Bach's Rescue Remedy

I have a very aggressive Female RS Eclectus, and was told by the breeder I got her from to try Bach's Rescue Remedy which has been used to calm dogs, cats and horses, but I can't find anything about it being safe for birds. The ingredients are a mixture of different flowers but it also has a 27% alcohol content. Is it safe for birds to use??

[ireneo]

I'm not that familiar with the product but some folks at my work have used it on their birds and they seem to think it helps. Whether there's a specific mixture for birds, I don't know. Check into it carefully before you buy and I will call one of my volunteers and ask her about it.

[johngreene]

I just posted something in the ask a vet section. In the mean time the stuff arrived today, but this morning I ordered some stuff called AviCalm which is made for birds to calm them down. The person who suggested the Bach's Rescue Remedy is a big time breeder with about 12 pairs of macaws, including a pair of Hyacinth's, plus the greys, amazon's and ekkies she breeds.

[ireneo]

I spoke to my friend and she uses it occasionally, knows others that use it, talked to our vet at work about it. Yes, it does contain a small amount of alcohol. But because she uses such a tiny amount (about 2 drops) and uses it on their food, the small bit of alcohol in it evaporates. Sometimes she adds it to their water thus diluting it.

I'll mention the AviCalm to her.

[skipper6265]

John,

I have an RS male and female myself.    I am not sure how old your female is but my first thought is I wonder if she may be coming in season.    Not sure if you are aware of this or not, there is a website for Eclectus owners.    www.landofoz.com.     I found a links to a couple of articles for you.    Hopefully, this will be of some help.    Please let me know if you have problems accessing them and I will send them to you in another format.    Good luck.

BACH FLOWER THERAPY FOR PARROTS
by Wilhelm Kiesselbach
http://www.nd.edu/~kkiessel/plucking2.html

http://www.landofvos.com/articles/kitchen6.html

http://www.critterchat.net/bach.htm