Kiwigal67 0 Posted May 24, 2011 Member ID: 6,391 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 57 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 465 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/11/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 13, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Hi - Not sure what this is called but a very experienced English Budgie breeder has just had 3 budgies who have "gone thin". When you hold them you can feel their chest bones. Can anyone please advise what this is, what causes it and how it is treated. Her budgies died last week even though they were eating and looked fine. Many thanks for your help. Link to comment
splat 0 Posted May 24, 2011 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) It's called going light, and probably caused by megabateria, megabacteria is a secondary infection, so the birds would have something else going on also. they look like they are eating but more likely just grinding the seed. Edited May 24, 2011 by splat Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted May 25, 2011 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted May 25, 2011 It's called going light, and probably caused by megabateria, megabacteria is a secondary infection, so the birds would have something else going on also. they look like they are eating but more likely just grinding the seed. I agree with Splat Link to comment
Kiwigal67 0 Posted May 27, 2011 Member ID: 6,391 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 57 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 465 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/11/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 It's called going light, and probably caused by megabateria, megabacteria is a secondary infection, so the birds would have something else going on also. they look like they are eating but more likely just grinding the seed. Hi Thanks - that was the other term - going light. What can be done to help/fix this please? Does charcoal help? Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted May 28, 2011 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.30 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted May 28, 2011 It's called going light, and probably caused by megabateria, megabacteria is a secondary infection, so the birds would have something else going on also. they look like they are eating but more likely just grinding the seed. Hi Thanks - that was the other term - going light. What can be done to help/fix this please? Does charcoal help? NO Go to an avian vet. Get him tested. Megabacteria is serious and generic remedies wont help in this case if its mega. VET is the answer you need in this case. Link to comment
Kiwigal67 0 Posted May 28, 2011 Member ID: 6,391 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 57 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 465 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 25/11/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 It's called going light, and probably caused by megabateria, megabacteria is a secondary infection, so the birds would have something else going on also. they look like they are eating but more likely just grinding the seed. Hi Thanks - that was the other term - going light. What can be done to help/fix this please? Does charcoal help? NO Go to an avian vet. Get him tested. Megabacteria is serious and generic remedies wont help in this case if its mega. VET is the answer you need in this case. Thanks - I have let her know plus other articles I have found regarding megabacteria. Link to comment
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