Crop burn in parrots
Other names: Crop burn، Hole in the crop
Symptoms
- Redness and inflammation of the crop skin
- Blisters, then dead tissue
- Fistula: food comes out of an opening in the skin after days
How it spreads
Not contagious; formula hotter than 41–42°C or heated in the microwave without stirring.
Diagnosis
Examination.
Treatment
Antibiotic, fluids, anti-inflammatory, nutritional support, and surgical repair after several days until the dead tissue is demarcated.
Prevention
Measure the temperature with a thermometer at every feed, stir well, avoid the microwave.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Crop stasis/sour crop
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Stunting (failure to thrive)
- Splayed legs
- Beak deformities (scissor/protruding)
- Constricted toe syndrome
- Chick dehydration