Oct 7, 2011 16:34:59 GMT
ppvallhunds
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Ada & Eagle
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Post by ppvallhunds on Oct 10, 2011 11:31:00 GMT
Ada and Eagle have been scratching at there faces the last few weeks, at one point it was realy bad and ada cut her eye lid with her claw (just a small scratch but it did bleed a bit) and eagle just kept doing it and made his eye sore and rubbed out a feather. I cant see anything on them and there is no crusting but took them to see the exotic vet who couldnt find anything bugs on them and he did use the microscope and some tape to check, and gave them a once over. So he gave them some spot on just incase it was the very beggining of scaily face. Ive offered them more baths than normal and yesterday gave there cage and base a good wash (not sure how to wash rope and wodden stuff) and allthough they are not rubbing as much they are still doing it more than they use to and ada has lost a bit of skin where the cear overlaps the beak. Still no crusting and still cant see any bugs. They are due back in the vets at the end of the month for another does of spot on and a check over.
Any ideas on what it could be? Diets the same trill with a millet spray (do the sprays need to be washed?) and no new toys or perches.
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Post by Rachael Kellett on Oct 10, 2011 13:39:55 GMT
Hmmm. See I would have said mites but then you put that they had been seen by a vet so that one is out. Hmm could anything have caused an allergic reaction? Any type of spray or cleaner maybe that you have used recently? As for cleaning the wood perches and rope toys. Soak them in hot water with some type of avian disinfectant, I use F10 then hang them out to dry  Hopefully somebody will come along with advice about the itchiness. |
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Oct 10, 2011 14:15:04 GMT
Have you been using your heating? - just wondered if they had dry skin and were itchy from that?
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Post by barrieshutt on Oct 10, 2011 14:52:05 GMT
It is normally new feathers growing or mites. Do spot all birds for mites twice a year. Spray your cage and yous with anti mite spray after removing the seed containers
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Oct 7, 2011 16:34:59 GMT
ppvallhunds
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Ada & Eagle
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Post by ppvallhunds on Oct 11, 2011 10:21:33 GMT
thanks guys,
I have started using trigean disinfectant. Its an allready mixed spray one. could it be that?
Eagle has some pin feathers on his head but ada doesnt.
Ill pick up some anti mite spray for the cages at the weekend, they are getting more spot on at the end of the month.
Knowing me im proberly worring over nothing, all they have to be is sneeze and im panicking.
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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George, Daisy, Iris, Billy, Peter, Chipper, Dinku, Barney, Ayla and Rocky
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Oct 11, 2011 10:22:41 GMT
Knowing me im proberly worring over nothing, all they have to be is sneeze and im panicking. You and me both! |
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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George, Daisy, Iris, Billy, Peter, Chipper, Dinku, Barney, Ayla and Rocky
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Oct 13, 2011 17:45:40 GMT
How are Eagle and Ada today?
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Oct 7, 2011 16:34:59 GMT
ppvallhunds
Cruising Cobalt
Ada & Eagle
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Post by ppvallhunds on Oct 23, 2011 18:11:37 GMT
sorry for the lat reply, ada now has loads of pin feathers on her head so that must of been it, eagle has stopped doing it and ada is doing it less, there due back to the vets next monday.
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Post by barrieshutt on Oct 23, 2011 19:35:50 GMT
new pin feathers are itchy
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Hopefully somebody will come along with advice about the itchiness.
