Coccidiosis in Birds and Medication Options Springwater Avian Health has multiple products for combatting coccidiosis in your birds. Coccidiosis is encountered by most all birds, usually before adulthood and often multiple strains. It is of great concern to bird keepers as it can lead to malnutrition, damage to the intestinal Read more…
Mites & Lice, What Are My Treatment Options? Mites and lice are external parasites that all bird keepers will encounter in their care of their birds. Knowing how to best treat external parasites will help keep their occurrence down. In this article I will explain some basic information on common Read more…
We Are Proud to Carry BoviDr Nutri-Drench Products! Springwater Avian Health carries Poultry Nutri-Drench and also Goat & Sheep, Swine, Rabbit and Pet (dogs and puppies) formulas. These are products that we have personally used for years. They are a must in your first aid kit as a critical care Read more…
Anthelmintics AKA Dewormers, Available Options & When To Use There are numerous anthelmintics available for treating internal parasites. We stock multiple options that give you a choice in how they are administered and the type of parasite you need to target the treatment for. When should you treat for internal Read more…
Suspension vs. Solution & Why It Matters Chemistry lesson on suspensions and solutions to help understand the use of medications. For our purpose here solutions are an even dispersal of a medication or substance, like a powdered medication or a medication solution, in water, that results in a homogeneous mixture. Read more…
When, Why and How to Bathe Your Chicken Sometimes a chicken needs to be bathed. Reasons for needing bathing include external parasite infestation, messy eating (especially cross/scissor beak birds that eat mash), after an injury, cleaning up vent gleet, messy bums or for show. Overall chickens tolerate bathing fairly well Read more…
Trichomonas Gallinae (Canker), Sour Crop and Cloacitis (Vent Gleet) Treatment – Part Three Cloacitis aka vent gleet is an inflammation of the cloaca. There are numerous causes of Cloacitis including bacterial infections, fungal infections (candida albicans), pH imbalance, internal parasites, renal impairment or stress. The cloaca is part of your Read more…
Trichomonas Gallinae (Canker), Sour Crop and Cloacitis (Vent Gleet) Treatment – Part Two Sour crop is a health issue that most bird keepers will encounter at some point while caring for birds. Sour crop can be caused by something as simple as eating long grass, hay or straw. Eating spoiled Read more…
Trichomonas Gallinae (Canker), Sour Crop and Cloacitis (Vent Gleet) Treatment – Part One Trichomonas Gallinae, Sour Crop and Cloacitis are health issues that almost all bird keepers will encounter over time. All require treatment with medications to resolve the issue or the bird may die. We offer several medication options Read more…
Eye and Ear Medication and Your First Aid Kit Eye injuries one usually wants to treat as soon as possible so having something on hand is ideal. Birds can also get ear infections that can be of bacterial or fungal origin, you will have smelly discharge, usually a pale yellow Read more…