scaly foot disease, canary

Any suggestion on what works best. I've used Ornascale for months
without much improvement. Is it possible the mites are gone, but scales
persist much longer?

Not licences for birds, but I have used frontline spray. It is a flea
treatment for dogs and cats, but I have used it with no ill effects on
various birds and poultry. Spray it onto a bit of cotton wool or a Q-tip
and dab onto the affected area. Aftyer a week, soften the scaled with
some olive oil massaged gently onto the legs.

Do you know for sure that he has mites? Some birds, as they age, or that have
inappropriate perches, or a vitamin deficiency, can get a thick scale, on their
legs, called hyperkeratosis.
This is a site on starlings, but you can get the general idea.
http://www.starlingtalk.com/hyperkeratosis.htm

Regards

Ivermectin is the med for scaley mite, it will get rid of it almost righ away
usualy with one dose.

To be sure it is scaley mites see your avian vet for the med.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_VM022

Ivermectyin is fine if you don't mind using organophosphates. I won't
use them .

Watch that mouth with soap, woman! This is a family group... children read
this group!

--
~Marco~
"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -- Terry
Pratchett, Jingo

Actually, ivermectin is not an organophosphate.
It is a derivative of one of the avermectins, , a group of macrocyclic
lactones produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces avermitilis .

--
Debbie, Dusty (CAG) and Casperella (U2)

'Organo' Marco, not '******o' heehee

Oh, ok... it's just that if you say it really fast it sounds like "******s
for fatties".

Ok, ok... I know, I'm grounded.

--
~Marco~
"Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -- Terry
Pratchett, Jingo

CHUCK!!!! Make him put the keyboard down, back away slowly and no one will
get hurt!

L

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1 19th March 21:33 ely zaslow External User Posts: 1	scaly foot disease, canary Any suggestion on what works best. I've used Ornascale for months without much improvement. Is it possible the mites are gone, but scales persist much longer?

2 19th March 21:33 oldmolly External User Posts: 1	scaly foot disease, canary Not licences for birds, but I have used frontline spray. It is a flea treatment for dogs and cats, but I have used it with no ill effects on various birds and poultry. Spray it onto a bit of cotton wool or a Q-tip and dab onto the affected area. Aftyer a week, soften the scaled with some olive oil massaged gently onto the legs.

3 19th March 21:33 toucanldy External User Posts: 1	scaly foot disease, canary Do you know for sure that he has mites? Some birds, as they age, or that have inappropriate perches, or a vitamin deficiency, can get a thick scale, on their legs, called hyperkeratosis. This is a site on starlings, but you can get the general idea. http://www.starlingtalk.com/hyperkeratosis.htm Regards

4 20th March 16:33 suntre External User Posts: 1	scaly foot disease, canary Ivermectin is the med for scaley mite, it will get rid of it almost righ away usualy with one dose. To be sure it is scaley mites see your avian vet for the med. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BODY_VM022

5 20th March 16:33 oldmolly External User Posts: 1	scaly foot disease, canary Ivermectyin is fine if you don't mind using organophosphates. I won't use them .

6 20th March 16:33 marco External User Posts: 1	scaly foot disease, canary Watch that mouth with soap, woman! This is a family group... children read this group! -- ~Marco~ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -- Terry Pratchett, Jingo

7 20th March 16:33 debbie krug External User Posts: 1	scaly foot disease, canary Actually, ivermectin is not an organophosphate. It is a derivative of one of the avermectins, , a group of macrocyclic lactones produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces avermitilis . -- Debbie, Dusty (CAG) and Casperella (U2)

8 21st March 11:00 oldmolly External User Posts: 1	scaly foot disease, canary 'Organo' Marco, not '******o' heehee

9 21st March 11:01 marco External User Posts: 1	(OT) Re: scaly foot disease, canary Oh, ok... it's just that if you say it really fast it sounds like "******s for fatties". Ok, ok... I know, I'm grounded. -- ~Marco~ "Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life." -- Terry Pratchett, Jingo

10 21st March 11:01 laurie External User Posts: 1	(OT) Re: scaly foot disease, canary CHUCK!!!! Make him put the keyboard down, back away slowly and no one will get hurt! L