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Re: COCKATOO PLUCKING
Posted by joni on 4/06/09

On 11/03/08, DONNA wrote:
> help! I AM WRITING TO GET SOME HELP. I HAVE A COCKATOO
> THAT CONTINUES TO PLUCK UNTIL BLEEDING. I HAVE HAD HER TO
> THE VET AND HAVE HAD ALL TESTING DONE AND EVERYTHING HAS
> COME BACK NEGATIVE. SO WE ASSUME THAT SHE IS HAVING MENTAL
> ISSUES. THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN HER DIET,
ENVIRONMENT,
> OR CARE. THE VET GAVE US ANTIBOTICS AND TWO OTHER
> MEDICATIONS WHICH SHE HAS BEEN TAKING FOR WEEKS. I HAVE
> THE AREA COVERED BUT SHE CONTINUES TO GET TO IT. WITH THE
> ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS I JUST CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER TRIP TO
> THE VET. I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE COULD ADVISE IF A
> ANTIBOTIC CREAM OR NEOSPOREN WOULD HURT HER IFI APPLIED IT
> TO THE ONE WOUND THAT DOES NOT LOOK VERY GOOD. I AM
AFRAID
> I AM GOING TO LOOSE HER AND AM AT WITS END ON WHAT TO DO.
> ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED
what kind of diet do you have her on?is seed, you may want
to change her over to a pelleted diet.my bird had issues
with plucking and i switched her over slowly and it has
helped.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• COCKATOO PLUCKING, 11/03/08, by DONNA.
• Re: COCKATOO PLUCKING, 1/06/09, by Linda.
• Re: COCKATOO PLUCKING, 2/06/09, by Barbara.
• Re: COCKATOO PLUCKING, 4/06/09, by joni.