JR>on my birds for years and if I am not mistaken they are petroleum based
JR>such as vasoline.  And I have NEVER experience a problem.  Certainly
JR>these products should NOT be used too liberally over the body but
JR>controlled to the effected area in small doses has never presented any
JR>problems to my birds.  Now there is a product on the market called
JR>Bactroban.  It is an antibiotic ointment that is not petroleum based.
JR>Just another viewpoint...
Hmmm, haven't seen Bactroban anywhere. Is it a vet-only product?
As for the vasoline, you may be right, but with a small bird like a
tiel, and the normal human penchant for "if a little is good, a lot is
better", I think that using petroleum-based products is a recipe for
potential problems. 
--Kathy
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