Candida (crop yeast) in parrots
Other names: Fungi، Monilia، Candida
Symptoms
- Crop stasis and loss of appetite
- White plaques in the mouth
- Regurgitation, weight loss
- Thickened crop (towel-like appearance)
- In adults: lethargy and dull feathers
How it spreads
Unclean hand-feeding utensils, abandoned formula, fermented nectar, use of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Diagnosis
Gram stain or rapid stain of a crop/droppings swab.
Treatment
Emptying the crop in chicks, nystatin before feeds or fluconazole for resistant cases; for the group: chlorhexidine in water.
Prevention
Sterilize and dry feeding utensils, fresh formula every feed, clean nest boxes.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.