davek85 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I just took my new CAG Wilma to the vet on Friday. The vet said she was in great health except for some intestial parasites. The vet said she had Coccidia and round worms. The vet said that this is common and gave use medicne to treat her. Has anyone else had this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrettyPax Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I haven't encountered this problem (knock on wood). What were the symptoms you noticed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave007 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Your grey must have originally come from a place that needs to improve their hygiene and husbandry practices. This is not a common parasite of young parrots except in areas where the birds are raised in over-crowded flights with dirt floors. Internal parasites are not a common problem in parrots. That's why conversations about these types of problems don't come up often on parrot boards. That illness is common in poultry who are ground feeders. It's also common in dogs and cats. Some parrots get sick from eating contaminated soil that contains round worms but that happens in the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davek85 Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 There were no symptoms. I took her to the vet within two days of getting her from the breeder. My vet didn't seem too concerned. She gave me two medications to feed Wilma and told me to bring a fresh fecal sample by for testing in two weeks. The medications were cheap ($25 total). I let the breeder know about the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davek85 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 I just had Wilma rechecked today and she got an all clear from the Vet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvparrots Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 davek85, glad to hear Wilma is A-okay now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thats great news Dave, now if you can just get her to eat her almonds:whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamalbirdbiz Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 That breeder does'nt no what they are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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