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Question

heloo diana !!
i am Rana Nasir from Karachi Pakistan,i have Homer Racing pigeons and different kinds of pigeons with me, problem with me is that from last 10 days ,some infection has caught my pigeons and its very deadly .it killed most of my pigeons .it takes just two or three days to kill a pigeons,things which i have noted are as under .

1: pigeons infected don't eat .
2: they drink allot of water .
3: there waste is green liquid type.
4: and very soon the cant move there feet and die.

 Its catching each of my pigeons and it is very deadly ,i don't know what to do, local doctors are unable to help me as well ...they just do business and prescribe different medicines,but they are all useless.please tell me what to do,i m really very seriously disturbed beacause i love my pigeons .
thanx

Answer
Hi Rana,

I am sorry to hear about your pigeons. How many do you have left? Have you introduced any new pigeons to your loft or have they had contact with other birds? The symptoms you described are very general and it could be a number of things. Have you noticed any yellowish growths in their mouths or throats? Is there a foul odor coming out of their mouths? Do they have trouble walking, flying, or standing like it is a neurological problem? For now, I would definitely separate the infected ones from the healthy. Clean your loft very well, disinfect it with a diluted bleach solution and clean out all food trays and water dishes with the diluted bleach. How is the quality of the feed you are feeding them? Is it moldy and/or old?

Stacie