Crop fermentation / crop stasis in falcons

Cause: Spoiled or cold food or too much food, dehydration, cold, an underlying illness; secondary bacteria and yeasts · Type: digestive / husbandry

Other names: Sour crop، The food stayed in the crop، Rotting crop

Symptoms

• Crop still full many hours after feeding
• Foul smell
• Regurgitating/throwing up food
• Lethargy

Diagnosis

Clinical examination, crop swab.

Treatment

Emergency: warmth, fluids, emptying the crop at the vet, treating the cause. Treatment must be under the supervision of a veterinarian specialised in birds of prey; doses are determined by weight, species and examination results.

Prevention

Do not feed the bird when it is cold or exhausted or immediately after exertion; fresh food at room temperature; do not give a new meal while the crop is still full.

Season

More with extreme heat (food spoilage); an estimate.

Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.