COMMON CONDITIONS OF COCKATIELS

  • Chlamydiosis (very common)

  • Mycoplasma

  • Giardia (these birds are very itchy and violently attack themselves, especially under the wings)

  • Trichomoniasis,

  • Yeast infection Candida.

  • Fatty lumps and tumours in birds on an all-seed diet

  • Sudden death is common in lutinos

  • Fatty liver disease as a result of the high fat all-seed diets

  • Reproductive problems

    • chronic egg laying

    • egg binding

    • egg yolk peritonitis

    • uterine infections

    • egg yolk emboli

  • Polyomavirus

  • Seed inhalation leading to breathing difficulties

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