Vitamin A deficiency in canaries and finches
Other names: Vitamin A deficiency
Symptoms
- Nasal discharge and sneezing
- Eye inflammation
- Poor and plucked feathers
- White patches in the mouth and eye
How it spreads
Not contagious.
Diagnosis
Dietary history and examination.
Treatment
Per Merck: injected vitamin A (33,000 units/kg intramuscularly) and treatment of secondary infection, and improving the diet (spirulina, leafy greens, carrots, egg food). The recessive white canary must receive ready-made vitamin A. (All under veterinary supervision.)
Prevention
A varied diet: leafy greens, carrots, egg food, and vitamins.
Season
Year-round
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Calcium and vitamin D3 deficiency
- Vitamin E and selenium deficiency
- Iodine deficiency (thyroid enlargement)
- Obesity and fatty liver
- Riboflavin (B2) deficiency - curled toes
- Gout