I remember that the forum talked a lot about the prevention and treatment of "watery diarrhea" of homing pigeons.
Here are some of them. I hope it helps you.
There are many reasons for pigeon diarrhea, which can be summarized as follows:
(1) As the saying goes, "the disease enters from the mouth". Pigeons eat moldy feed or drink dirty water, which will cause "watery diarrhea".
(2) Infected by "fallen birds" or newly introduced pigeons with bacteria.
(3) Pigeons are infected with bacteria by their parents, so that young pigeons also carry bacteria. Pigeons with weak constitution are prone to get sick when the temperature changes suddenly.
(4) Pigeons were infected with bacteria during their training and flying.
The principle of eliminating pigeon disease is "prevention first, treatment second". Prevention methods:
(1) Never feed moldy drinks. Once the feed has a musty smell, it should be exposed to the sun or cleaned immediately. If mildew is serious, these feeds should be discarded.
(2) Change the water every day. If you put vitamins or other nutrients in the water, you should drink it on the same day. If you can't finish eating, throw it out decisively. Don't force it. Because these nutrient water is also a culture medium for bacteria and viruses.
(3) often go to the roof to clean up the accumulated water and dredge the sewers to ensure that there is no accumulated water or dirty water on the roof.
(4) Any "falling birds" entering the shed should be isolated immediately, and any "watery diarrhea" should be slaughtered immediately. The new pigeons introduced should be kept alone for one month, and then put into the greenhouse to contact with other pigeons after being diagnosed without disease.
What are the diseases of watery diarrhea? There are mainly five kinds of serious diseases, they are:
(1) salmonellosis.
(2) Newcastle disease infection.
(3) Pigeon adenovirus infection.
(4) colibacillosis.
(5) Avian cholera and ulcerative enteritis.
The symptoms of the above diseases are basically the same. Feces are thin, there is green loose stool, sick pigeons are listless, their eyes are closed and their necks are narrowed, they have no appetite, they are thirsty and dehydrated, their abdomen is swollen, and they are unstable. Late symptoms; The head is shaking, twisting and spinning.
There are pigeon doctors or animal health centers in big cities, where stool can be tested before treatment is confirmed. In small towns, without hospitals and veterinarians, it is very difficult to diagnose diseases, so we can only practice and explore and treat them with "indigenous methods".
Teacher Shao Hua divided the treatment of watery diarrhea into several steps and summarized several important "precautions".
Step 1: Isolate the sick pigeons. It is best to have a feather and a small room if conditions permit; Those who have no conditions can only enter the "master shop" and close a few in one ward. Spray disinfection water every day in the ward to prevent cross-infection. At the same time, spread a layer of coal ash from honeycomb coal on the ground. Some pigeon lovers advocate the use of quicklime. However, if quicklime floats into the pigeon's eyes, it will be troublesome, and it is easy to use briquette ash. There are many people burning honeycomb coal in small towns, and coal ash can be seen everywhere.
Step 2: Use 0. 1% streptomycin for emergency prevention of uninfected pigeons. And spray 5% Lysol disinfectant for disinfection. Insects should be killed immediately after three days to prevent roundworms, filariasis, whipworms, trichomonads and coccidia from attacking pigeons as pathogenic factors.
Step 3: Vaccinate sick pigeons to fight poison with poison. At the same time, the following drugs were put into drinking water for three days in turn. Gentamicin. Chloramphenicol. (c) water-soluble norfloxacin. Furazolidone The daily dose is 1/8 to110 for adults.
Because it takes a period from onset to attack to the critical period, this period is about 10 days. Pigeons that can survive are replaced by traditional Chinese medicine; (1) Toad powder (1 kg of water 1g). (2) 372 Zhixieling and Jiuniao tablets produced by Jiangxi Minxing Veterinary Medicine Factory. After taking it for 5 days, the stool can basically take shape. When the stool is basically formed (but still accompanied by watery stool), take an appropriate amount of oral keratin or rehydration drinks and vitamins B and C, but not in water, so as to prevent bacteria and viruses from entering the nutritious water to multiply in large numbers and their virulence will increase sharply. Two days later, put "Berberine" into water, with the dosage of one tablet per feather, and drink it continuously for 5 days.
Pigeons take one vitamin B and one vitamin C orally every day when they shake their heads or rotate. Plus oral vitamin mineral powder (mineral powder is made into soybean-sized particles with a small amount of water, and one is stuffed every morning and evening). Stick to it for half a month to a month, and the symptoms will gradually disappear.
Precautions:
(1) The sick pigeons should be isolated for three months after being cured. Prevent disease recurrence. At the same time, sick pigeons may still carry bacteria, and may also infect healthy pigeons, especially young pigeons. In the meantime, you should have a worm; Trichomonas and coccidia once a month to prevent them from attacking newly recovered pigeons.
I hope it helps you. You can search "I love birds forum" in Baidu to see more details.