Besides the lungs, canaries have several air sacs that help them breathe, especially during flight. One of the air sacs ruptures, causing air to leak under the skin layer and become swollen like a bubble or balloon.
The area of air accumulation depends on the affected air sac, which is difficult to determine, but usually air accumulates in the neck area and can occur in the head and lower back.
the ward. The rupture of a large number of bags hinders the bird from flying and causes shortness of breath, and body water collects under the skin, thus causing inflammation.
The cause of the rupture is unknown, but upper respiratory diseases and shocks such as hitting a window or wall may lead to the development of this condition, and thus air leaks into under the skin.
The condition is not generally serious, but death is possible, especially if the condition is handled incorrectly. The situation becomes more dangerous if swelling occurs in some areas of the body.
Treatment of the condition requires the removal of air by pricking the skin area with a needle at the top of the bubble until the air is completely removed. The needle and the place of injury must be sterilized first, and then the bird should be fixed well before pricking, and gently squeezing to help the air out. The air may return immediately or after several hours or days, but the air must continue to be breathed until it stops returning. In most cases, the swelling stops, but if it continues, then the bird needs surgery.
It is also possible to notice the swelling of the sum of the canaries’ chicks with air, and this case differs from the swelling of the neck caused by the rupture of one of the air sacs.
In most cases, chicks of canaries are filled with air because of their weak growth and therefore demand and open their mouths for food continuously. The situation can also occur when the breeder feeds his canaries on the hand manually incorrectly.
To avoid this problem, the feeding tube must be free of air or bubbles and feeding must be done quickly. The slow introduction of the dose causes air to enter the net because the bird swallows air faster than the food provided to it.
Filling the net with air makes the bird get less food and thus slows its growth. The condition is treated by carefully helping the bird burp the air. Consult your veterinarian or an experienced breeder.
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