What are symptoms of a bird allergy?

Do you have fever, chills, cough and shortness of breath? Do you have a productive cough, chronic fatigue and weight loss? Then you may have an allergy to your bird!

http://www.allergycentre.com.au/id33.htm...
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From: http://home.socal.rr.com/allergyasthma/p...

"Some allergic patients may have severe reactions, such as wheezing and shortness of breath, after expo sure to certain pets. Also, a chronic, slowly progressive feeling of shortness of breath, loss of energy and feeling of fatigue can result from long-term exposure to birds and their droppings. This type of disease is known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and can result in severe disability. In the event of these severe cases, removal of the offending animal is mandatory."

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If you find you have allergies to birds here are some suggestions from: http://www.discovercare.org/articles/all...

"Pets are often a wonderful addition to the family but their dander and saliva contain proteins secreted by these glands that may cause allergic reactions. Allergies to animals may take years to develop and the reactions may take months to subside after ending contact with the animal. Symptoms may include watery eyes, itching and sneezing. Pets with hair or feathers like dogs, cats, rodents and birds are usually the ones that will cause an allergic reaction.

Prevention

In extreme cases you may have to remove the pet from the home
Keep pets off of the furniture and out of rooms that contain bedding
Wash and brush the pet weekly or have it groomed often
Vacuum often
Use an air purifying system
Change furnace filters often
Buy a fish or pet rock"
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There is also a product called AllerPet that you might want to try.
http://www.allerpet.com/products/product...
I have no idea about it, but I did stumble across the advertisement.