Help Please : bloody dropping

[Ed Bourque]

One of my birds has bloody running dropping what could this be? ED

[Guest shadow]

have it tested by a vet

[Guest j.bamling]

have you tried coccidiosis they damage the bowel wall and this causes a fluid loss which can contain blood ?

[Ed Bourque]

Thanks for the help

[Guest j.bamling]

have you tried that ed ?

[Guest]

Agree that cocci infestation is one disease that would cause bloody droppings, but anything that damages the bowel wall like a piece of bone or a nail, could cause blood so my advise in these instances is if the bird's value warrants, take it to a vet.

 

 

[Guest j.bamling]

i agree bruno vet is safest way if you think anything about the bird - blind treating is a thing of the past for us !!!

[craighughes]

E.coli infection

Alongside salmonellae, Escherichia coli are among the most frequent causes of bacterial enteropathies in pigeons.

Pathogen:

E.coli is part of the normal gut flora of humans and warm-blooded animals. Coli bacteria excreted in the faeces can survive in the environment for many months, maintaining their ability to multiply. Coli bacteria enter the digestive tract or respiratory organs - and even the air sacs - with contaminated feed or water, or alternatively with respiratory air, enveloped in dust particles.

Course of the disease:

Profuse multiplication of pathogenic E.coli bacteria rapidly results in severe enteritis, which in turn leads to considerable loss of water and electrolytes. Pathogenic coli bacteria can also enter the bloodstream and colonise individual organs. The result is a systemic disorder, known as colisepticaemia, which after an acute course can end in death either within a few hours or only after several days.

Symptoms of the disease:

The clinical picture is characterised by typical signs of a systemic disorder, such as listlessness, refusal of feed, increased water uptake and onset of emaciation. The respiratory tract may also be involved, especially the air sacs. Recognition of the disease: Bacteriological examination of organ samples. Examination must take place within 24 hours of the pigeon dying, since normal enteric coli bacteria can rapidly colonise the organs of the dead bird and thus make it difficult to demonstrate the actual causative organism. The appropriate medication for treatment is determined with the aid of an antibiogram.

Similar conditions:

Salmonellosis, hexamitiasis, coccidiosis.

Treatment:

Treatment with furazolidon+ should be commenced immediately upon appearance of the symptoms described. Once the results of the bacteriological examination and the antibiogram become available, a change of treatment may be necessary (e.g. to chloramphenicol-N or ampicillin-t).

[craighughes]

Hexamitiasis

Hexamitiasis is an intestinal disease of pigeons that is associated with muco-aqueous, or even bloody, faeces.

Pathogen:

The flagellate, Hexamita columbae occurs in pigeon flocks mainly in the summer and autumn months. It primarily colonises the rectum. Especially susceptible are newly weaned squabs, whose resistance is still low. Infected adult pigeons do not normally show visible signs of the disease, but can excrete the pathogen in large quantities in their droppings (chronic carriers). The incubation period is 4-5 days.

Symptoms of the disease:

Acute catarrhal (or even bloody) enteritis with liquid, rice water-like or mucoid, malodorous diarrhoea.

Affected pigeons refuse feed and drink more water, resulting in emaciation and debility. Young birds in particular sometimes succumb so severely that the entire intestinal tract is involved and the soft or aqueous faeces is mixed with blood.

Recognition of the disease:

Hexamitae are demonstrated via microscopic examination in body-temperature smears from the intestinal mucosa of a recently killed, acutely affected pigeon. With extremely severe infestation, it is also possible to demonstrate the parasites in a cloacal swab from a live bird. They can be recognised from their characteristically rapid movements in a straight line - in contrast to trichomonads, which exhibit slow, circular movements around their own axis.

Similar conditions:

Salmonellosis, paramyxovirus infection, coli infection, coccidiosis.

Treatment:

On identification of hexamitae, treat all pigeons in the flock with chevi-col®+.

If increased drinking water is required (e.g. in the hatching period or hot weather), do not dilute medicated drinking water. Instead, provide fresh water after the medicated water is finished.

Do not provide bath water during the treatment period.

[jimmy white]

Agree that cocci infestation is one disease that would cause bloody droppings, but anything that damages the bowel wall like a piece of bone or a nail, could cause blood so my advise in these instances is if the bird's value warrants, take it to a vet.

 

 

yes i agree ,, definately  merits vets advice , could be worms, cocci or other [most likely cocci]