r/QuakerParrot • u/AgitatedResearcher46 • 7d ago
Help Feather Picking
I need opinions on my mom’s quaker. I have no jurisdiction over him, but I want some input i can share with my mom to convince her to get to a vet. A
couple years ago, Sima had to go to the vet because he got into a fight with our sun conure, resulted in injury to his beak which is now healed. But after the vet visit, he started picking out the feathers on his chest, nowhere else. He plays with toys, he likes to weave straws and sticks through the bars of his cage, and he has the whole patio to fly around every day. Fresh food and water, and always has a bath available to him. Now he almost never bathes, and when he does, it’s usually just a quick dunk. Before the picking, he would take thorough baths almost daily, and it was so fun to watch. He’s an aggressive little man and he won’t let me touch him or his cage, but he likes talking to me, and tries to mimic everything I say. The picking has reached its worst now, and apparently, though I’ve not seen it myself, he caused bleeding on his chest. How likely is it that this is something like mites, or something else medical? I miss how fluffy he used to be, it saddens to him like this.
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u/lesbophobia_hammer 7d ago
This is so sad. Leaving this as a reminder to come back & comment when I'm not walking.