Pigeon tick in pigeons
Other names: Tick
Symptoms
- Anemia, weakness, squab deaths
How it spreads
Lives in the cracks of old towers.
Diagnosis
Examine the cracks at night.
Treatment
Repeated spraying of the cracks.
Prevention
Seal the cracks, maintain the mud towers.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.