I have a little problem with my pigeons. When I look in the pigeons throat there are some little white spots at the back of the throat. I have had the birds tested and it came back as a yeast problem. I treated the birds with the products they told me to use but the spots never go away and it is being passed onto the young birds from the parents. Is this a yeast problem ? If not what do you think it is and how do I treat them ?
question by: Lee
answer by: Pascal Lanneau
White spots in the back of the mouth can be sialolites, spots due to herpes infections, yeast problems, or spots caused by tricho infection. Sialolites can be normal, it doesn't do any harm to the pigeons and is not at all related with any kind of disease. When the spots are caused by Herpes infection, it is possible that it will go away after a few weeks, but sometimes the pigeons have at the same time some problems with the respiratory system, so it is likely to treat against respiratory diseases also. Against the virus himself, you can't do anything at all... When the problem is caused by a tricho infection, treating against tricho is advisible fe with Berimax. It is possible that you had at the same time a yeast problem, but may this was only a secundary infection, and the spots were not caused by this yeast. It is possible that the problem is solved, but at this moment you still can see some spots due to sialolites. Do you see at this moment that your pigeons show any sign from illness?