Fishing Line Dissapearing into Mouth
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Bird Eye Injuries
Any injury to the eyeball or eyelids should be regarded as serious and damage to the eyeball may lead to permanent blindness.
Bird Diarrhea
- The normal droppings of birds are made up of three components: a clear colorless liquid (urine), a
solid white substance (uric acid) and a solid dark substance (faeces). - The consistency of the droppings will vary according tithe species of bird. Seed-eating birds have drier, firmer droppings than nectar-eating birds, whose faces are of fluid consistency. Birds eating succulent green vegetables or plants will have softer, greener droppings.
- Stress caused by transportation or confinement in a small cage of a wild or aviary bird may cause the droppings to be of a more fluid consistency.
- Diarrhea in birds can be caused by an inadequate diet, worms, an infection or poisoning.
Bird Dehydration
Causes
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Bird Crop Impaction
The crop is the special pouch-like enlargement of the gullet of most birds in which food undergoes partial preparation for digestion.
This problem is usually found among greedy feeders. The distended crop may be seen and felt under the skin.
Bird Convulsions
Convulsions may be caused by poisoning, head injury, infection, vitamin B deficiency, and lo w blood calcium or sugar levels.
Bird Constipation
The bird shows signs of straining, depression and abdominal distension, similar signs to those when a birdies egg bound.- Remove any droppings (faces) from the area around the vent and pluck any feathers that are heavily contaminated from droppings.
- Give a few drops of paraffin oil orally.
- Lubricate the vent with a non-irritant lubricant or paraffin oil.
Bird Conjunctivitis
The conjunctiva is the membrane lining the inside of the eyelids. Conjunctivitis is an inflammation and/or
infection of that membrane. The symptoms are easily detected in a bird.