Internal papillomatosis in parrots
Other names: Cloacal growths، Papilloma
Symptoms
- Blood in droppings
- Pink growths in the cloaca or mouth
- Straining when defecating
- Papilla prolapse from the cloaca
How it spreads
Direct contact, droplets, contamination of food and water; incubation 3–14 days; birds remain carriers and shed intermittently.
Diagnosis
Visual inspection of the cloaca (sometimes after applying diluted vinegar — a veterinary practice), sampling, herpesvirus PCR.
Treatment
Cauterization or surgical excision (may recur), analgesics, antibiotic for secondary infection; antiherpes drugs are not curative.
Prevention
Same as Pacheco's: quarantine, testing, and not mixing carriers.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD)
- Polyomavirus
- Proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) / bornavirus
- Pacheco's disease (psittacid herpesvirus)
- Avian pox
- Newcastle disease (bird paralysis)
- Avian influenza
- West Nile virus