I am back need help

[teebo]

someone found a pigeon and gave it to me,she has had it for a month,hes white with brown wings,he flips his head to the side,sometimes upside down,he is eating & drinking good,he cant fly,has no bands.what could this be.Happy new year to everyone!!!!!!

[jenfer]

Sounds like it could be PMV, in which case he'll need long-term care. Where in NY are you?

Jennifer

[teebo]

upstate ny

[Pidgey]

PMV is a virus that can affect some birds more and some less. Here's an informational thread on it:

http://www.pigeons.biz/forums/f6/pig...eon-12248.html

Pidgey

[teebo]

[teebo]

so i have to let it run its course,no antibiotics can be given?im also brooding 3 silkie chicks in my room,but the cages are not near one another do i have to worry about that???????????????

[Pidgey]

Antibiotics won't help at all if it's PMV as it's a virus. How do the poops look?

Pidgey

[teebo]

poops are alittle watery and green

[TAWhatley]

Could also be paratyphoid or the result of trauma. That's a very handsome bird!

Terry

[teebo]

whats that??? will he /she get better??

[teebo]

otherwise the pigeon looks great ,his head doesnt do it all the time mostly when he gets nervous???

[Pidgey]

Does sound more like PMV. Take a picture of the poops, especially if you can get some on plain white paper.

Pidgey

[teebo]

Originally Posted by Pidgey

Does sound more like PMV. Take a picture of the poops, especially if you can get some on plain white paper.

Pidgey

is the looking at the poo,will that help diagnose,if it has it or not.if he does have it what will the poo look like'??????????????????/

[Pidgey]

PMV sometimes affects the kidneys as well as the gastrointestinal tract. That can mean a lot of water thrown off amongst other things. One description out of the books is "wet, greenish feces".

Pidgey

[teebo]

i think you are right ,,,,,his poo is watery green will this pass,and if it does ,does that mean that hes always going to ba a carrier.