Tears for another QI

Oh, Cindy....we have birds, too....I can so feel your pain about losing your precious feathered friends. I'd be sick, too. My thoughts are with you, and I hope your other little guys are going to be OK.

-IRene

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I suggest you call the company that manufactured the materials you used in the floor! They need to know about this, and may have some suggestions for you. (And I'll bet they play close attention to your situation -- they will want to avoid lawsuits!)

So sorry about your birds! They are members of the family!

Cindy, Sending you hugs. It could of been the fumes. The smell was awful when we did our hardwood floors over a few years back. If I ever get them sanded again and done...we'll go to a hotel. Pami

We lost a little bird life today too. Found a tiny hummingbird with broken wings. Honest to goodness, we really did call the Audubon Society and the National Wildlife Federation and got incredible compassionate guidance. Ever done CPR on something so weightless you can't tell it's in your hand? As directed, we spooned only a drop of sugar-water where her beak met her head to 'force feed' the little feathered darling. Gently, barely rubbed her throat to urge her to swallow. We protected her, saw that she was warm. Allowed nothing to harm her. It wasn't enough. The weather here has been violent and we suppose the dangerous winds must have hurled her into something. She opened her eyes, fluttered just a bit and did not breathe anymore. I wish this attempted rescue had a happy ending. We were very anxious to do a roll call to see if our hummingbirds who feed here constantly were all accounted for. They all came in for supper and we were glad to see them. We're trying to be glad we were here to shelter this little stranger, if only for a moment. Polly

Oh Cindy, I'm so sorry. I wish I had some suggestions for you but I would have done the same as you, thinking a week was enough, since that seems to be the common factor. If there's a way to air it for awhile longer, open windows to the outside, I'd try that. But I can't think of a thing I world have done differently. {{{{{{{{{{{{Hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}

***Hugs***

Putting my paint store / floor finish hat on here, I have no idea if there's a test for the odors, but most floor coatings cure over a period of 30 days or so. They're about 90% cured in a week, but air circulation has a huge effect, and most people tend to button up rooms tight.

Oh, how awful for you! Hugs from Aggieland.

Monique in TX

Cindy, I have no idea of how to get those fumes out of there, but I wanted to say how sorry I am that this happened to your lovely birds.

Sandy, Heart goes out to you. Hugs feeling for you. Know how I would feel if QI died.

I am so sorry Cindy. That is a really tragic story. Hopefully others will at least be alerted so you might be saving other little birds from the fate of yours.

5 years ago we had a house inspector look at the home we were buying. One thing I remember talking with her about was indoor air quality. SHe was also a nurse and mold was kind of a big deal then. Her recommendation was everyone open their house at least once a week to exchange the air. Most indoor air quality, even without new flooring is pretty bad. I had no idea there were so many fumes with the flooring though. I hope the rest of your birds will be ok. I wonder about other folks and laminate flooring? Armstrong claims its products have low emissions. (check 'floorscore'

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Thanks, Jane, but it was Cindy whose birds were overcome by the fumes.

How very sad, Cindy. So many toxic chemicals around these days. Did the 'tins' (or whatever, say nothing about possible harm to humans or animals? that could result from using the product? Check what/if the manufacturers said anything; and I do think you should contact them to tell them what happened to your little birds. I don't mean for the sake of any compensation but so that they can consider re-labelling their products in the future. I hope the others will be all right. . In message , Cindy Schmidt writes

How tragic. Poor little mites. i love birds, not in the house, but still, i can only imagine loosing 3 pets at once. {{{hugs}}} for you. And, yes, you should contact the flooring manufacturer, they may not know how toxic the floors are to small pets.

amy in CNY

Opps Sorry Still feeling for the Cindy.

So sorry to hear about your birdies, poor things. Cyber hugs to you.. Elly

Oh jeez, Cindy. I don't have any wisdom about the fumes, but I'm so sorry for your loss.

Cindy,

I don't have an answer to your question, but as a fellow bird owner myself my heart goes out to you and your family.

-Irene