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Dear Sir,
From the symptoms you describe this could be adenovirus, but a medical examination should be necessary to exclude all other causes. You can treat the birds for secundary bacterial infections like E. coli. These are antibiotics like trimetoprim, amoxicilline, doxycycline, lincomycine, enrofloxacine,... An antibiogram can be of help to determine the right medication.
Kind regards
Dear Sir,
I cannot make a diagnosis without seeing birds and taking samples, but I can give you some information what possible diseases could give the problems you are seeing with your birds.
As possible diseases I'm thinking of paratyphus, trichomoniasis and adeno virus. There is a big chance the birds are also infected with circo virus and therefore lack the immunity to cope with diseases. You can find more information on these diseases by clicking on the corresponding tags. Let your birds be examined by an avian vet to get a correct diagnosis.
Kind regards
Dear Sir,
The symptoms are those of a very sick pigeons with a real chance of dying soon. The yellow urine is indicative for a severe liver problem f.e. adenovirus type 2 can do this. I advise you to let the bird(s) be examined by a veterinarian if possible and let take samples to get a good diagnosis. If you have a sick pigeon it is always advisable to put this bird in quarantine to protect the rest of your colony.
Kind regards
Beste, Mogelijk heeft deze duif last van streptococcen, of gewoon ook zoals men soms zegt, de maandagziekte, uitgeput na een stevige inspanning. Afhankelijk van het probleem kan een of andere behandeling worden ingesteld. Het is moeilijk om zo een diagnose te stellen, verder onderzoek is nodig, maar ecuchol toedienen, om de eetlust wat op te wekken, betere vertering te verkrijgen, anderzijds zou ik eventueel amoxicylline toedienen om de eventuele streptococcenuitbraak te kunnen blokken, is mogelijks een voorlopige oplossing. Om de juiste oorzaak te kunnen achterhalen is echter verder onderzoek nodig. Aarzel niet me te contacteren voor verdere informatie.
Possibly, your pigeon suffers from streptococcis.