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De-wormer for Blackbird

  • 23-04-2015 12:37pm
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    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi folks, I was wondering could I please pick your brains - non in a zombie kind of a way...

    I have a rescue adult blackbird, he's about three years old; while I was feeding it today he pooed, and I was really surprised to see what looked like a white maggot in his droppings. Does anyone know if there's anything I can give him to de-worm him? I know that garlic works very well, but I also know that it's toxic for cats, for instance, so I wasn't sure if that was also the case for birds. Would diluted neem oil be ok? Or is there any specific drug I could get for him?

    Also, more worryingly, could it have been an actual maggot from a bluebottle or a fly that he ate and that developed from the eggs inside the insect??

    Thanks!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,062 ✭✭✭✭tk123


    Verm-x maybe? I use it for my dogs but there's a few varieties for birds

    http://www.verm-x.com/product/wild-birds/19/verm-x-for-wild-birds.php


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭Rips


    Do you know anyone who keeps horses? A very small amount of moxidectin based wormer mixed in water would do the job.

    A syringe of horse wormer costs from €15-€25, most horse owners wouldn't need to use the whole lot and you'd only need the scrapings from the cap!

    Unless a good petshop would have some for birds, I've never seen it though.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Thanks for that folks.

    TK123, I'll see if I can get the Verm-x somewhere quickly, otherwise I'll have to order it online.

    Rips, unfortunately I don't know anyone with horses, but I'll see if I can find some of it in a pet shop or at a co-op, or maybe at a chemist's.

    Thank you for your suggestions!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Kelly06


    What about diatomaceous earth? It's chemical free and harmless to people, animals and birds. Kills all sorts of parasites, bugs etc.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    I have some of that! Serious question, though, would I have to mix it in with his food? Neither him nor the chickens seem to enjoy dust bathing in it at all, and I have to catch them and rub it onto their feathers...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Kelly06


    New Home wrote: »
    I have some of that! Serious question, though, would I have to mix it in with his food? Neither him nor the chickens seem to enjoy dust bathing in it at all, and I have to catch them and rub it onto their feathers...

    Yeah mix it with the food. A tiny amount though.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Thanks, I'll try that too.


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    How cool to have a pet blackbird!
    I think I'd play it safe on this one New Home, and send an email to Bev of the Hogsprickle (hedgehog rescue), who is not only a vet nurse, but a licensed wildlife rehabilitator too. If she doesn't know the answer straight off, she'll find out for you!;)


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 77,359 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    That's a great idea DBB, will do, thanks!


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