Tapeworms in canaries and finches
Other names: Tapeworm
Symptoms
- Weight loss
- White worm segments in the droppings
How it spreads
Through an intermediate host (insects), so it is more common in birds that eat live food from outside.
Diagnosis
A fecal test or see the segments with your own eyes.
Treatment
Per Merck: praziquantel 5-10 mg/kg orally or intramuscularly once. (All under veterinary supervision.)
Prevention
Use live food from a clean farm (farmed mealworms).
Season
Year-round
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Air sac mites (tracheal mites)
- Face and leg mites (scaly face/leg mange)
- Red mites (poultry red mite)
- Feather lice and feather mites
- Coccidiosis (bloody/intestinal diarrhea)
- Atoxoplasmosis (black spot disease / enlarged liver)
- Trichomoniasis (ulcer/canker)
- Cochlosomosis