Sour Crop Will Quickly Make Your Parrot A Very Sick Bird
If your parrot is suffering from 'sour crop' you have a very real problem on your hands and one that needs to be attended to immediately. Sour crop or "crop stasis," is amazingly common in young birds, but it is one that needs immediate vet care. Sour crop leads to a lot of other diseases inside the parrot which eventually results in death and this is why such a symptom should be identified before it brings about the effects of full blown sour crop
Causes:
There are several causes of sour crop and these can include:
Obstruction: This is where food or foreign objects obstructs the crop or top of the stomach after it has been ingested by the parrot
Viral diseases: This accounts to proventricular dilatation disease.
Fungal infection: Food that has been eaten by the parrot was infected by fungus.
Bacterial infection: The rotten food intake might cause a bacterial infection in the crop or other area of the intestinal track of the bird.
Metabolic diseases: Diseases like liver malfunction and pancreatitis can also be a cause.
Improper feeding: with young birds it is often the improper feeding of them that causes the infection. Young birds need a consistent temperature with their warmed food and also in a form that is easy for them to digest like a mash type consistency. It is even possible for severe climatic conditions to cause the spoiling of food that small parrots eat.
Symptoms:
Regurgitation,diarrhea or vomiting
The crop being overdistension and firm to touch whereas it is usually quite soft and spongy.
Lethargy - excessive sleeping, keeping their head under the wing, ruffled feathers indicate that the birds are too weak to stay awake and an immediate call for the vet is necessary.
Decreased appetite -the birds will be in no condition for eating as their digestive track of which the crop is part of, is infected and you might notice a decrease in their appetite.
Less active: the birds will not be responsive.
Treatment:
If you have seen your parrot show any signs listed above then you should see a vet immediately as sour crop can affect the bird very quickly and very seriously. The vet will remove the food, usually orally.
Effects of sour crop in most birds that are suffering will be severe dehydration and a large intake of fluid is mandatory. So once the crop has been taken from the body of the bird it needs to be given high intake of fluid.
The feeding of a parrot needs care at all times and will become a habit and you will notice any change in signs once you have owned your parrot for a while, but if you have a new baby parrot then be aware of the effects of sour crop and keep a vigilant watch on your parrot's feeding habits.
Causes:
There are several causes of sour crop and these can include:
Obstruction: This is where food or foreign objects obstructs the crop or top of the stomach after it has been ingested by the parrot
Viral diseases: This accounts to proventricular dilatation disease.
Fungal infection: Food that has been eaten by the parrot was infected by fungus.
Bacterial infection: The rotten food intake might cause a bacterial infection in the crop or other area of the intestinal track of the bird.
Metabolic diseases: Diseases like liver malfunction and pancreatitis can also be a cause.
Improper feeding: with young birds it is often the improper feeding of them that causes the infection. Young birds need a consistent temperature with their warmed food and also in a form that is easy for them to digest like a mash type consistency. It is even possible for severe climatic conditions to cause the spoiling of food that small parrots eat.
Symptoms:
Regurgitation,diarrhea or vomiting
The crop being overdistension and firm to touch whereas it is usually quite soft and spongy.
Lethargy - excessive sleeping, keeping their head under the wing, ruffled feathers indicate that the birds are too weak to stay awake and an immediate call for the vet is necessary.
Decreased appetite -the birds will be in no condition for eating as their digestive track of which the crop is part of, is infected and you might notice a decrease in their appetite.
Less active: the birds will not be responsive.
Treatment:
If you have seen your parrot show any signs listed above then you should see a vet immediately as sour crop can affect the bird very quickly and very seriously. The vet will remove the food, usually orally.
Effects of sour crop in most birds that are suffering will be severe dehydration and a large intake of fluid is mandatory. So once the crop has been taken from the body of the bird it needs to be given high intake of fluid.
The feeding of a parrot needs care at all times and will become a habit and you will notice any change in signs once you have owned your parrot for a while, but if you have a new baby parrot then be aware of the effects of sour crop and keep a vigilant watch on your parrot's feeding habits.
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