Candida Powder (Elite Pet) Sour Crop Treatment for Candidiasis in Birds

The Elite Pet Health Candida Powder is an antifungal which aids in the prevention and treatment of Candida (Sour Crop) fungus in finches, parrots, and other pet birds. The Elite Pet Health is a proven and safe active ingredient, attacks the fungi at the source and can be given to many different species of birds. 

What is Candida in birds?

Candida is an environmental fungus that infects the bird’s digestive tract. Often times making their crops smell ‘sour’, candida is the main reason for ‘sour crop’ infection in birds.  Many factors can lead to Candida as a primary infection such as contaminated water, diet (excessive sugar in food or fatty seeds that go rancid), long periods of treating with antibiotics such as Doxycycline, and a compromised immune system. Some symptoms of Candida, or sour crop, include a compacted or fowl-smelling crop, a crop full of mucus, fluffed feathers, lethargy, loss of appetite, and delayed emptying of the crop.

Key Benefits

• An antifungal which aids in prevention and treatment of sour crop fungus
• Multi-bird species formula
• Safe for chicks and young birds
• Perfect to use on hookbills/parrots after a long treatment of Psittacosis
• Is easily added to grain, soft food, and can also be cropped dosed in chicks, baby birds, and adult poultry
• 1/8 teaspoon included

Dosage Instructions

Cage birds – Mix 1/8 teaspoon (spoon included) into 0.25lbs of seed for 5 to 7 consecutive days. For proper mixture and adherence, adding a light oil into the grain before mixing The Elite Pet Health Candida Powder is highly recommended. 

Hand-reared birds – Mix 2/8 teaspoon (~1g) to 7 oz of soft food daily until symptoms are gone. 

Crop dosing chicks & poultry – Mix 2/8 teaspoon (~1g) per 0.7 fl oz (20ml) of water. Shake well and dose 1ml of mixture per 0.25 lb (100g) of body weight twice daily [or ~23ml per 5lbs of body weight].

Warning: This product is formulated for pet birds only. Do not use on livestock and other animals whose meat or eggs are intended for human consumption. Please keep away from children and other pets. 

Size

50 grams in a container with spoon included.