MJGB - MikeJenGaryBeckyBoo
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Bebe suffers from ridiculously dry skin, and we're running out of ideas. There is obviously the usual birdy dandruff that Gary sheds, but when Bebe ruffles her feathers there is practically a bird shaped cloud coming off her.
Bad points..... They both (coincidentally) have uropygial glands that don't work. She suffers from anxiety and has OCD behaviours. She is a plucker. She has chewed an area in her wing pit to the point of sores, which will tentatively heal, but she won't stretch her left wing as it must pull on the sores, and twice now she has taken to flight in a panic over something and ripped the skin open again. Due to her anxiety issues, we (vet included) would prefer to avoid making her wear a collar. This afternoon she has been scratching and preening again as usual, and I noticed another dry patch on her leg with a little wound where she must have been so itchy she chewed.
Good points.....There is an air purifier/humidifier in their room. They have spray baths. Their diet is good, including foraging activities. There is no underlying health problem, other than her mental health. They have an abundance of toys. When we're home (evenings and weekends as we both work), they're out of their cages.
Bebe is 'my' bird, but when it comes to trying to look at her wing she turns into a she-devil. She allows me to touch it, but senses when I want to try and actually do something and warns me off. And again, due to her anxiety issues, I don't want to risk the trust she currently has in me.
If you've read this far...well done! If anyone has had a similar experience, or had any ideas, please share!
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Bad points..... They both (coincidentally) have uropygial glands that don't work. She suffers from anxiety and has OCD behaviours. She is a plucker. She has chewed an area in her wing pit to the point of sores, which will tentatively heal, but she won't stretch her left wing as it must pull on the sores, and twice now she has taken to flight in a panic over something and ripped the skin open again. Due to her anxiety issues, we (vet included) would prefer to avoid making her wear a collar. This afternoon she has been scratching and preening again as usual, and I noticed another dry patch on her leg with a little wound where she must have been so itchy she chewed.
Good points.....There is an air purifier/humidifier in their room. They have spray baths. Their diet is good, including foraging activities. There is no underlying health problem, other than her mental health. They have an abundance of toys. When we're home (evenings and weekends as we both work), they're out of their cages.
Bebe is 'my' bird, but when it comes to trying to look at her wing she turns into a she-devil. She allows me to touch it, but senses when I want to try and actually do something and warns me off. And again, due to her anxiety issues, I don't want to risk the trust she currently has in me.
If you've read this far...well done! If anyone has had a similar experience, or had any ideas, please share!
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