respiratory Infections?????

Hi everybody,

I wonder if members can give their view on the above subject as to the best medication available. I have heard their is one tablet medication? Is anti-biotics the only answer to the problem?

Let's have a chat.

Regards,

Mo.

at moment i use tylan this i believe this is an antibiotic and it works quite well i have also used tylobiotic which i got from my local vet this is also quite effective but is also got tylan in it

hi mo,hope your birds are doing ok...by what i have read about it as long as the loft is very well ventilated the birds shouldnt get respiratory. i know its alright saying this but sometimes it cant be helped and the birds get it. ive heard a few remedies but ill read up on it and post reply again....

Thank you David and Iany where can I get Tylan from? I thought my loft is well ventilated do I need to add more vents? is in the gallery
Regards
MO

from what i can see mo you have vents above high level landing board , if you put one vent either side of door at low level this will give you a constant airflow and should do the trick ian

sorry looking at wrong loft cant seem to find yours

hi mo hi ian, as ian has said, most fanciers put vents at the front about a foot up either in the door or at the side as this gives a better flow of air and gets it circulation...cant tell either by the picture if you have them mo?

Hi Mo

You must have a good ventilation system in place, because if you have no movement of air your birds will breath in the warm air which needs to be removed you get this in as lot of widowhood lofts when they shut them down and keep the widows in darkness

The best thing for this is to put chimneys in the roof to draw out the warm air to see if the loft ventilation is correct go to the loft midday seat in your loft for an hour and see if you can breath o.k and if not then your pigeons can not either

If it is o.k for you then your pigeons should be fine

Mo hope this can help all the best Don

Thank you Don and Ian My loft is widowhood loft I have got vent on the bottom and there is a gap on the top of 3" now I got 7 birds with it the numbers is going up only in pin no 2??
any treatment ? where can I get it I used Chevicet-T that was waste of money

Are you 100% sure it is in fact an infection?

ive read some treat with antibiotics but is it wise to use them regularly

Do they panting after exersize? Or how did you recocnize the infection?

The one thing i would doo was to get the pigeon in the hand squeeze the whattle and open the mouth and if you see yellow jelly (Snot) coming between the cleft in the top of there mouth then get someone to use an cotton bud to remove it be careful when doing by doing this you are able to clear the air waves from the nose area which in turn can help the breathing

not too sure niel, maybe brown wattles or sneezing??? hunched up, puffed feathers??? would be interested to know.

my theory is hold the bird with one hand with the other hand keep the birds mouth closed with your other hand not to rough tho for about 30 seconds if the bird struggles a lot its nasal passage has a chance to be blocked hence respatory also if after holding it opens it beak for air ditto

how would you treat ian, either as preventative or as a cure?

Iany thats new to me but if it clears the path ways then shall give it a try when i get some more birds

treat as treatment not preventative

Very interresting, thats why i like this forum so much, always learning new things and technichs

hi niel, some of our members are very interested in how your birds do in s/africa....and find it interesting to see if it is different from ours here in uk...were waiting for your results in racing and maybe you might pick up some good tips from the uk fanciers to help you beat your clubmates...

Hi Everyone, and thanks. Here are the symptoms

1. Sneezing and coughing
2. Mucus discharge from the whattle
3. Swollen eyes

I have been treating with Eucylyptus oil, (old school way) Cotton balls all over the loft, soaked in Eucalyptus oil, wrapped with a stocking. I painted the back of the throat with an old flight feather. Birds felt better, but the following day as I cleared their airways, but unfortunately they still have the symptoms. They are not puffed up and it seems that they are eating.

Do any members know a source of a well tested of a medication not to prevent,but to cure it would be appreciated.

P.S I have got a vents in all sections of the loft doors and also under the speed trap and on the top of the loft front and back about 3 inches wide.

Regards
Lucky Mo.

i think you should take them to the vets they will also give you the medication however if you dont this will only get worse

mo,been asking around for you and this is what i was told...

What you need mate is ORNI-INJECTABLE 0.5 ml per bird injected into the loose skin at the back of the birds neck.
Telephone - 07855 329555 Mr.Rooney cost @ £30 = postage.
Do not mess about get things sorted quickly before every bird goes down with it.

hope this helps mo...

Thank you David you are star you always try hard to help me I will give him a ring

Thanx for the advice David, im gonna open my senses, to see if we got the injectable too.