Article From SubmitYOURArticle.com: Sour Crop Will Quickly Make Your Parrot A Very Sick Bird

Sour crop or "crop stasis," is amazingly common
in young birds, but it is one that needs
immediate vet care. It is a condition where a
baby parrot has a crop that has been affected
with bad food or the food in the crop has gone
bad. This condition needs immediate vet care.
Sour crop leads to a lot of other diseases inside
the parrot which eventually results in death and
this is why such a symptom should be identified
before it brings about the effects of full blown
sour crop.

Causes:

There are several reasons why a parrot may get
sour crop and some of them include:

Obstruction: This is the indigestion of any
food or foreign objects inside the parrot
given during the day.

Viral diseases: This accounts to
proventricular dilatation disease.

Fungal infection: The food that you might
have given to the bird might be infected by
fungus.

Bacterial infection: The bad food intake
might cause any bacterial infection anywhere
in the intestinal track of the bird.

Metabolic diseases: Diseases like liver
malfunction and pancreatitis can also be a
cause.

Improper feeding: young parrots need consistent
feeding, with food at the right temperature so
that it is not harmed in any way. The food needs
to be soft and easily digestible. Even severe
climatic conditions can cause the spoiling of
food that small parrots eat.

Symptoms:

Regurgitation,diarrhea or vomiting

The crop being overdistension and firm to touch
whereas it is usually quite soft and spongy.

Lethargy - excessive sleeping, keeping their
head under the wing, ruffled feathers
indicate that the birds are too weak to stay
awake and an immediate call for the vet is
necessary.

Decreased appetite -the birds will be in no
condition for eating as their digestive track of
which the crop is part of, is infected and you
might notice a decrease in their appetite.

Less active: the birds will not be
responsive.

Treatment:

If you have seen your parrot show any signs
listed above then you should see a vet
immediately as sour crop can affect the bird very
quickly and very seriously. The vet will remove
the food, usually orally.

Effects of sour crop in most birds that are
suffering will be severe dehydration and a large
intake of fluid is mandatory. So once the crop
has been taken from the body of the bird it needs
to be given high intake of fluid.

The feeding of a parrot needs care at all times
and will become a habit and you will notice any
change in signs once you have owned your parrot
for a while, but if you have a new baby parrot
then be aware of the effects of sour crop and
keep a vigilant watch on your parrot's feeding
habits.

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