Prevention and treatment of joint abscess of pigeon

The main reason for the occurrence of pigeon joint abscess is that it is caused by leg skin injury and infection caused by long-term feeding in rugged pigeon houses or rough pigeon cages with sharp thorns. It is common in ankle and elbow joints, and the incidence of adult pigeons is high.

Symptoms: at the beginning of the disease, the pigeon can not walk well and even limp, the affected joints show red, swollen, hot, painful and inflammatory symptoms, and gradually increase and protrude, and touch it from hard swelling to soft swelling, there is a feeling of fluctuation, and there is pus outflow after incision. Abscess with long course of disease, local skin thickening, hard touch, cheese-like or bean curd-like coagulum, foul smell, connective tissue capsule outside. Abscess is common in leg and wing joints, leg joint abscess shows obvious difficulty in walking and claudication, wing joint abscess shows wing prolapse. Serious depression, loss of appetite, cessation of mating, decline in egg laying rate, fertilization rate, hatching rate and so on.

Prevention and treatment:

In the treatment, the breeding pigeon can be treated by incision, and the cure rate can reach more than 95%. The method is: after Baoding is ready, the affected part is disinfected with iodine tincture after removing feathers, then disinfected with alcohol cotton, and then cut open to remove pus and necrotic tissue, then rinse with 01% potassium permanganate solution or 3% hydrogen peroxide, spread anti-inflammatory powder in the incision, and finally wrap it with a bandage. At the same time, 40 thousand units of penicillin were injected intramuscularly twice a day for 3 to 5 days.

In terms of prevention, the key point is to do a good job in the daily veterinary health management, such as leveling the site, removing sharp debris, keeping the cage smooth and smooth, and keeping the environment clean and sanitary and disinfecting regularly.