What’s up with the budgerigar’s diarrhea? How to solve it
One, pay attention to distinguish whether it is true diarrhea
The structure of the parrot’s excretory system is special, they are usually excreted with urine and feces, so Urine and feces are always easy to mix together. If the parrot drinks a lot of water, or eats more fresh things with a high water content, excretes a lot of urine, and then mixes with its feces, it will look like diarrhea. It’s very similar, but it’s not that the parrot is diarrhea, it’s just that the parrot ingests too much water, and the owner doesn’t have to make a fuss about it. To this end, owners usually need to learn to identify the symptoms of parrot diarrhea.
2. Diarrhea caused by cold, indigestion, eating spoiled food, etc.
If the parrot catches cold in the cage, eats spoiled feed or drinks unclean food Water, all of the above may cause it to have diarrhea symptoms, and it will also appear as an open mouth or irritable temperament. In severe cases of diarrhea, the parrot may also close its eyes for a long time and bury its head under its wings.
Corresponding treatment method: Take one-fifth of the oxytetracycline tablet and grind it into powder, put it in a small amount of drinking water and stir it evenly for the parrot to drink freely. If the parrot does not take the initiative to drink, it needs to be forcibly fed. The specific operation is as follows: connect the syringe with the removed needle to the hose, and then put the other end of the hose into the bird’s mouth and fill it as soon as possible. In addition, if the parrot’s diarrhea is caused by a cold, the owner should also pay attention to keeping it warm to avoid a large temperature difference in the bird cage and prevent it from being attacked by cold winds.
Three, because of unreasonable long-term feeding, enteritis causes
The symptoms of budgerigar enteritis are common Some of them are: lethargy, frequent defecation, sticky feces and sticking near the anus of the affected bird, etc.
Corresponding treatment method: adjust the diet of the parrot in time to maintain the diversity of the parrot’s diet. At this time, the mixing ratio of the feed can be changed to 7 parts of millet or millet, 2 parts of barnyard tares, and 1 part of su seeds. In addition, provide it with some food such as cuttlefish bones and egg shells as appropriate, and also provide it with some green leaves to let it eat freely.
Fourth, how to prevent parrot diarrhea
1. Keep the parrot’s feed and drinking water clean every day. Change the feed and drinking water of the parrot regularly every day, and clean the food container and water container of the parrot every day. Note: The water supplied to the parrot should be boiled or purified water, and tap water should not be provided directly from the faucet; usually pay attention to keeping the parrot warm to prevent it from catching a cold.
2. Feed the parrot with fruits and vegetables every day, and pay attention to changing the types of fruits and vegetables frequently to ensure that the parrot is nutritionally balanced as much as possible, and improve the resistance and immunity of the parrot, but also be careful not to one-time Feed your parrot too many fruits and vegetables, otherwise it may also cause parrot diarrhea.
That’s all for today’s introduction, I hope it can help you.
