Casozen

A natural nutritional supplement, developed by veterinarians, to help alleviate stress in pet parrots, and thereby help to reduce feather plucking and other stress-related behaviours*.

Casozen^® promotes the action of the body's own stress-relieving mechanism - it does not use an artificial/chemical approach to sedating the bird, and removes the risk of ataxia (loss of coordination), agitation, reduced appetite or regurgitation that can come from medicinal approaches to stress relief.

Available in capsule/powder or liquid form.

WHEN TO USE CASOZEN^®

• For birds with chronic stress-related behaviours, such as feather-plucking or self-harming, to help give a period of respite while the underlying cause is addressed*
• To give relief to birds experiencing short-term stress-related behaviours linked to a temporary change in circumstance
  • For example if you notice a change in your bird's behaviour at the start of a specific period (fireworks, Christmas, seasonal changes) then give Casozen to help reduce stress until the stimulus ends or the bird adapts. 
• To pre-empt an anticipated response from your bird to an event you know they find stressful
  • For example if you know your bird responds negatively to going in a car (but a necessary trip is planned), or to a larger group of people coming to your home, giving Casozen^® for a number of days prior to this can reduce the impact of the stressful event. 

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

For use in parrots and large parakeets. For oral administration.

Capsules:

• Use 1 capsule a day
• Open the capsule and dissolve the contents in 200 ml of clean drinking water or sprinkle over fruit, vegetables, or other suitable foods.
• Prepare fresh daily

Solution:

• Mix 20ml into 200 ml of clean drinking water
  • Or add equivalent amount of solution into water to give a 1:10 ratio
• Prepare fresh daily

* - IMPORTANT NOTE

Casozen is not intended as a substitute for optimal husbandry. Feather plucking and other harmful behaviours can have origins in physiological triggers caused by an inadequate diet or poor lighting, or can be a response to stimuli within the home which the owner may need to resolve.  For a high quality diet we recommend Harrison's Birds Foods; for a good source of UV lighting we recommend Arcadia.

HOW DOES CASOZEN^® WORK?

Casozen^® contains trypsin-hydrolysed bovine casein, a protein found in cow's milk. This acts on the GABA-A receptor in the brain.

GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid) occurs naturally in the body. When GABA acts on a GABA-A receptor, it opens a channel within a neuron's membrane (a neuron is a cell that forms the core building block of the brain and nervous system). This channel allows the flow of negatively-charged ions into the neuron creating a 'hyperpolarised' state. A hyperpolarised neuron is less responsive to stimuli, so is less likely to 'fire' and provoke a response from the body.

Casozen^® acts to keep the GABA-A receptors open to the effects of the GABA. It thereby enables neurons to be naturally 'calmed' by the GABA in the body. Neurons that are less excited means a lowering of stress levels within the body, and a reduction in harmful responses (such as feather-plucking) that can manifest in by the bird*.

Casozen^® promotes the action of the body's own stress-relieving mechanism - it does not use an artificial/chemical approach to sedating the bird, and removes the risk of ataxia (loss of coordination), agitation, reduced appetite or regurgitation that can come from medicinal approaches to stress relief.

Composition (capsules): Maltodextrin, rawhide gelatine, casein (Trypsin hydrolysed bovine casein), cristobalite, magnesium stearate.

Composition (liquid): Invert sugar syrup, casein (Trypsin hydrolysed bovine casein), pectin.

Manufacturer: TAVC BV, R. De Kerchovestraat 5, 8720 Dentergem, Belgium. info@casozen.com