Perfume and scented stuff

[Kalidasa]

I have the houseguest from hell. I do like her as a person, but she's a terrible houseguest. (Family, from Florida) she wears a crapload of perfume, which I despise. She just left the house and the whole house smells like a French whorehouse. Can this in itself be an irritant to the birds? She knows not to spray hairspray in here, or use aerosol, but I think she might have. She's been here a week and I want to strangle her. The saying that fish and company stink after 3 days is soooooo true. She's scared of birds, so she doesn't go near them thankfully.
This reminds me of that old SNL skit "the thing that wouldn't leave"

 

[Allee]

Sorry about your unwanted houseguest! I would think any kind of aerosol or perfume in the air could be extremely harmful for your birds. If your guest is using so much perfume that it annoys you, then it's even worse for your birds. I think I would talk to her again and tell her why it's important she doesn't use these products around your feathered family members.

 

[GW.Joe]

As soon as she leaves (like when you say she just left) you could put a box fan in one window at one end of the home and open a window at another end of the home, then pull air through to clear out the bad air, I know its kind of a pain, BUT it works !!

Joe

 

[Kiwibird]

Oh, I am so sorry about the rude guest. I totally know the type- I think they have to wear so much because they can barely smell it since the receptors in their nose are damaged from it. Kind of like old people have to turn up the tv real loud to hear it, they have to wear 2 gallons of perfume a day to even smell a light scent from it.

I think so long as the birds are kept away from it as much as possible, a couple days of strong scents in the house won't hurt them. If it's warm enough, open a window near the birds to air things out. And can she not apply that crap in the bathroom with the fan on so it doesn't permeate the whole house?

 

[Terry57]

Wow, what a terrible house guest! Thank goodness she is afraid of the birds and isn't in the room with them bothering them. I find it sad that someone would be so disrespectful of someone who has opened their home to them
How much longer will she be there?

 

[MomtoPercy]

That is SO inconsiderate! I don't even apply perfume in my own house for the sake of my birds and I only use a light eau de toilette when I get to work which has dissipated completely by the time I get home. If a 'guest' fouled the air in my house like that, I'd certainly have something to say! Grrrr....

I hope she leaves soon for your sake and that of your fids.