sbishop@desire.wright.edu (03/07/91)
I have a canary hen that suffers from asthma. (Something the bird and I have in common!) Is this a permanent condition with birds, i.e., once they get it they always have it? Also, is this bird still breedable? She is a red factor and I would like to get some babies from her. I have been doing obvious things for her like keeping the cage as clean and dust free as possible but are there any medications I should try? None of the vets around here have a clue what to do with birds....
stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) (03/12/91)
In article <1991Mar6.190428.2757@desire.wright.edu> sbishop@desire.wright.edu writes: >I have a canary hen that suffers from asthma. (Something the bird and I have >in common!) Is this a permanent condition with birds, i.e., once they get it >they always have it? Also, is this bird still breedable? She is a red factor >and I would like to get some babies from her. I have been doing obvious things >for her like keeping the cage as clean and dust free as possible but are there >any medications I should try? None of the vets around here have a clue what to >do with birds.... I guess I would be inclined to find out what causes the breathing difficulties. Is she reacting to: pollens (a seasonal problem), dust in the air (from other birds - cockatoos often a cause of breathing problems in other birds), cigarette smoke, kitchen cooking fumes, etc. Birds do have remarkable sensitive respritory systems which could be affected by something which really doesn't bother you. If she is reacting seasonally (ie pollens or some such thing), I think you might be better off not breeding her. Otherwise, I don't see any reason not too. Stewart -- Stewart Winter Cognos Incorporated S-mail: P.O. Box 9707 VOICE: (613) 738-1338 x3830 FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Drive UUCP: stewartw%cognos.uucp@ccs.carleton.ca Ottawa, Ontario The bird of the day is .... Green-Cheeked Conure CANADA K1G 3Z4
sbishop@desire.wright.edu (03/13/91)
In article <9398@cognos.UUCP>, stewartw@cognos.UUCP (Stewart Winter) writes: > In article <1991Mar6.190428.2757@desire.wright.edu> sbishop@desire.wright.edu writes: >>I have a canary hen that suffers from asthma. (Something the bird and I have >>in common!) Is this a permanent condition with birds, i.e., once they get it >>they always have it? Also, is this bird still breedable? She is a red factor >>and I would like to get some babies from her. I have been doing obvious things >>for her like keeping the cage as clean and dust free as possible but are there >>any medications I should try? None of the vets around here have a clue what to >>do with birds.... > > I guess I would be inclined to find out what causes the breathing > difficulties. Is she reacting to: pollens (a seasonal problem), dust > in the air (from other birds - cockatoos often a cause of breathing > problems in other birds), cigarette smoke, kitchen cooking fumes, etc. > Birds do have remarkable sensitive respritory systems which could be > affected by something which really doesn't bother you. > > If she is reacting seasonally (ie pollens or some such thing), I think > you might be better off not breeding her. Otherwise, I don't see any > reason not too. > > Stewart It seems her problem is year 'round. She also had a bad problem of pulling feathers and putting them in her water dish, but I moved her to a bigger cage with another hen and she seems to be doing better. She wants to nest all the time, will sit for weeks in her nest if allowed but doesn't lay eggs. I've decided not to breed her unless she gets better. I hope she recovers since she is my only red factor hen. Canaries are hard to handle and much more fragile than parakeets.