Can I give my birds Covid?

[lemonora]

I hope everyone is healthy and happy

I've been exposed to family members who apparently had Covid, now I’m worried that I would end up getting it as well, I was just wondering if I would have to leave my birds?
especially that I have one bird who can’t fly and I have to be next to him when h is out, I googled but they weren’t very clear, and used the word ( unlikely)  so I just wanted to make sure from my trusted source (this forum)

any input would be greatly appreciated.

[Loz]

My quick read of a couple of sources (including the NIH) suggests that a SARS coronavirus are unlikely to affect your birds. IBV seems to be the main threat.
My gut feeling is, don't worry. You won't give your birds covid, in the event you have it or if you test positive for SARS-COV-2.
Put it this way, if you were to pass covid on to your birds, you'd be the first one on the planet to ever have done so.

[lemonora]

Jul 1, 2022 7:36:31 GMT @loz said:

My quick read of a couple of sources (including the NIH) suggests that a SARS coronavirus are unlikely to affect your birds. IBV seems to be the main threat.
My gut feeling is, don't worry. You won't give your birds covid, in the event you have it or if you test positive for SARS-COV-2.
Put it this way, if you were to pass covid on to your birds, you'd be the first one on the planet to ever have done so.

Thanks Lozhinge 
nicely said 
I appreciate your help thanks again 🌹

[Marianne Marlow]

We had a thread about this before and we thought that No, we cannot give covid to our birds.

budgerigarsforum.proboards.com/thread/20454/covid-spread-humans-budgies

[tweetiepiesmom]

I agree with everyone else. I listened to a webinar by an avian vet and he said you cannot spread the virus to your pet budgie. He mentioned that it is a good practice to wash your hands before and after handling your birds mostly to prevent disease spread amongst them. It is possible for pet cats and dogs to catch but not extremely likely.

Hope you don't come down with it! A news report this week said 75% of people in the US have caught it but recent cases with vaccinated people have been mild, lasting 5-7 days. The current thought is that it is just a matter time before everyone has had it.

[lemonora]

Thanks for your replies I really appreciate it and I’m relieved 🌹

[Marianne Marlow]

They have never caught any of my colds and I get those regularly.

Consequently, they have sneezed on me many times and I never caught anything from them either.

[lemonora]

Jul 1, 2022 16:57:15 GMT Marianne Marlow said:

They have never caught any of my colds and I get those regularly.

Consequently, they have sneezed on me many times and I never caught anything from them either.

Good point 👍

[Hezz]

Most viruses don’t jump scientific family groups, as in birds to mammals or reptiles, so it is a pretty big thing when it does happen. There have been occasions where Covid has jumped to animals, in US, I think, but not to birds. As Marianne Marlow pointed out they don’t catch our colds either, but you are right to be wary and not too complacent. Just wash your hands before you handle them.

[tweetiepiesmom]

You are correct Hezz - some tigers at the San Diego zoo in the US caught covid. I seem to recall some bears (maybe gorillas?) in NY also caught it.

[lemonora]

Jul 1, 2022 21:03:54 GMT Hezz said:

Most viruses don’t jump scientific family groups, as in birds to mammals or reptiles, so it is a pretty big thing when it does happen. There have been occasions where Covid has jumped to animals, in US, I think, but not to birds. As Marianne Marlow pointed out they don’t catch our colds either, but you are right to be wary and not too complacent. Just wash your hands before you handle them.

Thanks Hezz for pointing this out, very interesting 
I appreciate your input so much 
I definitely feel better knowing this information now 

thanks again 🌹