Parrot With Swollen Mouth

[jasonskillz]

yesterday when i looked at my parrot i noticed its mouth was swollen on one side
in that swollen area had some kind of brownish stuff, looks like its infected
what can i do to heal it
heres a pic

oops too small

errrrrrrr
ill just give u the link
http/i12.photobucket.com/albums/a235/jas...lz/DSCN0402.jpg

 

[WILDER]

Does the brownish stuff look fluffy or stringy as it could be mouth fungus columnaris.

http/www.nippyfish.net/flexibacter.html

 

[jasonskillz]

i dont think it is
it looks more like a piece of crap not stringy

 

[WILDER]

Well it's still bacterial and you will need a bacterial med, or the fish will die, you need to go in with maracyn one and two.

 

[vancouver]

Hard to say from the pic.. could it just be swollen from being bitten? I wouldn't rush into medicating things if you aren't sure it's infected. Parrots are pretty hardy fish, but it's hard to tell from the pic.

 

[WILDER]

Columnaris comes in many disguises, so it's up to you, he could of knocked it or been fighting, but with the brown on the lip too, dosn't sound right, only other brown marks are velvet, but thats usually a dusting.

 

[jasonskillz]

i was think it would have crashed into someting and is possible
today its not brown, its like a white thing, kinda looks like an open wound on the lip
i dont think it is likey to be some kind of disease because i keep my UV on all the time

 

[vancouver]

If it's just discolored white, it could just be from being bitted. If it's white and fuzzy, it could be a type of fungus.

If you're not sure, just do maybe 25% water changes everyday to keep the water clean so it wont get infected.

 

[jasonskillz]

i guess ill do that

 

[WILDER]

If the wound is open and deep you need to treat, and use bacterial med as bacteria can enter the wound and blood stream, you need to issolate the fish if its deep and use a bacterial med, if it's not deep wound melafix.

 

[jasonskillz]

it doesnt look like too deep of a wound
its only on the lip

 

[WILDER]

Well you need to act fast as a bacterial infecton will set in, can you issolate the fish, if not add some melafix to the tank.