Alcohol (ethanol) toxicity in birds
Verbatim first-hand facts from Avian toxicoses: a review (peer-reviewed, open access, PMC12375962). All bullets are exact substrings of the cited source and C1-substring verified. Companion (pet) birds are the focus; the source is a peer-reviewed review of avian toxicoses.
Toxicology facts
- Toxic compound Common clinical signs Diagnosis Therapy Alcohol (ethanol) Incoordination, neurological symptoms Toxicologic examination on crop's content, blood, and liver Not reported.
- Alcohol (ethanol) Alcohol (ethanol) exerts its toxic effects primarily through central nervous system depression, metabolic disruption, and cellular damage.
- In the liver, ethanol is metabolized to acetaldehyde, then to acetic acid.