1. Common symptoms of parrot infection with Trichomonas
1. Loss of appetite . After the parrot is infected with Trichomonas, the parasite invades the digestive system of the sick bird, which seriously affects the sick bird’s appetite, resulting in a serious decrease in the sick bird’s food intake and a large amount of mucus in the mouth. When the disease is serious, the sick bird will also have diarrhea, and the body will gradually lose weight.
2. The feathers become messy and sparse. In general, a healthy parrot’s feathers should be flat, thick, supple and shiny. If the parrot’s feathers gradually become sparser, and the color of the feathers is no longer as bright as before, it means that there are some problems with the parrot’s body, such as the parrot’s illness, or the long-term lack of nutrients in the body, which will cause the parrot to have a lot of feathers. Symptoms such as shedding and dull feather coloration.
3. Vomiting. When the number of Trichomonas infected parrots reaches a certain level, the sick parrot will also have frequent vomiting symptoms, and the vomit is yellowish, and sometimes the vomit may contain bloodshots.
Second, treatment of parrot trichomoniasis
1. First, breeders should pay attention to the isolation of sick parrots, and at the same time pay attention to strengthening the treatment of diseased parrots. Management of birds to improve their feeding environment. Replace the parrot with fresh feed and clean drinking water every morning and evening, and clean the bird cage in time.
2. During the period, the sick birds were fed metronidazole tablets for treatment. According to the dosage of 20~50mg/kg body weight, the sick birds were given the medicine once a day for continuous treatment for 7 days. If the treatment effect achieved by using metronidazole tablets is not good, it can be replaced with ronidazole for treatment. According to the ratio of 100-200 mg/liter of water, take an appropriate amount of the drug and dissolve it in the corresponding volume of water. One week of treatment.
3. When the parrot is sick, the breeder can add an appropriate amount of vitamins and antibiotics to its feed for it to eat, so as to enhance the resistance of the sick bird and avoid secondary infections such as gastrointestinal inflammation in the sick bird .
