ziggybird
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- Jan 21, 2013
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- Parrots
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Meyer's Parrot (Tukki),
Meyer's Parrot (Brooklyn),
Double Yellow Headed Amazon (Ziggy),
Blue and Gold Macaw (Max)
Tukki, my 3 1/2 year old Meyers Parrot has begun feather picking. I have a vet appointment set up for her today.
She's usually an incredibly happy-go-lucky bird. We go on walks together outside every day, usually twice a day (been doing this for about a year now). She loves meeting new people and is great with pretty much everyone she meets (including kids!).
She is a spoiled bug with a nice big cage, plenty of toys, a good diet of veggies fruit and seeds, a GIANT bird tree (seriously this thing was made for a Macaw!) and tons of love and attention (I work 9-6, but will often stop home for lunch and walk her.)
One day I came home from work and noticed she had plucked part of one of her legs. I was hoping it was a reaction to having stayed the night with my boyfriend (he's only had this apartment for about 2 months, but she's been there before). So she's stayed home since then (since last friday night). I took her to The Perfect Parrot (the bird store I got her from, they are really great!) for advice and got an aloe spray from them.
Things were fine, feathers started growing back, then all of a sudden I came home from work on Monday, and she had completely plucked that leg again, and has started on the other.
The next day I didn't notice any new plucking, but then last night I came home and she started plucking all night long (pulling feathers from under her wing, her back, her butt, and more around her legs).
Today she's going to the vet, which now I of course realize I should have taken her to days ago (please no shaming, I feel awful enough).
I really don't know what this could be about.
I haven't noticed any other behavior change in her. She's eating, playing with toys, interacting with people, etc. It's just this now obsessive plucking!
It's so horrific to watch my little girl hurting herself.
Any advice would be welcome.
She's usually an incredibly happy-go-lucky bird. We go on walks together outside every day, usually twice a day (been doing this for about a year now). She loves meeting new people and is great with pretty much everyone she meets (including kids!).
She is a spoiled bug with a nice big cage, plenty of toys, a good diet of veggies fruit and seeds, a GIANT bird tree (seriously this thing was made for a Macaw!) and tons of love and attention (I work 9-6, but will often stop home for lunch and walk her.)
One day I came home from work and noticed she had plucked part of one of her legs. I was hoping it was a reaction to having stayed the night with my boyfriend (he's only had this apartment for about 2 months, but she's been there before). So she's stayed home since then (since last friday night). I took her to The Perfect Parrot (the bird store I got her from, they are really great!) for advice and got an aloe spray from them.
Things were fine, feathers started growing back, then all of a sudden I came home from work on Monday, and she had completely plucked that leg again, and has started on the other.
The next day I didn't notice any new plucking, but then last night I came home and she started plucking all night long (pulling feathers from under her wing, her back, her butt, and more around her legs).
Today she's going to the vet, which now I of course realize I should have taken her to days ago (please no shaming, I feel awful enough).
I really don't know what this could be about.
I haven't noticed any other behavior change in her. She's eating, playing with toys, interacting with people, etc. It's just this now obsessive plucking!
It's so horrific to watch my little girl hurting herself.
Any advice would be welcome.