What is Pigeon Trichomoniasis (Canker)?

What is Pigeon Trichomoniasis (Canker)?

Pigeon Canker is one of the common diseases in pigeons. This condition happens due to an organism called richomonas gallinae, which is a microscopic flagellate and classified as a protozoan that impacts the upper digestive tract of pigeons or other birds. It does affect several locations, such as the mouth, throat, and crop. This condition can happen any time during the year, yet it is more common in a warm environment. Also, some conditions that aid this condition to happen are the following: the loft is overpopulated with birds, the environment is hot due to poor ventilation, and the water quality is not good.

How does Trichomoniasis or Canker affect birds or pigeons?

Birds could decrease intake of feed, leading to weight loss slowly and causing death if not treated accordingly. It can be noticed in pigeons having canker as they show signs of inability to close their mouth completely due to the lesions that canker has caused. Another condition that could be noticed especially when lesions are present, is watery eyes, so keeping an eye on the sick birds is very important during the time of infection. Furthermore, you may also notice diarrhea and increased water intake. Over time, canker could affect the birds’ ability to fly.

How to handle sick pigeons or birds?

First, due to the fact that Canker/Trichomoniasis is a highly contagious disease, removing all the sick birds or pigeons from the flock is one step to prevent other birds from becoming sick too. Also, cleaning or disinfecting the loft after removing the sick pigeons is important to further help all other birds in their to stay healthy.

How to treat Canker/Trichomoniasis in pigeons or other birds?

There are several treatment options that we carry that could help treat it effectively depending on if you have one or several sick birds:

For one single bird, a tablet form would be the best option and there are two options:

1- Ronidazole Tablet Click Here to Shop For Ronidazole Tablet

2- 4 in 1 Tablets Click Here to Shop For 4 in 1 Tablets

For several birds, powder form would be the best option as it can be added to drinking water, and there are 3 options:

1- Metronidazole Powder Click Here to Shop For Metronidazole Powder

2- 4 In 1 Powder Click Here to Shop For 4 in 1 Powder

3- All-in-One Powder Click Here to Shop For All in One Powder

Separating the sick ones means you would need to separate their feed and water too, so here are a few options of our best small drinkers and feeders that could help while pigeons or birds are alone: Click Here to Shop For Feeders and Drinkers