1. Symptoms of a parrot cold
The symptoms of a parrot cold are usually easier in the early stage Those who are detected will generally suffer from lethargy, become inactive, stand on the pole for a long time, and have symptoms such as loss of appetite and sneezing.
As the disease aggravates, the parrot begins to fry, and the nostrils begin to have clear water-like secretions, which is what we call runny nose. feathers, causing the feathers to stick together.
If there is a lot of snot, the parrot’s nostrils will be blocked, affecting normal breathing, resulting in symptoms such as mouth breathing, shortness of breath, coughing, and hoarse calls when breathing.
2. Treatment of parrot cold
1. Parrot has a cold After the symptoms, the owner should immediately isolate the sick bird from other healthy birds, and move it to a warm room to keep the parrot from getting cold and aggravate the cold symptoms. After feeding some supplementary nutrients such as glucose and vitamins, it will heal itself quickly. If the symptoms of the parrot’s cold do not improve, further drug treatment can be carried out.
2. Feed the parrots more oilseeds that they usually like to eat. You can also add an appropriate amount of egg yolk powder to the food of sick birds to increase nutrition, and add a small amount of long-acting sulfadiazine to the drinking water, 1/10 tablet The medicine is mixed into 10ML of water, changed 1-2 times a day, and fed continuously for 5 days.
3, or treat parrots with any antibiotic such as oxytetracycline, erythromycin, tetracycline, etc., use 1/4 tablet each time, grind the medicine into powder, melt it with boiling water, and add A small amount of sugar increases palatability and is fed for 5 consecutive days.
4. If the parrot’s nostrils are blocked, first wipe off the secretions near its nostrils with a cotton swab, then rub it into thin strips with a medical cotton pad, dip the mucus in the nostrils, and then dip the A little vegetable oil into the parrot’s nostrils to lubricate the nostrils and improve the parrot’s breathing.
