Put the CSW in your distilled water feeder for the birds. John
On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Heather King (LCA) < heather.k...@microsoft.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > > > Anyone here have any anecdotal experience using CS on avian pox? I suspect > we have had a couple of house finches in my usual backyard flock succumb to > it. It is supposedly a virus, but I’m stuck as to how to get CS into “MY” > backyard songbird population in any good fashion. Last night, we had another > actually flutter to the back door and sit on the mat in full view of the > housecat inside. > > > > Symptoms I can see (yes, I picked it up to check for broken limbs, etc): > > > > -Lesions on the sides of beak (softer tissues - corner of the mouth?) > > -Apparent difficulty breathing, appears to be mouth related, not > necessarily lung related as I can hear a clicking sound near the beak > > -1 very large lesion encompassing what would be the ball of the foot, close > to 1 cm in diameter & incorporating 3 of 4 toes > > > > The bird is feisty & appears strong, except for the breathing issue, so I > don’t know how far along this would be in the disease. > > > > <Upon resending this, I checked...the little thing died > overnight, so it was apparently the end of the disease, whatever it was.> > > > > I’d like to see if CS would help out there, but falling rain and the birds > foul the water I put out... > > > > Thanks, > > Heather > > >
