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I have got some birds that look to have a hurt wing?

Dear Sir. Here in Portugal birds are starting the first trainings ... and I´ve made 3 times a week a suplementention od Magnesium, probiotics, oils, etc. The birds loock fantasting, with rose flesh ... but last week I´ve notice that they where not eating to much (but nothing special) ... they are already flying +- 1 hour (but because they want ... I made this with open loft) ... the problem is that yesterday 3 (2 females and one male) get with "hurt wing". Just to let you know that I´ve already made 7 days with Paramix (from Travipharma) and the birds do not seam like they have Salmonelas. I will stop the training by 3 or 4 days and give them more Magnesium, Brewers yeast and oil. Just to let yoy know that last year (+- at this time) I got 2 birds with the same problem and I culled them. I think that they could have Streptococcus ... Amoxiciline or Ampicilin are good because I´ve read that here ... and my question is Eritromicine or Doxiciline are not indicated against Streptococcus? I intend to make a treatment to my pigeons to the respiratory ways and I intend to make it with a product based on Eritromicine or Doxiciline... like that I would get able to fix 2 in 1 ... that make sense to you? Thank you for your advise.

question by: green_male

answer by: Dr Wim Boddaert

Dear Sir,
The problem that you are having with your pigeons could be a problem with streptococcus, but it could also be a problem with the muscles and the vescles in the pigeon-wing. If the pigeon have such a problem with the wings due to an overloaded( overworked ) fact of the muscles and the tendons, then it will be depending of the grade of damaging that is made. Let say that in such a cases 75 % of the pigeons are lost for racing , but you can still breed with them. We see also very often such a wing-problems if pigeons have been a long time inside without training and then at the moment of starting the training we can see some symptoms of overloading of the muscles and tendons. In such a cases the practice have learned me that it is almost impossible to treat such a symptoms.
If it is a case of streptococcus it is really necessary to treat with antibiotics like f.e. amoxicilline or ampicilline. The products like erythromycine or doxycycline are not very well working against the streptococcus infections.
In some cases it is also possible that a samonella infection is there , but then you have to see an inflamation in the wings-joints of the pigeons , which are then swollen up a little.
So it would be better to make an examination of one of the birds and look if their is really a bacterial problem there or if it is caused be an overlaoding of the muscles.
Best Regards

I had a problem with two of my pigeons where they had a frozen wing ( i cant even spread the wing)?

Hi, i am from jordan (middle east) i had a problem with two of my pigeons where they had a frozen wing ( i cant even spread the wing)although they were treated for salmonella when the symptoms appeared adding to that they had not been hit by anything. Any suggetions for this case? thank you

question by: tarek khoury

answer by: Pascal Lanneau

Dear Sir,

Salmonella can cause problems in the wings, there can be a swollen articulation and this can give the symptoms you describe. Although you treated right away (with what kind of product?), the injury that has been in the articulation can remain there for a much longer time. Most of the time the pigeons become thin also, droppings not as it should be etc…

Also Streptococs can give problems with the wings and than the treatment will be different in comparison with the salmonella.

It is important that you know the right diagnosis before treating.

There is also a possibility that the pigeon has injured his wing, in this case, it should be better after some days, week.

Don’t hesistate to contact me for more info

Wings paralized

I have a very dificult problem. (the local vet have no idea what it is)
the birds wings become paralized like they are unable

question by: MD

answer by: Dr Ruben Lanckriet

Dear Sir,
There is an important possibility your birds have streptococcosis. They
should be treated with amoxicillin as soon as possible.
Kind regards
Dr Ruben Lanckriet

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