Hello,
I’m looking for some advice on sick courtnix quail. I have one male and 2 females. The male is about 2 1/2, the girls nearly 2 years. Last week the male started to look slightly off. He had his eyes shut a lot and seems to be swaying slightly on his legs. He is still like this but seems slightly worse. He has been crowing continually, even at night. Yesterday one of the girls started to look the same. She’s puffed up her eyes are shut a lot and she’s tripping over. Her eyes are red and the lids swollen. The other girl is fine.
They are all eating and drinking normally but not coming for food so quickly. The girl who is fine has always been a loner, but she’s now attacking the other girls. Oddly the male has never been interested in her but now is.
I took them all to the vet this morning and she wasn’t sure. She’s testing their poo for parasites. I have started them all on baytril in case it’s an infection.
They seem to have a low level of lice which I have also treated.
Does anyone have any suggestions of what it could be?
The neighbours are having building works done (which started the same time the male got sick) so I have brought them inside in case it’s dust causing it.
Thank you for your help.
I’m looking for some advice on sick courtnix quail. I have one male and 2 females. The male is about 2 1/2, the girls nearly 2 years. Last week the male started to look slightly off. He had his eyes shut a lot and seems to be swaying slightly on his legs. He is still like this but seems slightly worse. He has been crowing continually, even at night. Yesterday one of the girls started to look the same. She’s puffed up her eyes are shut a lot and she’s tripping over. Her eyes are red and the lids swollen. The other girl is fine.
They are all eating and drinking normally but not coming for food so quickly. The girl who is fine has always been a loner, but she’s now attacking the other girls. Oddly the male has never been interested in her but now is.
I took them all to the vet this morning and she wasn’t sure. She’s testing their poo for parasites. I have started them all on baytril in case it’s an infection.
They seem to have a low level of lice which I have also treated.
Does anyone have any suggestions of what it could be?
The neighbours are having building works done (which started the same time the male got sick) so I have brought them inside in case it’s dust causing it.
Thank you for your help.