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Common Pigeon Diseases and Treatment
Posted: November 24, 2014 by sobean - 82 Comments
Know more about pigeon diseases and remedies
Pigeons diseases and remedies are discussed earlier in the other blogs or website. You should observed the pigeon lofts daily so that you can identify the diseases at the starting point so that you can apply proper treatment for your pigeons. The health care system of birds, preventing from diseases is very important. It is difficult to apply medicine to the pigeons. Hence total health-care is preferred to all pigeon lovers. Before begin treatment, separate the infected pigeons and Good Luck for you all!!
Important Pigeon Facts:
Body Temperature : 101.8-104° F or normal 41.2° C
Average Weight : Male 450-500 gm
Female : 400-450 gm
Average Life Span : 15 Years
Time to reach Maturity : 6 to 7 months
Number of eggs: 1 to 2
Hatching period: 18-21 days
Time to start flying : 30 days
Separation from the mother : 25 to 30 days
Daily Water consumption : 30 to 60 ml average 45 ml. In summer 60 to 120 ml.
Daily Food consumption : 30 gm average.
Before reading below article please be patient and i would like you all to inform that if same named medicine are not available in veterinary medical store near you. you can use same composition medicine refereed by veterinary doctors.
Please go through the comments below from pigeon lovers to get discussion over your pigeon infections and health care. I request all readers to please.. please.. share your opinion and your treatment procedures that you have already succeeded among your pigeons.
Stress
Birds living in a nest develop stress and it might lead to different kinds of diseases. Some causes for stress and related to the very nature of birds very difficult to get rid off. But tension resulting from food change or change in their living conditions could easily to avoided it proper care is taken.
Some main causes for stress in pigeons are :
Molting period: It is a period of tension for pigeons, when the old feathers start droppingUnhealthy crowding of pigeons in a small space resulting in a lack of proper air circulation and creating a feeling of congestion.Climatic changes like heavy wind or rain and change of loft and space.Absence of proper nutrients in the food.Virus attack- both external and internalInfectionsHatchingSquab (young pigeon) care
Feeding with well balanced nutritious food and strengthening the defensive mechanisms of the body to protect from diseases would help to minimize the natural stress conditions. Other causes for stress should be removed as far as possible.
Pigeons Diseases
The diseases that affect pigeons are divided in to contagious diseases and non contagious diseases. Viruses, Bacteria, Fungi and Parasites are the main causes for contagious diseases while non-contagious diseases are resulted from the absence of proper nutrients as well as poisonous elements in the food.
Important Symptoms
Refusal of food and water.Sitting idle with over-stretched feathers.Change in the nature and colour of droppings.Swelling on the toes and difficulty to walk.Breathing difficulty.Watering from eyes and nose.A paste like fatty substance of varied colours oozing out of the Mouth.Unsteady movements of head and legs of walking aimlessly and unsteadly, holding headside ways.Boils on the face and beak.
1. Salmonellosis (Paratyphoid) caused by a bacteria called salmonella:
The symptoms of this bacterial attacked is differ according to the organ that is affected. This disease is rather mortal for the squabs (little pigeons) and it spreads around very rapidly. Pigeons that are just cured of the disease may not show forth any of the symptoms, but continue to spread around the disease germs through their excreta, crop milk or milky substance given to squabs through vomiting saliva. The germs get into other pigeons through food, water, air and eggs and reach their intestine.
Symptoms of Paratyphoid:
Loss of condition and weight.
Green slimy droppings.
Swelling of the leg and wing joints.
Limping
Infertile Eggs
Twisted neck (seldom)
One eye blindness (seldom)
Treatment
Oxytetracycline (La 200)50mg/kg 1M one every 3 to 5 days.
Furozolidone P.O 7.5mg/kg/pigeon/day.
Enrofloxacin 15mg/kg.P.O or 1M or 250mg/ A Litre of drinking water.
Tetracycline 5mg/4.5 litres of water.
Sulphadimidine 16% Sol.(8-10 ml Lt.Water).
2. Trichomoniasis (Canker)
Trichomoniasis is caused by a group of protozoan germs called Trichomona. It spreads around through food, water and crop milk. The symptoms of the disease appear in three ways.
Germs affecting the throat area. A close investigation of the mouth and throat opening the beak, will reveal many pasty yellowish buttons inside.
Germs affecting abdominal area creates infectious boils under the skin.
Germs affecting the internal organs appear as infectious yellowish dots in the liver resulting in loose motions and tiredness.
Treatment
Metronidazole 40-60mg/kg/PO SID for five days.
Tinidazole/ Secnid-azole also can be used.
3. Pigeon Maleria:
Pigeon Maleria is another protozoan disease spread around by pigeon fleas. When we examined the blood of a pigeon affected with pigeon Malaria we could find out crescent shaped germs inside the red corpuscles. But in the domesticated pigeons of our country the symptoms are not visible properly as the germs undergo a kind of unification with the red corpuscles. Still one could observe symptoms like blindness, paralysis of the legs twisting of the neck, tiredness and refusal of food.
Treatment
Choloroquine 5 mg/kg.
Buparvoquone 2.5 mg/kg.
4. Ornithosis:
Ornithosis is a disease caused by clamedia germs and is spread to other pigeons through food, water and air. The main symptoms are refusal of food, infection in the eyes (often only in one eye), breathing difficulty and congested nose. Often eye-lids stick together and irritated pigeon starts to wipe its eyes using the wings. The sticky fluid in the eyes of the pigeon helps us to ascertain the presence of the diseases in the loft. Gradually a white coating appears on the eye and the pigeon might become totally blind.
Treatment
Doxycycline 25 mg/kg.P.O BID or 50 mg/kg.P.O once a day for three weeks.
Oxytetracycline (LA 200) 50mg/kg 1m one every 3-5 days.
Chlortetracycline/PO 15-25mg/pigeon/day or 1-1.5 gm/Lt. drinking water.
Tylosin 30gm 1kg.1M
5. Pigeon Pox:
Pigeon Pox is rather similar to chickenpox. Small boils appear on the beak, eye lids, legs and all other places having less feathers. This is a viral disease and the main symptom is breathing difficulty. It is advisable to smear iodine or sulphur on the poxes. To minimize the other symptoms that are likely to follow, it is better to start antibiotic medicines consulting with a veterinary doctor. As a defensive treatment nobivac Pigeon Pox vaccine or chevikpok vaccine can be applied to legs or chest region of body removing the feathers and stretching the skin.
6. Paramyxo Virus:Paramyxo Virus disease affects the brain and nervous system of pigeons. Important symptoms are-paralysis of whole body on some parts of the body, twisting the neck, walking unsteadly and colliding against the walls while flying. The germs are spread through the contact with affected birds or through rats or fleas. No effective treatment for this disease is available so far. But the preventive injections are very common. Usually Nobivac Paramyxo Virus Vaccine is injected into the inner part of the skin at the back of the neck. La-Sota has also been used by putting a drop in each eye for three days, or putting it in the drinking water for flock treatment.
Treatment
Nobivac Paramyxo Virus Vaccine
La-Sota
7. Internal Worms:
Internal Worms. Pigeons affected with internal worms look tired and weak having loose motion and weight lose. A lab investigation of the excreta will reveal the presence of worms and medicines should be given at regular intervals.
Treatment
Albendazole (2.5%) 30-45ml/100 birds.
Piperazine 100-500mg/kg
Pyrantel pamoate 20mg/kg
Fenbendazole 20mg/kg
8. External Worms
External Worms like louse, mite and fleas attack pigeons very often. Lack of cleanliness help them to multiply and to attack the pigeons, which may result in weakening the defensive system which may leads to death. Many effective medicines against these worms are available in the market which could be sprayed from the back of the pigeon raising the wings according to the directions of the manufactures.
Treatment
Combi-Worm (All worms) (Global)
Belga-Wormac (Hair & Roundworm)
Wormmix (Hair & Roundworms) (DAC)
Worm-Ex (Hair & Roundworms) (Pantex)
9. Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis attack the chicken very severely. Though they are present even in healthy pigeons their attack is not very severe in them. If the defensive mechanism of the bird is very weak, these germs get multiplied and affect the pigeon producing symptoms like loose motion with blood and refusal of food and it becomes tired and look lean. A lab test of the drippings will reveal the presence of coccidiosis germs.
Treatment
Amprolium 0.6gm/Lt.
Codrinal 4gm/Lt. for 5-7 days.
10. Infections Corraiza
Infections Corraiza is rather area among pigeons from the eyes of the affected pigeon paste like discharge come out. These would be swelling on the head due to the inflamentation of the tear sacs. Fever, loose motion and nose watering are the other symptoms.
Please discuss about the cure of pigeons diseases and help your pigeon grow healthy.
Article credited to Lakshmi Pigeonplanet.
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82 Comments on "Common Pigeon Diseases and Treatment"
Diya Parmar
January 27, 2016 at 5:44 pm
I rescued an injured pigeon which is not able to fly.
Now he is producing brown watery dropping. Please suggest some medicine ASAP. I am in Delhi
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Abid
March 11, 2016 at 12:01 pm
If you find any bird who is sick then immediately rush to JAIN MANDIR,Red Fort New Delhi.There is the charitable hospital for birds.I have submitted a Pigeon whose neck was rotating 360 ie Paramyxo Virus.Hope it get well soon.
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Jd
October 27, 2016 at 9:23 am
Meriquin one fourth twice a day 3days
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vinod
February 3, 2016 at 6:07 pm
Checken pox in pigeon describe problem and tritment
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Hussain
February 9, 2016 at 4:21 pm
I found two pegion babies abandoned at my terrace and since then I have been taking care of them..its been 2-3weeks now and both the birds have boils on their beaks alone..apart from that they are fine..they eat well drink on their own now but these boils are bothering me..is this normal or do they have some problem??
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rizwan
April 6, 2016 at 2:03 pm
bhai my pegion is suffering from paralysis please give me some advise how to cure paralysis pegion or tell me if you know some medicine to cure the pegoin.
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huda
June 9, 2016 at 3:26 am
my pgon 1 eye always watery n a white substance on the pupil. dont eat n lost wgt. pls give medicine
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Welcome
July 26, 2016 at 2:54 pm
Please teach the rest of these internet hoonlgais how to write and research!
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Navaid
May 2, 2017 at 5:09 pm
Dexcin eye drop twice a day in both eyes
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Nevaeh
July 26, 2016 at 2:08 pm
Weeeee, what a quick and easy soltiuon.
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Tess
July 26, 2016 at 2:51 pm
At last! Someone who unsaddtenrs! Thanks for posting!
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sanjeev Parui
February 13, 2016 at 2:00 am
Dear Sir,
Thanks for the Medicine suggested by you in above upper paragraph. But in the case of Losemotion & weakness you suggested any strong medecine, so that my bird become healty again.
Sanjeev
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Biswajeet Das
March 11, 2016 at 2:00 pm
I have owned three pigeon now one of them cant walk properly like he cant know nothing droping is whitish color what can i do
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Ravi Panwar
March 13, 2016 at 8:40 am
thank u sir for this Medicines information
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Anju Thakur
April 5, 2016 at 7:32 am
I found one pigeon in December 2015 that was injured by dog. I used beta-dine pigeon can not fly but he can not open his one eye just like fully blind with one eye second eye he is opening but so small. Please tell me medicine as soon as possible
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Bhavjot singh
April 7, 2016 at 2:00 pm
sir injured pigeon fell outside my house. His left feather is injured. I took him to doctor he simply clean his wound with betadiene thts it. He is not eating or drinking anythinganything. Now i dnt now wht 2 do plz help?
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Simran
April 30, 2016 at 11:04 pm
Give him a few drops of BAVN syrup orally through a clean syringe twice a day and a small pinch of Ruchamax powder in a solution of Glucon D in water,Insha ALLAH he’ll start gorging on everything you give him
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Shamim Ahmad
April 11, 2016 at 5:18 pm
Hobble Sir
Thank you every much given to most important information to the needy personnel
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navreen kour
April 13, 2016 at 3:58 am
i saved a pigeon bt he z not able to take his neck up…. his neck revolves all side.. plz tell me wt to do
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Tiya
April 16, 2016 at 7:54 am
Sir,
I found a baby pigeon a few days ago fallen off its nest. It has developed some boils on the feet and legs and also around eyes and neck and gradually it is showing some weird symptoms such as twisting of neck and its legs are getting wrapped while walking hence he cannot move his both legs. At first I thought that he might have broken its legs but ders no sign of lesions or swelling. He sits with his feet extended and cannot eat ir drink on his own….plz help is there a slight chance of survival and how…..
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Deepankar Singh
May 30, 2016 at 12:22 am
It’s called pigeon pox, I am not expect but a cure is dac pigeon pox cream. I need it but can’t find it online for here India hope you get it
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Ankit Mohapatra
June 17, 2016 at 9:11 am
It might be sign of PMV,Paramyxovirus,usually twisted neck or body,not able to concentrate.Though there are no such particular medicine available as its a viral disease.U can try Baitril(poultry medicine).Please refer to above treatments.
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Shaikh Sarfraz Ali
August 24, 2017 at 4:20 pm
hey, i had a pigeon too that we were having since he was born,he was fallen down from a tree we got it and we took care of it,later after 1 year he got disease Paramyxo Virus and we really did not know what to do,we started putting cream on his neck but nothing worked.when we went to visit our village a man who has a lot of bird sugested us that take some thanda oil any and mix it with water and put it on the neck of your pigeon.with patience we did it and our pigeon is back again with it flying emotion.plz try
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mori nilesh
April 19, 2016 at 10:59 am
My pigeon If food is left and Sitting in the corner
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Saad Baloch
May 18, 2016 at 9:26 am
Sir! I have rescued a pigeon, whose left is totally closed and watery. Sime yellow substance is coming out from eyes and also from beak plz tell the treatment.
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Hardik
June 23, 2016 at 5:38 pm
Sir i hav a pegion he is having some infection….. His feathers from the neck has stolen…..and he is injured
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pradipkumarrout
June 29, 2016 at 3:09 am
Please give your helpline number
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Candie
July 26, 2016 at 1:45 pm
Ya learn sonethimg new everyday. It’s true I guess!
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DARSHAN
July 6, 2016 at 10:10 am
sir,,my pigeon is closing one of its eye often…what to do plz tell me
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Zulfikarali Pathan
July 11, 2016 at 4:45 am
How to send Medication for pigeon from USA to India for my pigeon loft in India
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