Ayurvedic herbal home treatment of sick birds zebra finch,parrots budgies etc

This article is not complete and will deal with Ayurvedic and herbal bird care and diseases.Do let me know when your birds are treated and they recover.I have zebra finch and these Ayurvedic treatments have been successful on them.Please give your inputs and suggestions to help us improve.

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I am a female IT-professional and not a doctor.Learning Ayurveda is my hobby.

Herbs are not dangerous to your pet birds.Ayurvedic treatment is the best for your birds.

Dedicated to Rishi Ayurveda.

1.Mite,lice,red mites infection in birds:If you bird is scratching too much and also scratching its head on hard surface then the following treatment will help.You might see bald areas on the bird.Boil neem leaves in water.Drain the water with a seive.Let it cool.Give you bird a bath in the water by placing them comfortably in you hand.Do not dip the head and ears in the neem water.The best bath is just give a spray of neem water with a sprayer.Keep a glass bowl aside with a drop of neem oil,a drop of tea tree oil .Apply the oil on the birds legs.Aleo vera gel is the best soothing  lotion for bald areas.It’s best if you extract it from a fresh leaf.

2.Sprinkle dried tulsi leaves(Holy Basil) in the birds diet.Every Indian home has a Tulsi plant.

3.Apply haldi(turmeric) if the bird is injured.Buy a piece of haldi and then grind it.Do not use haldi powder from the market.Haldi acts as a disinfectant.You can also use wheat flour to avoid bleeding.

5.Neem sticks used as a perch avoids mites and insects.

6.After a neem bath,you can dry your sick bird with a blow dryer placed far from the bird.Place your other hand near the bird and feel the heat of the blow dryer.If it is mild then you can blow dry for few minutes after a neem bath.The bird will not need further assistance and with soon dry itself and chirp happily.Do this in-case it’s too cold or the bird refuses to preen itself.

7.The wild bird treats itself with the herbs in the forest when sick.Try planting herbs near your house and in pots.Place fresh water and feed for wild birds as part of your religion.

8.Grow wheat grass,sava grass,maize grass,lemon grass,thyme,spinach and rice grass in pots.Let the birds feed on them.That way they learn to be independent and will learn to live in the wild too.

9. Use boiled and cooled water  in case of eye infections in birds.

10.Honey(Madhu) is a disinfectant that should be a part of birds diet.

11.Aleo vera(Ghrit Kumari) gel also help in bring relief to skin irritation.Plant aleo vera in a pot in your house.The fresh leaves will be of multiple usage.

12.Ginger(Adrak) juice added to the birds water at night prevents loose motion when they are sick.

13.Lahsoon(Garlic)Has anti-oxidant properties as well as anti-parasitic properties which kill intestinal parasites. Protects the liver from the damage of chemical pollutants in the air and in food and water supply. In Ayurveda,that garlic juice is as strong as the antifungal drugs, Amphotericin and Nystatin, against Candida, a fungal problem sometimes found in parrots. Should be used sparingly and in the form of fresh garlic, not the concentrated garlic powder. Garlic belongs to a family of plants that may cause anemia in animals if given for long periods of time

14.Place dried neem leaves at the base of the nest before layering  it with soft cotton and white new cottong bandage layer.Give dry neem twigs as nest material to your birds.The nest will be safe from insects.

15.Egg Binding:Boiled eggs,Egg shells,Ginger Juice in drinking water,warm cage and lighted bulb so keep the bird warm and water melon juice every 3 hours.

16:Vomiting–Water melon fresh juice.

17.Avoid giving your bird feeds which has artificial colour.

18.Pregnancy in birds.Never touch a pregnant bird.Give her a good clean cage,enough movement so that she can go in -out of the cage,Variety in nutrition,fresh water and cosy nest is very important.

19.Do not keep your birds lonely for long.They may peck on their fingure which results in bleeding of the feet.The feet may start growing black and fall off.

20.My bird is very sick and she is sitting on the floor.What do I do.Treatment below.

a.Clean the cage,put the cage in fresh air,give her fresh feed,fresh water,egg shells and boiled eggs even if she declines to eat them.

b.Boil 20 leaves of tulsi(holy basil) in water till only 2 spoons of water is left in the pan.Allow it to cool at room temperature.Take a syringe(THROW AWAY THE NEEDLE).Make the bird drink the Tulsi water every 4 hours.Do not make them over drink.A drop is enough.Do not give her anything refrigerated.

c.The bird is not eating anything.You have to give her energy.Make her drink water melon juice every 3 hours with syringe(without needles).Do not feed her excess of water melon juice.

d.In the night,put a lighted bulb on her cage to keep her warm for 1 hour.Do not forget to give her juice.The bulb can cause dehydration.

e.Change water and feed frequently.A sick bird will feed only on egg shells for calcium.

The bird will recover 100% even if she had something poisonous.

21.Never panic when birds are sick.You will harm them more with your nervousness.Your love and cosy treatment is enough to help them recover.In nervous state people over do things which is harmful.

First Aid Kit
Infared lamp and heating pad,Eye droppers,Clean syringe without needles,Towel
Flour- this is really the only thing you may need to use to stop bleeding, for example if you hit a vein while clipping toenails,Cotton balls and swabs,Avian nail clippers,Scissors,Roll of gauze,Gauze squares,Flashlight,Aloe vera plant,holy basil plant(Tulsi),Dried neem leaves and twig,Distilled water as eye drop,Surgical Tape,Neem Oil,euclyptus oil,Tea tree oil,Hospital cage and Home made incubator if possible.