bird looks drunk !!

[rich]

please help,,

 

young bird, only 3 months old acting odd, disoriented, heads all over the place and struggling to fly and when he lands he thumps into ground, when it attemps to eat food goes every where, yet bird " looks" in immaculate condition feather wise

whats up any ideas

 

thans in advance Rich

 

[just ask me]

get them tested straight away sounds to serious to be messing about honestly  

[Guest grizzler]

isolate it and seek a vets advice

[dal2]

please help,,

 

young bird, only 3 months old acting odd, disoriented, heads all over the place and struggling to fly and when he lands he thumps into ground, when it attemps to eat food goes every where, yet bird " looks" in immaculate condition feather wise

whats up any ideas

 

thans in advance Rich

 

Is it the only bird affected?: Quarantine immediatly!!!!

 

 

[OLDYELLOW]

sounds like paramixovirus  :-/ should see a vet immediately and as stated isolate it from other birds

[ALF]

Is it vaccinated rich?? i

[just ask me]

sounds like paramixovirus  :-/

 

yep i think so too but probally better off to seek vets advice  :-/  

[Daisymay]

Had something similar years agowith one or two youngsters, turned out to be polynuritis (spelling??) an old hand remedy was polyvene tablet.Cured the problem in no time hope this is what it is.Hope this is helpful.

[thomasd]

 

 

 

[blaz]

sounds like paramixovirus  :-/ should see a vet immediately and as stated isolate it from other birds

 

Vitim deficiency or non-specific meningitis

[rich]

bird now issolated,, my birds are free to come and go out of dove cote, regards pmv  how do i go about vaccinations , do i need to catch all my birds and jab them, or is there an oral vaccination

                                                                               thanks

[les]

bird now issolated,, my birds are free to come and go out of dove cote, regards pmv  how do i go about vaccinations , do i need to catch all my birds and jab them, or is there an oral vaccination

                                                                               thanks

phone some one near you that has pigeons ,tell them you think you might have paramixo in your birds ,if they  are  willing to help they should know weather or not it is paramixo ,  make sure all clothes are washed before either of you get any contact with any other lofts including theirs ,and wash your foot wear in bleach water as well ,they  will help you inject your birds ,but if you can aford a vet then make sure he knows about pigeons ,other wise you will be throwing money away ,just remember paramixo is highly contageous and can be carried on any thing ,and even in the air ,so the chances are if it is paramixo ,the rest of your birds will have it ,get them injected it will help most of them ,

 

 

[Guest puresoontjen]

sounds like paramixovirus  :-/ should see a vet immediately and as stated isolate it from other birds

 

i think the same as you PARAMIXOVIRUS  

[BLACK W F]

 

i think the same as you PARAMIXOVIRUS  

 

i think the same but could be  polynutris  its almost same symptoms

[Guest puresoontjen]

 

i think the same but could be  polynutris  its almost same symptoms

 

it could be any thing like that. he would be better off takeing to a vet that would know. ASAP

[Guest strapper]

bird now issolated,, my birds are free to come and go out of dove cote, regards pmv  how do i go about vaccinations , do i need to catch all my birds and jab them, or is there an oral vaccination

                                                                               thanks

 

 

 

some info for you

 

http://www.chevita.com/en/pigeons/treatment-plan/specificinfections-paramyxovirosis.php

[Guest shippy]

if it is paramyxo lets hope not is no good vaccinating while pigeons are ill need testing

[Guest puresoontjen]

 

 

 

some info for you

 

http://www.chevita.com/en/pigeons/treatment-plan/specificinfections-paramyxovirosis.php

 

AND IF THEY DO SURVIVE THEY WILL BECOME CARRIERS

[mackems]

i,m  no vet but a pal of mine treat his young birds last year for canker early age with chevita caps similar symtoms took them to vet he said he had overdosed them he killed about twenty vet said if he had left them it would have went through them not saying its that tho

[les]

if it is paramyxo lets hope not is no good vaccinating while pigeons are ill need testing

wrong ,just ask any vet with knowledge of pigeons ,

 

 

[Roland]

Think it needs a post Mortem.

Have seen them get over it though and fly great as 2 Y/O's etc.

[Guest strapper]

wrong ,just ask any vet with knowledge of pigeons ,

 

 

the 1st thing you do is vaccinate upon suspicion of it....dont vaccinate the seriously ill birds but all others.

yes les you are correct m8

[Roland]

Paul, was told via Gordon Chambers that he does advise vaccination, again if it's already done. He says that if vaccinated or not, first thing is to vacinate them again.

Read a great debate on the Alberta Classic where the youngsters are jab three times, YES three time by the age of 3 - 5 months.

Some jab them as soon as leaving the nest, then a month later, and a month later again.

[PATTY BHOY]