any ideas please ??

i have one of my pigeons that sound like its got a babies rattle inside it ive treated for respretory and treated for canker but none have seemed to do any good all the others are fine and flyin round the house like rockets dont want the black bag cos he's a crackin pigeon and thrown out some good ybs this year

no idea rene im afraid, my first guess would be respretory but if youve treated for this it cant be.............what did you treat with ?

have had it in birds in the past but can't remember what it was i'm sure it has to do with the throat maybe something has got stuck around the tongue good luck mate hope all goes well for it why does it always happen to the best birds

for the respatory i had some stuff off my corn merchant he said he uses it on all his birds but i cant remember the name of it ive also given naziine

Rene A wrote:

i have one of my pigeons that sound like its got a babies rattle inside it ive treated for respretory and treated for canker but none have seemed to do any good all the others are fine and flyin round the house like rockets dont want the black bag cos he's a crackin pigeon and thrown out some good ybs this year

if hes flying ok just leave him

Rene A wrote:

i have one of my pigeons that sound like its got a babies rattle inside it ive treated for respretory and treated for canker but none have seemed to do any good all the others are fine and flyin round the house like rockets dont want the black bag cos he's a crackin pigeon and thrown out some good ybs this year

try the baytryl rene sure it will sort it 0.1 ml down the throught for 5 days not 1ml 0.1

where can i get that stull ian ive heard of it before do i need to get it from the vet's ?

could it maybe be airsac mites....i know with the smaller birds i had,on the odd occassion they had it,they made a clicking/rattling sound.

moxidection or ivermec usually sorted it out...

Rene A wrote:

where can i get that stull ian ive heard of it before do i need to get it from the vet's ?

Enrofloxacin is another name for it rene you can get it on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENR-PALUMBS-all-one-Racing-Pigeon-/260825489024?pt=UK_Collectables_AnimalCollectables_SM&hash=item3cba691e80#ht_2504wt_

sounds like ornithosis (chlamydiosis) to me if so i would use it is not noticable in the early stages apart from maybe scratching of the eye area usualy just one also the area to the side of the head the effected conjuctiva soon goes red ,and lachrymation can be seen ,first clear then purelent,which can be accompanied by a runny nose .later ,respiratory syptoms also emerge.the latter are not noticeable to begin with ,possibly only worsening during and after flight.as the illness progresses,the pathogen attacks even deeper tissues ,reaching the lungs and the air sacs when distint respiratory difficulties and a rattling sighing sound appears also the illness can be accompanied by deep green glutinous diarrhoea and eventualy the weight of the bird declines in addition to the bacteria ,chlamydial illness is sometimes aggravated by an associated fungal infection -necrotic and inflammed plexa develop,primarily on the walls of the air sacs and on the surface of the lungs the presence of the pathogen can be proved directly by taking a swipe from the cornea.best treatment for the illness is a form of tetracycline deriative combined with tylosin if necessary also healthy birds can be sympthom free carriers of the illness.rene i would strongly advise you seek some help from a avian vet mate atb ...darren

sent you a pm rene

any news rene......?

David wrote:

no idea rene im afraid, my first guess would be respretory but if youve treated for this it cant be.............what did you treat with ?

can take up to 30 days treatment david if its ornithosis then anti fungal then probiotics

does treatment include all the birds in the section, or just the ill bird.....?

you should treat all very contageous

Rene come down home Ill give you some stuff to clear it if Id thought of it when you came down I should have given it to you then it will be a flock treatment.

well ive treated for canker and respritory of all the birds in the loft 2/3 days ago and the one i had contained on its own seems to be a lot better to night i'll give it another couple of days isolation before letin it back into the loft thanks every one for the input

Ginger wrote:

Rene come down home Ill give you some stuff to clear it if Id thought of it when you came down I should have given it to you then it will be a flock treatment.

thanks ginger i got some stuff off leggy and its seems to of worked touchin wood

Rene A wrote:

well ive treated for canker and respritory of all the birds in the loft 2/3 days ago and the one i had contained on its own seems to be a lot better to night i'll give it another couple of days isolation before letin it back into the loft thanks every one for the input

glad to hear it rene by the way just out of interest how long did you treat for respiratory and what with

i dont know the name of the stuff mate but i started giving it to all the birds on Sunday one of our corn merchants gave me the stuff mate i was goin to try the naziline but dont think i need to now

i hope thats the end of it for you rene atb mate

yeh same here mate i try an find the name of that stuff at the weekend mate

glad its on the mend rene,

p.s. i havnt forgot about the code !!!!!!!!

ok mate theres no hurry for it i can put it on any time

rene wasnt by any chance amoxycillan based with doxicycline that sorted it