Taprock
Member
- Oct 22, 2015
- 279
- 2
- Parrots
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Buzz - CAG,
Ziggy - Nanday/Sun Conure,
Jasper - Goffin
Loki - Starling
Gloria - Foster CAG
Our CAG came to us a plucker. He does his chest not totally bare but sparse and his neck crop area bare. He had his first AV visit with us. They did a gram stain and exam and believed it to be behavioral. Since then he has just noted that it has continued.
Two years have passed and not much has changed until the last month. Buzz has started barbering on his shoulders, one side a bit more. I’m concerned. I really want it to stop but I’d be happy at this point if it doesn’t escalate. My questions:
Is barbering a degree of plucking, like a normal progression or different?
I had read barbering was usually more behavioral but questioned the truth of it.
Should we be headed back to the vet for a visit? He was last there in July. Are there specific physical things he should be tested for?
Two years have passed and not much has changed until the last month. Buzz has started barbering on his shoulders, one side a bit more. I’m concerned. I really want it to stop but I’d be happy at this point if it doesn’t escalate. My questions:
Is barbering a degree of plucking, like a normal progression or different?
I had read barbering was usually more behavioral but questioned the truth of it.
Should we be headed back to the vet for a visit? He was last there in July. Are there specific physical things he should be tested for?