Your bird's recovery from a respiratory infection is highly variable, and depends on the diagnosis made and the severity of your bird's condition. While some causes can be easily treated, others, such as certain viruses, will be with your bird for life and may cause severe and life threatening complications.
How can I help my budgie with a respiratory infection?
"Supportive care and appropriate antibiotics are treatments of choice for serious infections," Dr. Burkett said. "Antibiotics should be chosen based on culture and sensitivity. Supportive care includes heat, oxygen, rest, fluids and gavage feeding."
Can birds recover from respiratory infections?
Seriously-ill birds are hospitalized, so that injectable and aerosolized medications can be used, and force-feeding and IV fluids can be administered, if needed. Early diagnosis and appropriate therapy are key to successful treatment of birds with respiratory tract disease.
What causes respiratory infection in budgies?
Aspergillosis disease is caused by the fungus Aspergillus, and its spores are what cause respiratory problems in birds. The fungal spores can be present in contaminated food, water, nest boxes, incubators, other nesting material, and unventilated areas. However, birds can also catch the infection from the environment.
Does my budgie have a respiratory infection?
Birds with infections in the lungs or air sacs may have difficulty breathing. "A bird with increased respiratory effort generally shows an up and down bob of its tail with each breath." Some birds with respiratory disease will have watery eyes; still others will sneeze, wheeze, cough, and have nasal discharge.
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