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Good News:) Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians!!
Posted: 07 Mar 2014, 11:40
by kimberley breeder
Hi all- need a bit of advice.
I have noticed one or 2 of my Gouldians seem to have some feather loss around eyes, beak and one the back of the head. The eyes on closer inspection seem to have a slightly mucky inner eyelid. I have noticed a sort of vomiting/ regurge/ clocking motion in one of them. I have caught up one of them and body condition seems fine (no going light, abdominal swelling or wet vent area)
I have narrowed it down to a bacterial infection/ conjunctivitis or mites.
Should I treat for both? I have available to me Baycox, Moxi, Triple C and of course some probiotics should Triple C be administered.
Course of treatment advice would be greatly appreciated! Meanwhile bird/s getting closely checked and isolated.
Thanks in advance:)
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 07 Mar 2014, 11:46
by kimberley breeder
I forgot to mention that the droppings seem to be normal too. Colour suggest organ function is fine and no undigested seed. Consistency is also normal and not runny
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 07 Mar 2014, 13:01
by Misso
Are they your blue Gouldians?
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 07 Mar 2014, 13:54
by kimberley breeder
Yes a hen and possible a cockbird. Hence why I want to act quickly:)
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 07 Mar 2014, 20:17
by Craig52
KB,are you still in Kununnura or have you moved to Perth.If you are still there and with all that rain/floods you had/having i would put it down to coccidia.Baycox treatment for all your birds. Craig
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 07 Mar 2014, 21:11
by kimberley breeder
Yep- still in Kununurra- it's been warm and humid. And WET. I baycox all my birds after the flooding. That was about 4 weeks ago. Is it too soon to administer again?
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 07 Mar 2014, 21:54
by Craig52
kimberley breeder wrote:Yep- still in Kununurra- it's been warm and humid. And WET. I baycox all my birds after the flooding. That was about 4 weeks ago. Is it too soon to administer again?
No not too soon,i usually follow up with another dose after two weeks. Craig
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 08 Mar 2014, 00:11
by kimberley breeder
Ok no probs! Might do the whole flock as well. Will do a more thorough observation tomorrow morning. thanks:)
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 08 Mar 2014, 23:02
by finchbreeder
I believe there is a temperature above which the coxi virus cannot survive? Is this true and if so what is the temperature?
LML
Re: Eye infection? Balding in Gouldians
Posted: 09 Mar 2014, 11:07
by Craig52
finchbreeder wrote:I believe there is a temperature above which the coxi virus cannot survive? Is this true and if so what is the temperature?
LML
FB,i don't believe there is a temperature as humidity plays a big part in its survival.Where you are it's hot and dry so coccidia has a lower chance of survival unless you are continually wetting down your aviary floors with poor drainage.
That is why i asked KB if she had moved to Perth as Kununurra has has been SO wet and hot. Cheers Craig