does heat can kills parrot in a few minutes???!!!! :'(

[Zeyad]

Hello everyone,

Let me speak about what happened today. My parrot was sick, i saw him closing his eyes which indicating that he is sick, i took him quickly to the veterinarian, but on my way he is starting screaming and Fluttering his wings strongly as well as never before till he completely quit then i knew my parrot is died

my question is if the heat can kills parrot in a few minutes?, because it is the summer season here in Saudi and he died in my car in front of my eyes :'(. the temperature in my car was about 48 degree. He died in a few minutes. (approximately 9 to 11 minutes).

Thanks

 

[Spiritbird]

Is that temp. F or C? Yes, birds can have a heat stroke. I am so sorry you lost your bird. That is very sad.

 

[henpecked]

Ifr he was over heating i would think you'd see him "panting" like a dog, and he wouldn't be fluffed up. Very sorry for your loss.

 

[Zeyad]

Spiritbird it is actually C.

henpecked yea he was panting, but does this kills him i a few minutes?

 

[antoinette]

So sorry for your loss, I feel your pain
Unfortunately heat plays a big part, was probably a heat stroke, besides whatever else was wrong with him.
Be strong you are in my prayers

 

[wenz2712]

So sorry for your loss.

 

[lexx510]

48 degrees Celsius = 118.4 degrees Fahrenheit

That is extremely hot. He most likely died of a heat stroke. I would say that at even 80 degrees without air conditioning would be hazardous to your parrot's health. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[henpecked]

I can't say how quick , but it will kill. Next time i would "throw" him in the shower and give plenty of water, try and remove to a cool spot. I know that's too little ,too late. Do you think it could have been something "new" in the house, like cleaning supplies ?

 

[MaraWentz]

Yes it usually kills with in minutes, and some times it drags on for hours, that eventually leads to a seizure and then death. I'm sorry for your loss. We just lost our hamster to a heat seizure and there's nothing you can do really to help. It's a scary thing to watch. A hamster does not compare to a parrot, but I know what it's like to be so helpless.

 

[MacawGuy]

If its that hot it may. I took Roscoe out when it was around 90 he started to panting so I too him right in with water. So o hear your lose

 

[Grenage]

My word, that's warm; I'm so sorry that your bird perished. Cars are, unfortunately, very bad news for pets during warm weather.

 

[Wulfgeist]

That is so very sad. I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[luvmytooo]

That is so sad
Im very sorry for your loss.

 

[Mare Miller]

So sorry, poor birdie! My umbrella, Amigo, withstands temps over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, 118 is pretty excessive. He drinks lots of water, gets sprayed down and has lots of shade.