I. Symptoms of trichomoniasis in parrots
After parrots are infected with trichomoniasis There will be symptoms such as loss of appetite, loose feathers, and lethargy
standstill. Open the parrot’s mouth, and a large amount of light green or light yellow mucus can be found in the mouth. Trichomonas pathogens can also damage the parrot’s oral cavity, delay, crop, esophagus and other parts of the mucous membrane. When the condition is serious, it can spread to the parrot. the soft tissues of the nose, eye sockets, etc.
In addition, if left untreated, parrot trichomoniasis will soon affect the parrot’s liver, resulting in enlarged liver, often yellow or yellow-green lesions.
Second, how to treat parrot trichomoniasis?
Because after parrots are born, the mother bird feeds the young by regurgitating the cud, so the trichomonas on the parrot will be transmitted through the oral mucus, so 80% of the birds are Carrying Trichomonas, whether it is a caged bird or an ornamental bird, must pay attention to prevention.
1. Adult parrots can be given preventive medicine in advance during the breeding period, or it is recommended to feed the chicks separately from the mother bird after hatching to prevent the parrots from being infected with Trichomonas.
2. In daily feeding, bird cages should be cleaned and disinfected. 0.2% sodium hydroxide solution can be used to disinfect bird cages to maintain environmental hygiene.
3. If the parrot has symptoms of Trichomonas, you can use Dimetronidazole or Nitrazol. Dimetronidazole 0.05% is mixed into drinking water, which can play a role in prevention and control. 1g of ammonia thiazole was dissolved in 1L of water, and the parrots were allowed to drink freely for 6 consecutive days.
4. Metronidazole can effectively kill Trichomonas, 2 times a day for 7-10 days, but this drug has side effects and can cause great damage to the liver of parrots, so it is necessary to use the liver at the same time. Tyler and vitamin c.
