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Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / January 2004Itchy butt...
I noticed one of my birds doing something funky over the weekend. At first I thought he was just stretching his legs out, but after awhile I realized he was trying to scratch his vent with his feet. I looked him over and couldn't see any stuck poops or anything. I watched him for a bit to make sure he was pooping, and he is. He has a vet appt for tomorrow, but tonight when I came home from work I saw that he had pulled a few feathers out from around the area. He's constantly preening that area now, and is now sitting on the perch rather floofed. He's still singing, still begging for scritches, and generally moving around, but he spends a lot of time fiddling with his feathers there. All in all, he's looking rather uncomfortable. Any ideas as to what I can do for him until he gets to the vet? > I noticed one of my birds doing something funky over the weekend. At first I > thought he was just stretching his legs out, but after awhile I realized he [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Any ideas as to what I can do for him until he gets to the vet? Has your birdie been 'hanging out' with the wrong crowd and now he's all itchy in his privates? :) j/k But seriously, two things came to mind, one was egg laying (but you said he was a HE, right?) and the other was papillomas (kinda like birdie hemorroids)... just keep an eye on him and keep him warm until you get him to the vet. Good luck and keep us posted.  Signature~Marco~ "Shoot'er Wardell, Shoot'er in the head!" -Brother Boy ---------------------- chuck-underscore-marco-at-bellsouth-dot-net Turns out he had an infection. =\ They looked at a stool sample, but he looks normal there. They said it was slightly soft, but not really unusual. Some started sticking to his feathers, but they don't know why. They clipped his feathers off around his infected area, and he's going to be getting antibiotics and some cream to put on. He was quite cuddly when we got home, and wanted scritches for some time. Usually he'll want some, but then quickly wants to move onto other things. So mostly just medicating him and keeping him warm, and hopefully he heals quickly. =) > Turns out he had an infection. =\ > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > then quickly wants to move onto other things. So mostly just medicating him > and keeping him warm, and hopefully he heals quickly. =) Keeping our fingers crossed for your birdie... hope he's better in no time :) Signature~Marco~ "Shoot'er Wardell, Shoot'er in the head!" -Brother Boy ---------------------- chuck-underscore-marco-at-bellsouth-dot-net |
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