Imagine a bright, cheerful singing companion free from canary disease.plus treatment information.
As always...prevention of a disease is the best way to keep your pet canary singing. *Good Diet*Clean Living Conditions *Plenty of Exercise *Low Stress *Good Company...That's you! Of course... Prevention is never 100% effective. Once in a while you may end up with a sick canary on your hands...regardless of the quality of canary care given. When that happens you'll need to know what to do... Fortunately for the canary owner there are not a lot of canary illnesses that we have to worry about. One or two birds kept in your home will not be subjected to the plethora of canary illness that might be found in a large aviary or in the wild. None the less... Pet canaries do get sick. Bacterial infections, viral infections, and general ill health can certainly become a problem in the "caged" environment. Most of the time, though, it can be very difficult to know what, specifically, is ailing your little friend. Typical symptoms of a sick canary are...
And many more. NOTE: TREATMENTS You won't always know what disease your canary has contracted-->It's always best to see a veterinarian...More on that in a minute. If you can't figure out what canary disease you're up against... You may still get good results by treating for a... General Illness. Without knowing specifically what canary disease your bird has, you'll have to treat for general ill health. However... This is risky. Canaries can get sick and die within a few hours. The poor things are highly susceptible to infections. =====SIDE NOTE============================== Relying on self diagnosis may result in unnecessary suffering or unfortunate death for your canary. On the other hand... Canary breeders diagnose and treat canary disease themselves all the time. Do they ever have a canary die because they made the wrong diagnosis? Yes. I'm sure of it. Is it worth the risk? So you need to decide for yourself the value of home-treating your canary. One of the better books on canary disease is Canary Health by Dr. RobMarshall. Canary Health covers all the basics of health care, breeding,and canary health issues. It focuses on prevention of illnesses and has sections on treatment as well. You can find more info and get your copy at LadyGouldianFinch.com
The most common canary disease problem is... MITES.It is estimated that over 90% of pet canaries have the canary disease known as mites. Mites are tiny creatures no larger than the smallest pin head. Yet when they number in the thousands they can wreak havoc on your canary's physical health...and emotional attitude. Plus... They carry other diseases that may make matters worse AND that can be spread through out your aviary--if you have more than one bird. There are basically four kinds of mites, and therefore, four symptoms to look for...
Feather Mites... Red Mites... Lice Similar to mites, lice can multiply until your canary suffers and dies from anemia. Although not as much a problem as mites, be aware of how lice can make your bird sick...and ugly. UPSET STOMACH...
TAPEWORMS...Tape worms are nasty creatures that settle in your birds gut and... Speaking of canary disease... If you want accurate, current, to-the-point info on canary care and canary disease... Subscribe to CanaryAdvisor.com's Canary Tips! Ezine for usable value-packed information that will... Keep your canary SINGING! Thousands of canary lovers are enjoying their monthly Sign up here...sign up now...It's FREE. Welcome to the club! You'll love all the valuable information on canary disease and treatment. And...I don't think you'll want to but...you can unsubscribe anytime. 
CANKER......is a terribly consuming canary disease caused by the Trichomonad Protozoa.
Don't let this terrible disease get your canary down.
Look for... COLDS AND RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS......Just like you and I, your canary can catch a cold.
Respiratory Infections--or Respiratory Disease--can be caused by... CANARY POX......is a canary disease that can be very lethal. It is
estimated that over 80% of canaries that get the virus will die.
MOLTING...Canary molting is not really a disease or illness but it can wreak havoc on your canary's system if he doesn't have a good diet and home-life...for more info on the annual molt CLICK HERE.It's also possible for your canary to go into a molt when he's NOT supposed to. Off-season molting lowers your birds immunity to dangerous levels. Smart ways to fight the off-season molt.
If your canary does not fit the above description you should start looking for symptoms of disease and illness.
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