Crop Infection.. Help

[texascowboy1979]

Last night, Saturday, My baby conure ate. Today this morning, his crop is swollen, and so is part of his face. Today is sunday, so the vet is closed. How do you treat Crop infection?

 

It looks like theres clear liquid inside. WHat meds should I buy at the feed store, provided they have it or should I wait til Monday, provided he dont die.

[Dave007]

You can't use any medication for a sour/infected crop because there is none that's sold. A vet is the one that does the exam and can treat it.

Sour crop can be caused by a bacterial infection which may not have anything to do with the amount of food that the parrot has eaten. It could be that some food it ate was infected or the existing bacteria in the crop, that is always present, has worsened through natural progression. There's also the chance that it isn't a crop infection at all. This can be fixed by a visit to a vet who will flush the crop out and put the bird on some medication. We're not vets here and can't recommend treatment. You'll need to go to a vet tommorrow. As for now, have water in the cage and have a minimum of any type of food in the cage that he eats. Since it's only one day that you'll have to wait, it is'nt a good idea to mix different foods no matter how good they may seem. There's no food or mixture of food that instantly treats a sour crop. The same applies to vitamins.

PS---How old is the bird and are you hand feeding it?

[judygram]

Dave has given you some great advice and please let us know what you find out from the vet as we all care.