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Please assist as i dont know what to use to treat yellow spots in the throat of my pigeons?
Dear Madam/Sir,
These white-yellow spots could be caused by herpes virus, trichomoniasis or candidiasis. These spots could also be harmless sialolites. I would have to see the birds to be sure. Try to let the birds be checked by a vet for trichomoniasis and candida. My suspicion from your story is herpes virus. This is very common in racing birds but difficult to treat.
Kind regards
When I open the beak of a bird, a silverish/white stain is present on the roof of the birds palate. This rash like stain is on both sides of the opening in palate?
Dear Madam/Sir,
This symptom indicates strongly for a pigeon herpes virus infection. You should also consider candida, trichomiasis and/or bacterial overgrowth. The scratching is an indication for upper respiratory problem but this could also be related with the herpes virus.
Kind regards
My pigeon is about 3 months old and I started training him 2 weeks ago. last week I noticed him vomitting after it ate?
Dear Madam/Sir,
This is indeed most probably adenovirus type I. A bird can have a good appetite a while after it has vomitted.
Other causes for vomiting can be trichomoniasis, candidiasis (, herpes).
Kind regards
My pigeons have always sputum in the throat, and I can not eliminate it. I've tried to various forms, but can not?
Dear Sir,
Causes of this could be: trichomoniasis, herpes, upper respiratory problems (bacteria like mycoplasma and others), candida infections. Depending on the problem you should give different medication. Try to get a diagnosis with an avian vet. Treatment for trichomonas could be ronidazole, for bacteria antibiotics like spiramycine, linco-spectin,..., for candida nystatin, for herpes there is no effective treatment without losing condition of the birds completely, but I have some results with L-lysine. As a preventive measure I have good results with a high quality colloidal silver solution.
Kind regards
I have almost the whole flock who suffers from a dark red throat and the larynx is all the time pumping in and out I mean it's never stable?
Dear Madam/Sir,
The symptoms you describe are indicative for a throat inflammation. This can be caused by trichomoniasis, herpes, candida and/or other bacteria like E. coli, staphylococcus, pelistega. A simple diagnostic examination by a vet could show if the birds are infected with trichomoniasis or candidiasis. It is always first important to rule out canker (trichomoniasis) before you can take other steps. When the pigeons are free from canker or candida and the symptoms remain, you can give antibiotics for bacterial problems. Lincomycine-spectinomycine and amoxicillin are mostly good antibiotics for these indications, but an antibiogram (after isolation of pathogenic bacteria in throat swabs) could give more information on what antibiotic is best. But even then we should not underestimate the influence herpes virus could have on the symptoms, even an underlying problem like paratyphus could be of great importance. Try to rule out all of these causes and give the pigeons enough space and fresh air.
Kind regards
Hello dr, my pigeons have problems with swallowing and have open mouth breathing when returning after flying?
Dear Sir,
In the symptoms that you are giving there are 2 types of symptoms :
1/ After flying they are sitting with open mouth :
This is typically a respiratory problem , normally ornithosis . This has to be treaten with a treatment of 4 to 6 weeks with doxycycline.
2/ The second kind of symptoms with eating could be also a problem of digestion , or an infected throat or stomach. So here fore I would treat with f.e. lincospectine for 10 days.
So , if I have to advice I would give them 10 days doxycycline + lincospectine together , and then further on for 4 weeks doxycycline alone.
But to be honest , the best way to do is firstly let make an autopsy and analysis to know 100 % what the problem is.
Best regards
My pigeons fly 20 minutes and some of them are landing at the loft with open mouth?
Dear Sir,
The open mouth breathing could have some reasons. First of all it could be the birds just have to get rid of body warmth in case of high temperatures and/or having too much body fat. This has no infectious cause and can be dealt with a less energy rich diet and enough training.
There is also a possibility of fungus inside the airsacks of the pigeons. This sometimes is caused by a bad quality straw on the loft and/or humid loft environment. The fungus is called aspergillosis and can cause some serious internal respiratory problems. Treatment is difficult and loft changes helps the most!
For other causes or confirmation of the above causes it could be advisable to let a bird with the symptoms be necropsied.
Kind regards
I have a pigeon which has a very swollen abdomen and makes greenish droppings. What is this disease and how can I treat it?
Dear Sir,
It is probable it is the same disease. It would be wise for you to let your birds be examined clinically by an avian vet. The most probable causes from the info I got from you could be worms (capillaria), paratyphus, candidiasis,etc...
Kind regards
I raise fantailed pigeons and every year for years I have babies who's crops become filled with this white substance?
Dear Madam/Sir,
I would rather think of a candida (yeast) problem but I don't exclude canker. A simple diagnostic examination by a veterinarian should easily find the cause.
Kind regards
Hi! I'm a vet student; I've just necropsied a pigeon and found a green liver with two white plaques. What could be happening?
The birds drink water and the water stays in the crop. The birds crop swells and the bird will die. Could you advise?
Hello all at pigeon paradise, I'm hoping you can help we have been having problems with our birds for some time now?
My birds have slight swelling around the eyes. What could be wrong?
The most known cause for the symptoms you describe, is chlamydophila, but sometimes other agents as herpes, candida or some bacteria can also cause this. Normally a good treatment for chlamydophila should be sufficient to make the problems disappear. If there is also a viral underlying cause (like herpes) the treatment will be more difficult.
Kind regards
Wat is het beste middel tegen de kop, en wanneer herhaal je het preventief?
Is it wise to use the same medicins throughout the year?
The best is to change of product: when you give a product for respiratory diseases three times a year the best is to change of product every time. When I give a full cure for trichomonas, I give a cure of seven days (during cold weather I put that on the food as pigeons do not drink enough).The risk of observing a fungal overgroth by pigeons receiving a lot of antibiotics is small. Indeed, pigeons do not have a real intestinal flora, unlike humans.
What can I give my pigeons to stop a yeast infection?
For a treatment of yeast , you can use the following :
we give 7 days in the drinking water : Nystatine Labaz ( Company Sanofi ) , which means 100.000 U.I.of Nystatine / 1 ml into 1 liter of drinking water for 7 days. Afterwards it is better to give some days a multivitamin together with amino-acids. Also important is to clean up the loft very well , and to make sure that everything is desinfected in the loft.
In a second step it is also important that you look once to the loft ventilation , because in a good ventilated loft I think such a problems are seen a lot less.
My pigeons have fungus. How can I treat them?
What is yeast in the crop?
The diagnosis is done by cytology.
Can yeast be diagnosed via a crop swab, and how do I treat it?
1) Yes, it is possible to diagnose yeast with a crop swab if you 're trained to recognise them.
2) The best treatment is nystatine 800,000 IU / Liter drinking water for at least 5 days (and only use antibiotics if there is an indication).
There can be other causes for the symtoms you describe.
My pigeons make a lot of noises when they breath, and also seem to puff their chests with air. How can I cure them?
Duifjes zijn hongerig, maar eten weinig en kunnen moeilijk slikken. Wat is uw advies?
Wat moet ik mij voorstellen bij het controleren via cytologie op ornithosis?
Candidiasis is een gist die allerlei ontstekingen kan geven overal in het spijsverteringsstelsel maar ook oogproblemen kan geven. Let op, dit is slechts één van mogelijke besmettingen die met dergelijk probleem te maken kan hebben.