Friends who like to raise birds are afraid that the birds will get sick! Regardless of whether you are raising a parrot or a thrush, including munia, starlings, mynas, etc., all bird owners know that they are afraid of diarrhea when they get sick, not to mention that even a strong man is afraid of having to squat in the toilet several times. .

In order to explain it clearly to everyone, I will start with the most basic ones, so that everyone can remember it more firmly and be able to solve such problems well in the future. Let’s first talk about what causes diarrhea in caged birds. Once you understand this, it will be much easier to solve it.

In order to make everyone remember, I will try to make the symptoms of E. coli pathogenic as simple and clear as possible. First, I will say that the feces is sticky and smelly, the eyes are closed and the wings are drooped, and the eyelids of one or both eyes are inflamed and swollen. The defecation is yellow-green and white, watery and foamy. The above symptoms may occur multiple times or singly.

2. Salmonella

Most of the diseases are caused by young birds. This disease is contagious and is mostly caused by uneven hot and cold environmental temperatures and poor bird physique. Typhoid fever in birds is also caused by this bacteria. This disease is mostly transmitted through the digestive tract. The symptoms include a preference for dark places, half-closed eyes, fluffy feathers, drooping wings, and white or yellow-green defecation, sometimes with bloodshot eyes. One of the main characteristics is that there is often feces on or around the anus. This is clear enough, don’t you encounter it often?

Actually? After so many problems, it all boils down to one disease, "diarrhea". The professional point is "white diarrhea". What I said above is basically useless, and I am not a veterinarian, right? Let’s just talk about how to treat it.

Both diseases use oxytetracycline and gentamicin, which are what we call antibiotics. Let me talk specifically about these two drugs that you can use selectively. Oxytetracycline has low toxicity and is generally used for veterinary medicine. One gram is mixed with 100 ml of water for drinking, and the dose should be reduced by half for daily precautions.

Gentamicin has miraculous effects, but one drawback is that it is poorly absorbed orally and is mostly used for intramuscular injection. You can ask your local veterinarian for specific usage.

After talking for a long time, let’s finally be honest. As long as you find that the bird has diarrhea, just use the two medicines above. You can buy oxytetracycline at any time and just mix it with water. It is a must-have when you don’t have other special medicines. Gentamicin is very effective but requires intramuscular injection. Some people say that birds will die after using oxytetracycline. In fact, that is not the problem of using oxytetracycline, but that your bird has reached the point of no return. Not to mention using medicine, even using elixirs has the same result.