Alexandrine parrot losing feathers

pintu · Mar 11, 2020

Hi
My Alexandrian female age 6 years is losing her feathers. She is tamed and never goes to cage all day but at night only she goes to cage. I started to put her in cage at day time 2 months ago.
I am very worrying about her feathers because no new feathers are coming.
I visit vet doctor and he give her multivitamin syrup. I have started syrup from 2 weeks but feathers are still losing.
Please advice

charmedbyekkie · Mar 11, 2020

Did your vet test her skin (did he wipe her skin and look at the sample under a microscope)? Did he test her blood (draw blood and test it)?

Because her feather loss is on her head, I do not think she is pulling her own feathers. She seems very sick, but you need to find out what is making her sick. She could have an illness or a skin problem. Your vet needs to do tests in order to find out the reason. Is he a vet specifically for birds? School for bird vets is very different from other vets. Other vets do not always know how to treat birds.

pintu · Mar 11, 2020

Thank you for your reply
He did not check under micro scope or blood test. He only check physically.
Is there any possibility of feathers come back?

charmedbyekkie · Mar 11, 2020

Without knowing from tests, we don't know.

If it is a skin problem, she could regrow them after she gets proper medicine. If it is an illness, she might never regrow them.

More important, if it is an illness, she could die soon. If it is a skin condition, she could get ill and die soon.

Most important, if it is an illness, without treatment, she could pass on this illness to others.

Where are you located? Perhaps we can find a vet who can do the tests for you.

Jottlebot · Mar 11, 2020

Oh, poor thing. She looks very poorly. That is worrying because the gaps are so clear, not like plucking or she rubbed them off.

I do think the only way you will get proper answers is to go back to the vet and get them to do proper blood tests etc.

I hope she is ok and you too

SailBoat · Mar 11, 2020

Do you have another Parrot and do they interact during the day?

pintu · Mar 12, 2020

Thank you for your reply
Yes Pintu is living with her Male
Male health is perfectly OK

pintu · Mar 12, 2020

Thank you for your reply
I went to Vet yesterday and he diagnose ,,,, I forget name of disease.
He started with 15 days antibiotics course.

Cardinal · Mar 12, 2020

pintu said:
Hi
My Alexandrian female age 6 years is losing her feathers. She is tamed and never goes to cage all day but at night only she goes to cage. I started to put her in cage at day time 2 months ago.
I am very worrying about her feathers because no new feathers are coming.
I visit vet doctor and he give her multivitamin syrup. I have started syrup from 2 weeks but feathers are still losing.
Please advice

Hi Pintu

Where are you from?
India?

pintu · Mar 12, 2020

I m from Pakistan

Jottlebot · Mar 12, 2020

I hope that sorts it out. I'm so glad you went back to the vets and they can help

pintu · Mar 14, 2020

Hi
I am uploading 2 latest pics of my lovely pintu. 2 things to be noticed
1- I notice bit swelling on one side where feathers comes off.
2 I paint their cage about 1 month ago, she is very used to bite cage wires and paint comes off from cage wires.

Please advice and possibilities, I am worrying about her.

pintu · Mar 14, 2020

Jottlebot said:
I hope that sorts it out. I'm so glad you went back to the vets and they can help

Hi
What is possibilities of feather come back?

charmedbyekkie · Mar 14, 2020

pintu said:
Hi
What is possibilities of feather come back?

What was the exact name of the illness that the vet said she had?
If it is PBFD, there is no chance of feathers coming back. If it is another disease, there might be a chance.

You need to find out exactly what is the disease/sickness. Without that, you don't even know if your bird will live or die soon.

Are the antibiotics topical (you put on her skin) or oral (she eats them)?

How did he test for it? Did he do any swabs or blood tests? Or did he just look at her?

pintu said:
Hi
I am uploading 2 latest pics of my lovely pintu. 2 things to be noticed
1- I notice bit swelling on one side where feathers comes off.
2 I paint their cage about 1 month ago, she is very used to bite cage wires and paint comes off from cage wires.

Please advice and possibilities, I am worrying about her.

If he used to bite the cage wires and the paint came off, did the vet test for heavy metal poisoning?

pintu · Mar 16, 2020

Hi
My parrot stopped loosing more feathers but her feather around her left ear and near left neck are missing. What is possibilities her feather comes back?

Jottlebot · Mar 16, 2020

Hi Pintu, I know you are keen to know if and when the feathers will come back, but I don't think anyone here will be able to answer that, at least not without more information and answers to the questions already asked above.

pintu · Mar 17, 2020

Hi
Today is I think 6th day of antibiotic course, Vet advised 15 days antibiotic course.
She is not loosing more feathers. But already loosed around left ear and neck side.
What is possibilities of her lost feather come back?
please reply

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