My almost 2 year old female lovebird has an issue. She spends a lot time every day "picking" or "digging" in her vent area. She hangs off the bars of her cage or a toy or the curtain if she is out and reaches between her legs with her head to reach area and "dig" for lack of a better word. She also will regurgitate (and I'm sure it is regurgitation rather than vomiting) and try to put seeds on her vent. She leaves little balls of regurgitated food in her water dish and on the floor of her cage. She got stressed about a year ago when we went on vacation and developed a plucking problem and had plucked her chest bare as well as areas around her neck. Those have since grown back. Her main plucking now is around her vent area. She never draws blood, but seems itchy to me. I took her to the avian vet in May and she was tested for break and feather disease (negative) and psittacosis (also negative). A gram stain came a little negative so she was treated with Diflucan for a yeast infection. That seemed to calm the plucking, but not the vent picking problem. She eats a good diet of pellets and seeds and is otherwise a good eater, active, and happy. Has anyone ever experienced vent picking in their bird? The avian vet didn't seem to be too concerned about it when I told him about it. But I think it is kind of excessive. Any ideas?
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