I. Symptoms of cockatiel enteritis
When cockatiels suffer from enteritis, they usually have symptoms such as diarrhea, watery stools, and fried hair, and the disease will affect the cockatiel’s appetite and cause illness The bird’s appetite decreases, the body loses weight rapidly, and the spirit of the sick bird is relatively sluggish. Enteritis is more harmful to cockatiels. If the parrot with enteritis is not treated in time, the disease will develop rapidly. When it develops to a certain extent, it will also cause the sick bird to have symptoms of hunger strike, blood in the stool and dehydration, and soon die.
Second, the treatment of cockatiel enteritis
Once the cockatiel is found to have enteritis disease , it should be kept in isolation for the first time, and at the same time, it should be kept warm, and then you can feed the cockatiel with some bird-specific probiotics to adjust its intestinal flora, and then pay attention to observe whether its symptoms improve. During the treatment of cockatiel enteritis, it is necessary to clean and disinfect the original cage of the parrot to prevent the bacteria in the environment from re-infecting the sick bird; if the cockatiel enteritis is more serious, it is necessary to use some antibiotics to reduce inflammation Treatment, generally feeding antibiotics continuously for about 3 days, the enteritis of the sick bird will be relieved. Note that when using antibiotics for the sick cockatiel, it can be combined with some liver essence water for treatment, which is conducive to conditioning its physique and prompting the sick bird to heal faster. In addition, during the recovery period of cockatiel enteritis, the main focus is to keep its diet light and easy to digest, so as to prevent the cockatiel from causing a greater burden on the stomach and intestines of the cockatiel.
Our summary: If a cockatiel is found to have enteritis, it needs to be kept in isolation first, and measures should be taken to keep it warm. If the parrot’s enteritis is mild, you can feed it some probiotics to regulate the intestinal tract; but if the disease is more serious, it needs to be treated with antibiotics.
