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Hello Dr. Rob, I have a male red factor canary. He's on Zupreem pellet diet. A few weeks ago I tried Kaytee fruit blend pellets, [big mistake] Also, I put canthaxithin in his drinking water, because he's molting. Then a short time later I noticed sticky saliva coming from his mouth, and he was trying to regurgitate. A vet friend said it could be a fungus, or bacteria infection, caused by the sugar on the Kaytee or the bacteria from the water. For the past week I put him on probiotics in the water and his egg food. He seems to be getting better. What's your opinion? thank you.

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