what are some of the Canary diseases | canary Birds

What are some of the Canary diseases ?

what are some of the Canary diseases  | canary Birds

Canary diseases

When you are thinking about purchasing a bird, the first thing to do is to find a veterinarian practicing with birds. 

The selected bird should be shown to the doctor even before the purchase - so you can avoid possible mistakes when buying. No matter what the seller says about the health of the bird, no matter what information it presents, if the bird is not ringed with a fixed ring, if the bird does not have a tattoo or an implanted microchip that allows it to be identified, do not expect that the certificate contains the results of analyzes of your future pet.

Consider the main primary signs of disease in birds. 

Behavior.

Drowsiness and apathy accompany almost all diseases in birds, both infectious and associated with pathologies of internal organs or injuries. 

The following changes in behavior require immediate contact with a specialist:

• The cheerful mobile bird suddenly became quiet, sleeps for a long time, rests, sits on a perch on two legs, lies on a perch or on the bottom of a cage by the abdomen.
• The bird laughs, closes his eyes, breathes heavily.
• The bird often yawns, (all birds are yawning, but they do this at bedtime or during daytime rest and rarely during the day).
• The bird shakes its head often and sharply.
• The bird disappeared or, on the contrary, an excessive appetite appeared, the bird drinks more than usual.
• The bird is sick, it belches undigested food. (The males of many bird species burp food in the process of caring for the female or for the subject replacing the female, but it is not difficult to distinguish sexual behavior from the disease - the caring male is alert and energetic, the sick bird is weak and weak)
• The bird nervously and often scratches.
• The bird that made the sounds was silent or hoarse.
• The bird makes unnatural sounds - it squeaks, wheezes, etc.
• The bird freezes for a long time in an unnatural posture, for example, upside down.
• The bird loses weight.
• The bird limped, although it was not injured.
• The bird has cramps.
• The bird sneezes. 
• The bird often breathes with an open beak.
• Respiratory movements are accompanied by a movement of the tail.
• A neoplasm has appeared on the body or limbs.
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• Diseases in birds develop and occur catastrophically quickly, so any delay can cost the bird life.

The most common diseases of birds:

Scabies - knemidokoptoz (growths and plaque on the beak and paws). Scabies are caused by mites that are invisible to the naked eye and parasitic on birds. The traces of vital activity of mites cause on the beak the formation of a plaque first, and then of porous growths. 

The growth of the beak is disturbed, because the mites damage the horny cover of the beak in its growth zone. A white or yellowish patina also forms on the paws, and the area of ​​the cloaca is often affected. Treatment should appoint a doctor after diagnosis.

 Treatment is considered successful if, after its completion, all traces of plaque and growths are eliminated and they do not form again.

Runny nose (discharge from the nostrils or stuffy nostrils). In a healthy bird, the nostrils are dry, clean, without any discharge. Breathing is not difficult. Any nostril and sniffing is a reason to examine a bird. A runny nose can both lead to pneumonia and be its consequence.

 Dry but stuffed nostrils can be the result of excessive dryness of the air, if after increasing the humidity the situation does not change, the bird must be examined.

 If the nasal openings become red, the bird combs the nasal openings with a paw, and it is also necessary to consult a doctor about the perch or cage rods.

Polyuria is an increase in the amount of urine in a litter. Polyuria is common in birds. Many owners confuse polyuria with diarrhea, despite the fact that an increase in feces or staining on the cell floor is more often the result of an increase in urine than a dilution of feces. 
Polyuria can be physiological or the result of a disease. Normal physiological polyuria develops under stress, egg-laying, feeding of chicks and in birds on a diet that contains a lot of fluid (cereal, vegetables, fruits).

Diarrhea is an increase in the amount of fluid in the faeces. In diarrhea, vesicles usually appear in the feces, and the area around the cloaca and the lower abdomen is often contaminated with droppings that accumulate on the skin and on the skin. Feces can be smelly, contain blisters, blood, mucus. Normal diarrhea should not be.

Helminths- worms. For humans, helminths that parasitize birds do not pose a danger, but the bird itself can make life difficult. To identify helminths, it is necessary to hand over bird droppings for analysis. In accordance with the results of tests, the doctor will prescribe treatment. Helminth analysis should be done on any newly acquired bird and regularly - to birds that are in contact with representatives of the local avifauna (for example, at a dacha or when walking on a balcony) or periodically walking in places accessible to other (wild) birds. 

It is possible to infect a bird with worms through contaminated feed or unwashed hands. 

In order for the bird not to become infected again by worms in its own cage, it is necessary to disinfect the cage itself and all accessories a day after the start of anthelmintic therapy and a week later. Anthelmintic therapy should be carried out in two stages with an interval of 10-14 days, and disinfection should be performed at the same interval. 


All wooden accessories should be discarded and replaced with new ones. It is also necessary to disinfect all places that the bird visited during a walk around the apartment.

Fluffy eats. You can see puffy eaters if you carefully examine the bird plumage - these are moving small insects. 

The feather of an infected bird becomes brittle, fragile, looks untidy, loses shine. Puffy food can be carried on clothes or shoes from the street.

Self - help - the bird tears out or nibbles at feathers, and does not allow it to grow new - can develop for two reasons: (1) health problems, infectious and non-communicable diseases; (2) problems with the psyche of the bird. To exclude the first group of reasons, a bird must be examined by a veterinarian, a specialist in bird diseases. 

The second group of reasons may require a lot of time, patience, and ingenuity from the owner and may not always be corrected.