How to feed a sick pigeon at home: diet and what not to do
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While many consider themselves experts in feeding he althy pigeons, handling sick birds causes uncertainty and a desire to find an authoritative source of information. Not only can proper nutrition be a noticeable addition to treatment, it is designed to ease the work of the digestive tract, a disorder that often accompanies various ailments. What can you feed a sick pigeon at home?
Diet for a sick pigeon
The menu of an unhe althy bird depends on the disease from which it suffers at the moment. Large pigeon diet adjustments require beriberi.
Symptoms | Treatment menu |
2-5 drops of fish oil daily, fish and meat and bone, grass meal, clover, carrots, millet. | |
10 drops of fish oil per day, yeast, meat and bone meal, greens, egg shells. Sexual dysfunction in adults of both sexes. | Sprouted grains, legumes, meat and bone meal, dried yeast. |
Head thrown back, diarrhea, muscle paralysis. | Bran, yeast, fish, herbal, meat and bone meal, greens. |
Blood spots in the eyeball, emaciation, weakening, delayed molting, diarrhea. | Yeast, milk, vegetables, grass. |
Poor plumage, stunting in chicks. | Whole grains, yeast, animal and fish products, cabbage, carrots, clover, alfalfa. |
Shivering, swollen joints, nasal mucus, bowel disorder, liquid plumage. | Yeast, carrots, grass seeds, brown grains, greens. |
Weakness, muscle loss, underdevelopment. | Eggs, seaweed, meat and bone meal, whey. |
Alopecia, weakness, paralysis of the neck skin problems, cramps. | Combined bran, herbs, yeast. |
When diagnosing gout, the diet of a pigeon is saturated with fresh herbs, a variety of vegetarian food. S alt is not added to the feed.
Inflammation of the goiter is determined by probing it in a pigeon, unwilling to eat and ruffled. When pressed, liquid and gases are released through the beak, spreading a sour smell.
After washing the goiter, a decoction of flaxseed is poured into the bird with a syringe. After a couple of hours, milk, decoctions of vegetables and cereals are introduced in the same way.
What should not be given to sick birds?
Failed pigeons should not be given food that can upset the digestion of a he althy bird. These include:
- bread;
- sweets;
- fresh animal products in pieces;
- more than 5% fat in food;
- steamed wheat, oatmeal;
- green potatoes;
- boiled wheat, barley porridge.
Excess s alty food leads to disease.
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