Scaly Face and Scaly Leg Disease
Metic
illness... And thank to many of you I have received information, The nearest
avian vet is 50 miles away and my phone line isn't equipped to make Long
Distance calls. So as for vet assistance goes... I'm in a bind, a few
people here have told me to assist the situation with castor oil and I used
that. But an almost unanimous inflow if people told me to use Baby Oil and
Dettol dilute. I have even found a physician's report on the illness who
also recommended Dettol diluted to 10% as a treatment. So I went to several
drug stores looking for some but was unsuccessful... I would like to know
of a SURE place of where I can obtain some, is it Over-The-Counter or
prescribed? But meanwhile, I got some spray medicine that claims to fight
off lice and mite for birds, It is Premium Mite & Lice Bird Spray from Eight
in One® For Use On Caged Birds To Kill Mites & Lice, Active Ingredients:
Pyrethrins - 0.030%, Piperonyl Butoxide Technical* - 0.300% (*Equivalent to
0.240% [butylcarbityl][6-propylpiperonyl] ether and 0.06% related
compounds.)
I am supposed to remove all the food and foodstuffs from the cage and leave
the birds, I spray the birds at a distance of a foot to two and then spray
the cage down. I remove the birds and place them in another quarantined area
and rinse wash the entire cage with HOT water. I did all that and left the
cage in the shower for about 10 minutes with SCALDING water... Now I wanna
know if this stuff is good and would be effective in curing my bird?
Thanks
Metic
Here's the official doc's report in the disease:
http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/txt/fairs/52022
Mamabird
> I have posted previous pleas for help with my sick Budgie who has this
> illness... And thank to many of you I have received information, The nearest
> avian vet is 50 miles away and my phone line isn't equipped to make Long
> Distance calls. So as for vet assistance goes... I'm in a bind,
You can't call from a friend's, neighbor's, or relative's and pay them
for the call?
>a few
> people here have told me to assist the situation with castor oil and I used
> that. But an almost unanimous inflow if people told me to use Baby Oil and
> Dettol dilute. I have even found a physician's report on the illness who
> also recommended Dettol diluted to 10% as a treatment. So I went to several
> drug stores looking for some but was unsuccessful... I would like to know
> of a SURE place of where I can obtain some, is it Over-The-Counter or
> prescribed?
You could ask a pharmacist.
> But meanwhile, I got some spray medicine that claims to fight
> off lice and mite for birds, It is Premium Mite & Lice Bird Spray from Eight
> in One® For Use On Caged Birds To Kill Mites & Lice, Active Ingredients:
> Pyrethrins - 0.030%, Piperonyl Butoxide Technical* - 0.300% (*Equivalent to
> 0.240% [butylcarbityl][6-propylpiperonyl] ether and 0.06% related
> compounds.)
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> Now I wanna
> know if this stuff is good and would be effective in curing my bird?
> Thanks
> Metic
>
> Here's the official doc's report in the disease:
> http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/txt/fairs/52022
No, it will not cure your bird. It's not effective on the type of mite
that causes scaly face. Only a vet can prescribe the proper
treatment/medication for your bird's condition. You're wasting precious
time searching for an easy cure.
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Toucanldy
until you can contact a vet. You must be very careful with anything around the
eyes. Regards.
BirdHatch
is Vaseline & mix some sulphur Pouder in it & apply to feet & snears of the
bird. Make shure not to apply to feathers. It will stain. The Vaseline will
sufficate the mites & the Sulphur pouder will privent infections. Skin will
turn pink as the scals disapier & new healthy skin grows. Repeat as needed. It
has worked well for me in larger birds. Make shure to ware plastic gloves to
prevent infection to your self. Desinfect cage & aria near the cage well befor
returning the bird to to the cage to prevent reinfection. You may also consult
vet in your aria to treat bird with Ivomec . This is done with Ivomectin but in
to trinking water dayly for 10 days. Be shure to consult vet for propper
dosing. Regards Helga
TOBY4W
dose will di it ----
CEclectus
People also used to use oil to treat scaley mite as it is supposed to smother
them.
But the perscription is much better. It is a certain type of Ivermectin
(there are several types - the one used for cattle is the one recommended,but
there is, I think, a couple different types), mixed one part ivermectin to 4
parts of propolyne glycol, then dosed appropriately for the size of bird.
Well, you don't want to have to buy 100 ccs of Ivermection and a gallon of
propolyn glycol just to mix up a few drops so you MUST get this from a vet.
Even a dog and cat vet should be able to mix this up for you, then call the
bird vet to get the proper dosage. I believe my vet doses at .1 cc per 100
grams, but don't quote me on that as I don't have it in front of me. Also, it
should be used topically at the cite where the mites are.
Constance
TOBY4W
to go mixing up ----however is the best stuff on the market and safe if used as
directed by an Avian Vet -----