how do you treat dropsy?

Answer 1

If you talking about humans try this link
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Herbal Aids
General Instructions: Exceptional results have been attained with dropsy by the use of parsley, parsley root, juniper berries, verde cactus, ginger, and chaparral. Diet is the key to eliminating the cause. Meats, pastries, salt, etc., should be avoided. Eat fruits (grapes and coconut especially), sprouts, leafy and green vegetables, (do not mix fruits and vegetables). Use vapor baths and diaphoretics to open the pores, stimulants to increase and regulate circulation, diuretics for kidneys, and be sure to treat the whole digestive system with tonics. Also rub the body with vinegar and cold water and be sure to keep the bowels cleaned.

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but if you talk about your fish then read the following or check out the links supply please



Description:
Dropsy itself is not a disease, but rather a result of some other cause. Dropsy is a term given to the swelling that occurs internally in the fish. There are multiple possible causes. Sometimes it's not contageous, but sick fish should be isolated and treated since determining the actual cause may be impossible, and also because this will be easier on the fish.

The fish's body will become swelled with fluid it is unable to expel. Eventually the swelling will cause the scales to raise, giving the fish what is called the "pine-cone" appearance.

Diagnosis, One of these situations may be the culprit:
Accute Dropsy: Sudden swelling: A bacterial infection will cause internal bleeding.
Chronic Dropsy: Slow swelling: Growing tumors, or even parasites, in the fish may cause it to swell.
Chronic Dropsy: Slow swelling: Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Highly contageous!
Other unknown causes, such as a virus, or permanent damage to the fish's internal organs. Damage to kidneys can occur due to over-use of medication or use of too strong of medication.

Treatment:
It is difficult to treat, but in some cases where the problem is due to bacteria, if detected early enough, it can be treated. This is why you should closely examine the fish's environment for a bacterial problem, and deal with the source of the problem as a part of treatment and preventative.

By the time the scales begin to raise, however, it is very fatal to the fish. Salt baths can help to draw the fluid out of the fish. A variety of medications can be purchased that treat dropsy, which sometimes occurs due to an internal bacterial problem. Medications for external bacterial problems only will not be effective for this problem.

Gouramies and Cyprinids are highly susceptible to this disorder.

Answer 2

Dropsy is caused by poor water conditions and maybe the diet of your fish. You can treat with a tonic salt but it is a bacterial infection and in the 2 cases I have had throughout my many years of fish-keeping I have unfortunately lost both fish. It can also be a secondary infection from fin nipping from unhappy and discontented fish.

Answer 3

As far as I know, by the time visible evidence of dropsy occurs, the condition ia fatal.

Answer 4

Dropsy

Symptoms include:
This is also a very serious disease. Most often the fish swell to the point the scales protrude. They however, do not rest at the bottom of the tank as with Indigestion/constipation.
Treatment:
Check ammonia and nitrIte levels. Change water according to test results. A furanace bath is recommended at one TEASPOON furanace for one gallon of water.

Answer 5

MELA-FIX!

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Answer 6

You have to quarantine your fish and you can get drops to put in the tank If you don't your fish will die

Answer 7

im so fed up,i dont know what "dropsy" is

Answer 8

I have hired someone to pick up after me.