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Budgerigar Health Part 3 of 5 – Self Diagnosis
For breeders, an ability to detect the first signs of an illness is essential as many budgerigar diseases are rapidly fatal with the best quality show birds often being the first to die.
Changes in the behaviour or physical appearance of an individual bird may indicate the beginning of an illness or an inherent weakness.
Individuals that [...]
Budgerigar Health Part 1 of 5 – Emergency First Aid
The first response to failing health should be to isolate any sick bird(s) to a hospital cage. The hospital cage should be pre-heated to 25-30 degrees Celsius, possess a perch, fresh seed and have Quik Gel in the drinking water. The floor should be lined with clean paper so that the droppings can be clearly viewed.
Dr Robert Marshall
Any fancier can easily find an emergency solution, via a step-by-step diagnosis of any sick bird, to see exactly the right course to follow and drug(s) to give.
Dr Marshall is also arranging for supplies of the relevant approved drugs to be available within the UK for distribution worldwide.
