Save Money on Pet Bills
~ Bird Medication ~
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When a bird is showing signs of a serious illness it is often too late to do anything about it. This is because sick and injured birds are rejected or left behind by their flock in the wild. This is to protect the safety and well being of the entire flock.
Bird medications are not cheap so you are better off preventing diseases and illnesses rather than curing them.
Cod liver and wheat germ oil added to your bird’s water monthly will give them extra nutritional benefit and will help stop egg binding - a state whereby an egg can get lodged and kill the female bird.
If your hen budgie develops a cracked or broken cere (the part above the beak) she is becoming run down from moulting and breeding. Vasoline can be rubbed on to help assist the body's ability to heal naturally.
Use a vitamin boost for your birds, especially in the breeding season. Check with your pet store owner when the breeding season is for your particular type of bird, however, it is usually from spring through to summer.
Even if you only have one bird living on its own and you have no wish to breed your bird’s body will undergo changes when the days start getting longer that will effect its health. Hen birds can become run down because of the stress placed on their body from moulting. By giving your bird some greens and vitamin supplements it will help keep it healthier and will build its immune system.
Birds need to be wormed but not as often as cats or dogs. You can buy worming treatments in the form of liquids which you put in their drinking water for 24 hours. Again, shop locally as these types of items shouldn’t be too expensive if you purchase them from your local pet shop.
