Pigeons

Question 1

what are the 6 most common diseases in pigeons?

Answer 1

1. Lice
2. Mites
3. Pigeon Paramyxovirus
4. Canker
5. Coccidiosis
6. Endoparasites

Question 2

what is the main lice spp seen in pigeons?

Answer 2

Columbicola Columbae = slender pigeon louse

Question 3

where is the slender pigeon louse seen on birds?

Answer 3

on the wings and bodies of white feathered birds causing feather damage

Question 4

how is lice infestation of pigeons Tx?

Answer 4

permethrin powders

Question 5

what are the 4 main mite spp of pigeons?

Answer 5

1. Depluming itch mite = Knemidocoptes gallinae
2. Red mite = Dermanyssus gallinae
3. Northern fowl mite = ornithonyssus sylvarium
4. Scaly leg mite = Knemidocoptes mutans

Question 6

What are the main Sx of infection with pigeon paramyxovirus?

Answer 6

PUPD, unable to fly or feed, feather abnormalities, sudden death

Question 7

what causes canker in pigeons and how is it spread?

Answer 7

trichomonas

spread via crop milk

Question 8

how can canker be Dx in pigeons?

Answer 8

yellow necrotic plaques in mouth that when dislodged leave an ulcerated surface –> culture

Question 9

how can canker be Tx in pigeons?

Answer 9

carmidazole, rondidazole, dimetridazole

Question 10

what are the two main endoparasites that affect pigeons?

Answer 10

ascarids - little pathology but cause intestinal obstruction

capillaria obsingnata - clinical impact depends on age of infection