Cloacal prolapse in canaries and finches
Other names: The vent is sticking out
Symptoms
- Red tissue protruding from the vent
How it spreads
Not contagious.
Diagnosis
Examination.
Treatment
Per Merck: cleaning and reducing the swelling with a hypertonic (hyperosmotic) solution and replacing it, and possibly temporary stitches. A vet is needed quickly. (All under veterinary supervision.)
Prevention
Treat egg binding and diarrhea early.
Season
Breeding season
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Egg binding
- Chronic egg laying
- Egg yolk peritonitis
- Feather plucking
- Overgrown claws and beak
- Heatstroke / heat stress
- Cold stress in adult birds and chicks
- Teflon fume poisoning