Staggsmalexis
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I have put pictures of Polly's feather loss in my album. Please check it out and message me what you think is causing it. Thank you!
Ask around or look up the local veterinarians, call them & see if the see avian patients. There are a lot of veterinarians who see birds and are very good with them, but may not have taken the additional schooling for the avian classification.....that classification requires a few more years of schooling and usually means higher vet fees, to cover the extra education & title.....
You can also choose a local vet & talk with them about how they handle avian emergencies, many network with specialists, I know my vet trained at the University Of TN Vet School & sets up conference calls with specialists at the school if he runs into something new.....I know everybody tells us to only take our birds to an "Avian Vet" but like in your town, there really are only a few avian veterinarians to go around & most are close to big cities or where their clients live in more expensive homes.....
Sorry, but I've never heard of "vet x," what is it & w3ho makes it? Like I mentioned earlier, just because something is sold for use on or to feed to birds does not mean that it does what it claims or is good for a bird.....I think I might slow down on these salves, creams, bird protectors, etc., until I did some research or asked about them here in the forums.....
Hard to tell and I'm no expert in feather loss.
Some birds can pluck their own feathers when stressed. Keep him under observation and see if he does do some pulling out of his feathers. The wing feathers look in decent shape from what I can see. I don't have a lot of experience with pluckers but the spots that have loss seem to be in common with photos of pluckers that I have seen. Just being out of a stressful situation might help with that.
It could very well be diet related too. It may just be the photos but he looks a little thin to me. What were the previous owners feeding him?
And I would not rule out some kind of parasite. Try giving him a shallow container of water to take a bath in. I use a baking dish with 1 to 1.5 inch of water. Blue crowns LOVE to bathe.
And just as a note if you haven't looked at getting some already, natural wooden and rope perches are great for birdie feet. The round wooden dowels that are in the photos can lead to problems. Arthritis, sores and such.
Do you get an allowance of any kind? If you find a veterinarian who might see your bird, you could always ask if (s)he might be willing to work with you on a payment plan.....you could possibly save maybe half of the money to pay up front & make payments on the rest.....
I know it's hard when we're young and don't really have our own money.....good luck!