Accidentally coughed by my bird and now I feel horrible

Question:

I was looking and talking to my bird and I accidentally coughed right by him before I could cover my mouth. I have been feeling horrible ever since, thinking that I may cause hime great harm. I get this horrible feeling of guilt and depression and I think the part where the OCD fits in is that it keeps running through my mind. Does anyone have any advice on what to do about this? Thanks, Christopher

Response:

I don’t know anything about birds but can they even catch human illnesses? I know my cat never seems to get sick when I am and vice versa. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Chris wrote in message … > I was looking and talking to my bird and I accidentally coughed right >by him before I could cover my mouth. I have been feeling horrible ever >since, thinking that I may cause hime great harm. I get this horrible >feeling of guilt and depression and I think the part where the OCD fits in >is that it keeps running through my mind. Does anyone have any advice on >what to do about this? >Thanks, >Christopher

Response:

Chris, are you seeing a doctor or a therapist? Are you following any kind of treatment? Chill out. Your bird can’t get any human virus. Cat Chow (Is your bird fat and tasty…I’m getting hungry)

Response:

I think the reason Chris is worried is because birds can get pneumonia. On Tue, 02 Mar 1999 21:40:45 GMT, catc…@asarian-host.org (Cat Chow) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Chris, are you seeing a doctor or a therapist? Are you following any >kind of treatment? >Chill out. Your bird can’t get any human virus. >Cat Chow >(Is your bird fat and tasty…I’m getting hungry)

Response:

There is nothing to worry about, Chris. Germs don’t work that way. Coughing on your bird won’t kill him. Even if he was able to contract something from a human being, remember that birds have immune systems too and he would not encounter anything from your cough that he wouldn’t encounter on any average day. -Jim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Chris wrote in message … > I was looking and talking to my bird and I accidentally coughed right >by him before I could cover my mouth. I have been feeling horrible ever >since, thinking that I may cause hime great harm. I get this horrible >feeling of guilt and depression and I think the part where the OCD fits in >is that it keeps running through my mind. Does anyone have any advice on >what to do about this? >Thanks, >Christopher