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Benefits
• Provides a 'natural', soothing bath which nearly all birds enjoy, and helps to bring out the natural lustre and shine of feathers.
• Can be applied to broad areas to help bathe birds that may be reluctant to be bathed in other ways, or as a medium to apply other products to the bird's feathers or skin.
• Encourages normal preening by providing a 'natural' bath for the bird.
• Helps add moisture to the skin and feathers, and can be of particular benefit for birds with dry feet.
• Helps to reduce feather dust and dander.
• The aloe vera helps to soothe dry, sore or irrittated skin.
• Works well to clean the bird - e.g. the removal of newspaper stains from the feet.
• Non-toxic if ingested so the bird can preen as usual with no need to 'wash-off'.
Bird Rain and Feather Plucking
Whilst the causes of feather plucking can be many, and often multi-factorial (diet, behaviour, boredom, habit), the tendency can be enhanced by dry skin and poor feather condition.
Use of the Bird Rain as a daily 'bath' can help reduce the tendency to pluck by helping to maintain skin hydration and feather quality.
Whilst not being a cure to an underlying issue, the use of Bird Rain can help to reduce the likelihood of a bird starting to pluck.
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The Pharmacokinetic Properties of Aloe
• Contains C and E, and vitamin A precursors, with strong antioxidant benefits.
• Bradykinase: reduces excessive inflammation when applied to skin.
• Mucopolysaccharides: which have an immunoregulating effect.
• Anthraquinones: aloin and emodin, which are phenolic compounds found in plant sap. These have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
• Saponins: antiseptic-antibacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties.
• Campesterol, sisterol, lupeol: plant steroids that may provide and anti-inflammatory effect.
• Salicyclic acid, which is anti-inflammatory.
• Contains amino acids.
• Contains lignin, which endows aloe vera with its penetrative effect and allows the carrying of other ingredients.
• Is a 'cooling herb': most feather conditions are referred to as 'warm' disorders.
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Uses and testimonials
• Birds - "I see dry skin mre often as people turn on the heaters and the moisture leaves the air. I had two cases of feather picking ...(both showed) normal blood work and exam. Both improved immediately with AVIx Bird Rain." Kirsten Love, DVM, Ohio.
"Harry, my Blue Fronted Amazon, recently visited (the vet) about his feathers drying out because we've had our heating system on longer during these cold winter months. After only two weeks of using AVIx Bird Rain I noted a dramatic change. Harry's feathers now have a clean, healthy shine. I couldn't believe how easy and convenient it was applying this product to his feathers. Harry likes getting his mist bath and I couldn't be happier with the results." Frank, New Jersey.
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