I've kinda been holding off posting this to see if it really was the Dawn, but I'm pretty sure it is.
When Chotu came to me he had plucked a bare ring around the base of his tail and up the right dorsal side by his preening gland.
I would walk in the bird room and there would be little feathers all over the floor almost everyday.
His skin was hot to the touch, very red and he smelled peculiar, a strong musky smell that I'd never smelled before.
You could just tell he was itchy, because he would stop what he was doing every 10 seconds dig around on his backside, shake his body and stamp his little feet, 10 seconds later he'd be at it again.
I took him to Dr. Harris in Miami and did a complete work up to the tune of $418 bucks but everything came back okay.
I tried, GSE, ACV, baby shampoo, clear water, Harrison's soother spray and the cream with no results.
Finally I washed his little butt with the Dawn. You could tell right away that something was different, he stopped digging and he didn't smell as strong.
(I also took the nutriberries out of their food to elimate peanuts, but he raids Trinkets cage and so it wasn't a good experiement.)
I have been washing his butt and upper back with the Dawn for about 4 weeks now on Sundays, Wednesday's and Fridays, and I can really tell the difference.
No feathers on the floor, no redness, minimal itchyness, he can play for long periods of time with out stopping to dig around, and no odor at all.
So far he's not had any adverse effects from the shampooing, however if I wait too long between washings he starts getting a little bit itchier.
I'm still not 100% sure it's the Dawn but I'm about 95% sure.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone would like to try it.
Ginger
When Chotu came to me he had plucked a bare ring around the base of his tail and up the right dorsal side by his preening gland.
I would walk in the bird room and there would be little feathers all over the floor almost everyday.
His skin was hot to the touch, very red and he smelled peculiar, a strong musky smell that I'd never smelled before.
You could just tell he was itchy, because he would stop what he was doing every 10 seconds dig around on his backside, shake his body and stamp his little feet, 10 seconds later he'd be at it again.
I took him to Dr. Harris in Miami and did a complete work up to the tune of $418 bucks but everything came back okay.
I tried, GSE, ACV, baby shampoo, clear water, Harrison's soother spray and the cream with no results.
Finally I washed his little butt with the Dawn. You could tell right away that something was different, he stopped digging and he didn't smell as strong.
(I also took the nutriberries out of their food to elimate peanuts, but he raids Trinkets cage and so it wasn't a good experiement.)
I have been washing his butt and upper back with the Dawn for about 4 weeks now on Sundays, Wednesday's and Fridays, and I can really tell the difference.
No feathers on the floor, no redness, minimal itchyness, he can play for long periods of time with out stopping to dig around, and no odor at all.
So far he's not had any adverse effects from the shampooing, however if I wait too long between washings he starts getting a little bit itchier.
I'm still not 100% sure it's the Dawn but I'm about 95% sure.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone would like to try it.
Ginger
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She told me people waste so much money when Dawn is better and cheaper, but some people can't get over the fact that it is dish detergent 
