Constricted toe syndrome in parrots
Other names: Ring on the toe
Symptoms
- Fibrous ring around a toe joint
- Swelling after the ring
- Death of the toe
How it spreads
Not contagious; low humidity in the nursery (Egypt's dry climate especially in summer and Upper Egypt).
Diagnosis
Examination.
Treatment
Removing the ring and a moist bandage; severe cases need longitudinal incisions or amputation.
Prevention
Adequate nursery humidity (50%+).
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Crop stasis/sour crop
- Crop burn
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Stunting (failure to thrive)
- Splayed legs
- Beak deformities (scissor/protruding)
- Chick dehydration