Diseases In Budgerigars

Diseases in Budgerigars

 

DISEASE

 

Scaly face ..............

Fungus growth on beak................ around eyes, legs & vent

Treat by covering with any ointment (Rawleys man & beast, vaseline or similar. One application every two days should clear it up. Also invermectin one drop on the back of the neck each year will prevent its occurance.

 

Canker of the throat ...........

Listless won`t eat, going light wasting of breast bone: stretching neck upwards hard to breath, cheesey deposits in throat.........

Emptryl: 5g per 5ltrs of water for 10 days. Mix fresh every 3 days as it loses its effectiveness after 4 days. Ronivet or sparmix as directed.

 

Sour crop.......

Birds vomiting......... throwing up seeds.

Condes crystals: mix up a solution in water then dilute into fresh water to obtain a light pink colour. Treat for ten days. NOTE!!! Condes crystals is a poison.

 

Worms...........

Going light including a weakness and emanciation, severe loss of condition, lowered production and perhaps diarrhoea.........

Nilverm or aviverm 3% solution in water 10/12ml in a litre of water or as manufacturers directions. Give second dose 28 days later. There are many more worming mixtures on the market to choose from.

 

Enteritis.................

Green diarrhoea, stained green around the vent area. Usually from mice. Also a milder type.........

Terrimcin: 1/2g per litre of water. Or as directed depending on strength. Treat for ten days. Biomav B 1 level teaspoon per 100ml of water.

 

Coccidiosis.............

Intestinal Coccidiosis Dropings brick red due to massive internal bleeding microbe burrows into stomach lining. Birds usually die within 4 to 5 days...........

Sulphonamide drugs Sulphaquinoxaline (Embazine): Tolturazil (Baycox): Purley Coccidial: Mibriausen: Trimidine: Trimsul: Trimethoprim/Sulphonamide anti biotic as well as coccidial: Dosage 4g per 5ltrs of water for 5 to 10 days. Change daily.

 

Psittacosis...............

(Parrots` Disease .

Oximav B Replaced by Doxycline: Baymil and Psittavet.

Dosage as directed depending on strength.

 

Air sack mite..............

Asthma type wheeze Place bird in cage and cover cage with cloth. Lift corner of cloth and spray for 2 seconds with Pea Beau, Mortine or similar spray. Leave covered for 10 seconds.

 

Red mite and bird lice........... .

Invermectin one drop to the back of the neck once a year.

Sprays: Pea Beau, Mortine: Bio-mal: Slay etc.

Spray birds, perches, cracks & crevices.

Dusting powders as for sprays.

 

Megabacteria......... Avian Gastric Yeast ............

Can be diagnosed from droppings...........

Diarrhoea weight loss fluffy & quiet.

Control with citric acid 5gms in 5ltrs of water.

You can also use citrus fruit.

Treatment use Amphotericin B. Magabac S. fungilin.

 

French moult...........

Chicks lose feathers in or after leaving nest. In severe cases they fail to grow any feathers, except for some down feathers.

The virus hides in the cells of the immune system.

Prevention is the best treatment.

Clean bird room, breeding cages nest boxes with a solution containing sodium hypochlorite (Demestos or similar product). Using this cleaner will reduce the incidence of french moult by 95%.

Edited April 8, 200916 yr by splat