Health

I have canaries with a fungal skin infection which has been identified as Malassezia. They have preen gland infections which have not responded to antibiotics. They were treated with Sporonox but this was discontinued as their general health deteriorated and no improvement was seen in the fungal condition. Can you suggest how to treat the preen gland infection and the fungus.

Dr Rob, I have a male Gouldian who as of yesterday I noticed him acting funny. He was sitting on his perch (and I happened to be watching him) and he all of sudden seemed to loose control of his right leg. He couldn't perch. He flew to the sides of the cage and hung on. He finally made it back to the perch and it was like his leg would slip from under him.

Hello, since the last five days one of my male Gouldians have been fluffed up and sitting quiet by himself. I separated him from the other but he is getting worse. He is eating very little now as he is weak. I notice now that he is twitching, primarily when he is at rest. I added Tetracycline to his water but quite frankly I am not sure if he is ingesting enough.

My male Gouldian retains lots of poop on his bottom. He seems to keep trying to flick his tail to get it off but it won't drop. Does he have diarrhea or is he constipated? His stools are somewhat wet, light brown with a white knob. My husband and I caught him yesterday and washed him up but it’s back worse than before AND it seemed to really upset him. Your advice would really be appreciated.

Hi Dr. Rob: I have an outdoor mixed aviary, including Gouldians with chicks in the nest. I suspect there may be a respiratory infection/problem, as some of my birds, mostly recently fledged babies, have been open mouth breathing, almost gasping at times, and seem to be out of breath quickly; a couple of fledglings have died. I have treated with Ivermectin (but hear no clicking sounds).

Hi Dr Rob! I have 1 Gouldian Finch that have a sharpness at his chest. He doesn't have an appetite and he is swollen :-( What should i do? What medication will be good for him in this case? What dosage to give? Thanks a lot! and have a nice day :)

Hi Dr. Rob! I Have a question for you. I have a 1 year old Nandy Conure and he has recently has been diagnosed with PDD. My bird eats soft seeds as pellets are too harsh for him to digest. I also hand-feed him the Exact Hand Feeding Baby Formula from Kay Tee. In addition I add in a multi-vitamin and mineral powder for extra nutrition.

I have a couple of Gouldian finches that make a very loud clicking noise, mainly at night. Could you tell me what causes this? I have 3 females and 2 males in a 4x3x2 flight cage.

Clara, our female Gouldian, has developed Scaly Face Infection. We are relatively new to birds and have not administered any treatments to our collection yet. Given the options of: 1. S76 administered in drinking water, 2. S76 applied to the skin, and, 3. Scatt applied to the skin, which treatment method would be the most satisfactory?

Hi, I have a 6 month old Gouldian that got puffy, going thru first molt. I put him in hospital cage with heat lamp, for about the past month. Then noticed a lot of watery poop, so I gave Baytril for 3 days then probiotics for 3 days. He was doing better until 2 days ago I noticed he was not using his toes when perching, next day his feet looked swollen and red.