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My Vet tells me that human saliva is NOT in itself poisonous to birds, but it is NOT wise to let birds eat from you mouth for several obvious reasons: a bird deciding a lip or tongue looks like something great to cruch down on, passing or receiving viral or bacterial pathogens, and the one moms always yell about.....you don't know where that tongue has been.
The Vet said that even dog/cat saliva is not poisonus, but rather it carries abundant amounts of these pathogens and if a dog/cat bites a bird, these pathogens are then injected into the bird and in many cases infections will run rampant and by the time the bird owner notices something is wrong with their winged friend, it's too late.
Personally, I love my birds tremendously, but I love my lips and tongue , too.
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Cathy & Bob w/Zeke, Zelda, Ziggy, Romeo, Chaucer, and MeMe
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