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Does My Pet Bird Have A Macaw Wasting Disease?

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Most common questions used to investigate

Does your pet bird exhibits an increase in appetite followed by continuous weight loss?

Are there any undigested food in your bird's droppings (i.e., whole seeds are passed out)?

Does your pet bird exhibit regurgitation of food?

Common conclusions

Your pet bird doesn't show any common symptom of Macaw Wasting Disease. If you suspect that your bird is having a health issue, you should take it to the avian veterinarian for a check-up.

Your pet bird shows one common symptom of Macaw Wasting Disease. Birds can have digestive disorders due to various reasons, including infection, low immunity, and injury. The macaw wasting disease or proventricular dilatation disease is a disorder caused by a viral infection and can be fatal. Since there is only one observed common symptom of macaw wasting disease there is still no need for concern. Take your pet to the veterinarian that specializes in birds for a check-up.

Your pet bird shows two common symptoms of Macaw Wasting Disease. Birds can have digestive disorders due to various reasons, including infection, low immunity, and injury. The macaw wasting disease or proventricular dilatation disease is a disorder caused by a viral infection and can be fatal. Since there two observed symptoms of macaw wasting disease, this ailment cannot be either confirmed or ruled out. Take your pet to the veterinarian that specializes in birds for a check-up.

Your pet bird shows all common symptoms of Macaw Wasting Disease. Birds can have digestive disorders due to various reasons, including infection, low immunity, and injury. The macaw wasting disease or proventricular dilatation disease is a disorder caused by a viral infection and can be fatal. Take your pet to the veterinarian that specializes in birds for a check-up. Antiviral drugs do not help cure the infection, but a liquid diet may extend the bird's life. However, euthanasia is usually recommended by veterinarians.

References

https://www.petmd.com/bird/conditions/digestive/c_bd_Proventricular_Dilatation_Disease

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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories. You can find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sreten-filipovi%C4%87-515aa5158/