1. Symptoms of parrot fever
After birds are infected with parrot fever, they usually There will be respiratory symptoms and gastrointestinal symptoms. First of all, there will be a lot of sticky and pus-like secretions from the eyes and nostrils of the sick parrot, which may be accompanied by symptoms of red and swollen eyes.
Secondly, the sick parrot will have watery diarrhea, and the feces may turn into abnormal colors such as green, gray, and black, and it is easy to stick to the feathers of the sick bird.
Finally, sick parrots will experience listlessness, loss of appetite, general weakness, fluffy hair, hair loss, chills and other symptoms.
Second, how to treat psittacosis?
After birds are infected with psittacosis, it is necessary to eliminate the corpses of birds that died due to psittacosis in time, and bury or incinerate their corpses and feces to prevent the spread of psittacosis pathogens to others. birds.
Secondly, the sick bird needs to be sent to the pet hospital for treatment, usually with 0.05% tetracycline and other antibiotics by intramuscular injection, crop injection or intravenous injection to eliminate inflammation and bacteria in the sick bird , relieve the symptoms associated with sick birds.
Because of the small size of birds, the general drug dosage needs to be strictly controlled, and self-treatment at home is not recommended. In addition, the treatment cycle of chlamydia infection is usually long, which may take 1 month to more than 1.5 months. Treatment requires the owner to insist on giving the bird medication.
3. Related prevention work
1. Newly introduced birds You should first find out whether there is chlamydia infection in the local area. If conditions permit, it is recommended to carry out a serological test for the birds, and isolate them for 2 weeks before letting the birds come into contact with other flocks.
2. If a bird is found to be infected with psittacosis, the sick bird should be eliminated decisively, and the cage and surrounding environment where the bird lived should be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
3. Parrot fever can not only be transmitted between birds, but may also be transmitted to ducks, turkeys and other birds. Humans who are in close contact with birds may also be infected with parrot fever. Also pay attention to personal protection, and pay attention to wearing masks and gloves when feeding birds and cleaning bird cages.
