Common causes of diarrhea in parrots
1. Diet Irrational
Parrot diarrhea is usually related to its daily diet. If a parrot eats unclean or moldy food or drinking water by mistake, it will easily cause gastrointestinal discomfort, resulting in diarrhea symptoms. In this case, the owner can stop feeding for a period of time, and let the parrot stop eating for more than 12 hours. The specific fasting time should be determined according to the diarrhea of the bird, and the stomach of the bird will be relieved or improved. Then, feed it some suitable food.
2. Caused by poor stomach or mental factors
Some parrots are naturally weak in gastrointestinal function, and they are very weak in the case of sudden changes in feed, inability to adapt to new environments, widowhood, etc. It is easy to cause diarrhea symptoms. If this is the case, the parrot should avoid high-fat, high-protein food. You can feed it some warm water appropriately, or add an appropriate amount of gram liquid bacteria to the water to supplement the beneficial bacteria in its intestinal tract and maintain its The intestinal flora is balanced, thereby alleviating the symptoms of diarrhea.
3. Parasitic infection
Parrot diarrhea may also be caused by parasitic infection in the body. Usually, parrots will have diarrhea symptoms when they are infected with internal parasites, such as being infected by parasites. Parasitic infections such as coccidia and trichomonas. But no matter what kind of internal parasites the parrot is infected with, these infections will cause varying degrees of damage to the parrot, so once you find that the parrot is infected with parasites, you must deworm it in time.
4. Infected by bacteria and viruses
A humid and dirty environment is a breeding ground for bacteria and fungi. If parrots live in such an environment, they will be susceptible to bacteria or Fungal infections, which can cause some diseases. Parrot diarrhea, on the other hand, is just a symptom of a certain disease, such as red, dark brown, limewater-like colored loose stools. If the parrot’s diarrhea symptoms are caused by other diseases, it is best to go to the veterinary hospital for examination and treatment in time. The owner usually helps parrots to focus on preventing Newcastle disease virus infection, because there is no specific medicine for this disease, and it can only be prevented in advance.
