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Jethro Magic Regular user 148 Posts |
Hi Guys,
I have 2 sick doves,the other one won't eat but drinks water,and has diarhea.any medications that you guys would recommend? thanks. |
Bob Sanders Grammar Supervisor Magic Valley Ranch, Clanton, Alabama 20504 Posts |
Toss out existing feed. Wash feed dish and water containers very thoroughly. Refill the water.
I don't know what you are feeding. In an emergency, very plain (no oil or salt) unpopped popcorn will do. Doves are seed eaters. Some commercial bird feeds assume that they also eat insects, etc. That won't work with doves. Milo is the grain of choice. Some doves will not eat wheat! Corn is not a very good dove food over the long haul but they will eat it. Let's hope that the feed just got too much mold and caused the problem. That happens with crumbles and commercially "cooked" bird feeds. Good luck. Bob Sanders Magic By Sander |
Jethro Magic Regular user 148 Posts |
Thanks bob. I took him to the vet today.hope that he will have a speedy recovery soon. he got the flu from the other bird from the pet shop(that I returned immediately).
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
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he got the flu from the other bird from the pet shop(that I returned immediately). Which is another reason why my advice is to never purchase a dove from a pet shop. Clean as they may seem, they don't take care of the birds the way they should. They are a business to sell animals and that is all.
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Jethro Magic Regular user 148 Posts |
I learned that lesson the hard way.my dove did not make it today.
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Dave Scribner Assistant Manager Lake Hopatcong, NJ 4849 Posts |
I'm sorry for your loss but at least it isn't suffering any longer. Make sure you thoroughly clean the cage with hot water and bleach to remove any germs that may be lingering.
With your remaining dove and any others that you may get, be sure to give it wheat germ at least once a week. You can get it for both seed and water. Some doves have a preference.
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