial infection from it so avoid it.

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