Posted by ChickiDee on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 22:43 :: General Discussion
PRODUCT: "Febreze"
UPDATE:
The active ingredient in Febreze is Zinc Chloride which is very dangerous to use around birds. While Febreze labeling claims to be safe around pets, they Proctor & Gamble have now admitted they did not think about birds.
UPDATE:
Proctor and Gamble updated the Febreze web site to say the product is safe around birds if used "as directed". They also took OUT zinc chloride. While they say it's safe they also recommend taking birds out of the room and ventilating it before putting them back. http://www.febreze.com/pet.html
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The following posts were taken from an Internet Avian list. While the deadly results of using Febreze are as of this time unsubstantiated, it is far better to be safe rather than sorry...
Subject: New Deadly Product
A bird owner with several birds passed along a recent tragedy. Her husband was sneaking a smoke outside and decided to cover up the smell by spraying his clothes with Febreze. He was around the corner from her birds, about 12 feet away. Unfortunately, her birds began showing all the classic signs of lung damage and one succumbed after a valiant fight.
She will have a necropsy done just to verify and the other birds seem to be recovering somewhat after being exposed to fresh air. They may not be out of the woods yet but their breathing appears normal and they are eating.
Please think at least a dozen times before using ANY aerosol product in your home. Air currents can carry them to your birds making them as lethal as a bullet.
Subject: More Info on Febreze
The manufacturer of the product has called the owner of the birds mentioned in the previous post. The active ingredient in Febreze is Zinc Chloride which is very dangerous to use around birds. While Febreze labeling claims to be safe around pets, they said they did not test it around birds. Unfortunately, more birds have succumbed.
PLEASE DO NOT USE FEBREZE AROUND YOUR BIRDS!
UPDATE:
The active ingredient in Febreze is Zinc Chloride which is very dangerous to use around birds. While Febreze labeling claims to be safe around pets, they Proctor & Gamble have now admitted they did not think about birds.
UPDATE:
Proctor and Gamble updated the Febreze web site to say the product is safe around birds if used "as directed". They also took OUT zinc chloride. While they say it's safe they also recommend taking birds out of the room and ventilating it before putting them back. http://www.febreze.com/pet.html
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The following posts were taken from an Internet Avian list. While the deadly results of using Febreze are as of this time unsubstantiated, it is far better to be safe rather than sorry...
Subject: New Deadly Product
A bird owner with several birds passed along a recent tragedy. Her husband was sneaking a smoke outside and decided to cover up the smell by spraying his clothes with Febreze. He was around the corner from her birds, about 12 feet away. Unfortunately, her birds began showing all the classic signs of lung damage and one succumbed after a valiant fight.
She will have a necropsy done just to verify and the other birds seem to be recovering somewhat after being exposed to fresh air. They may not be out of the woods yet but their breathing appears normal and they are eating.
Please think at least a dozen times before using ANY aerosol product in your home. Air currents can carry them to your birds making them as lethal as a bullet.
Subject: More Info on Febreze
The manufacturer of the product has called the owner of the birds mentioned in the previous post. The active ingredient in Febreze is Zinc Chloride which is very dangerous to use around birds. While Febreze labeling claims to be safe around pets, they said they did not test it around birds. Unfortunately, more birds have succumbed.
PLEASE DO NOT USE FEBREZE AROUND YOUR BIRDS!