Crusty beak budgie

[ABM]

.... Getting some sun

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[Lady Jane]

For your education

Scaly Mites

SCALY FACE MITES ! (Article by Lisa Morrison) Scaly face mites are a common parasite that occurs mostly in budgies & canaries although it can occur on other parrots too. Scaly face mites is very serious and without treatment can cause very bad deformities of your birds beak and often leads to...

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[ABM]

@Lady Jane

Great! Initially I was on the edge whether to use OTC medication or reach out to a vet. Glad I took them to the vet. Should see some improvement in a week or so I suppose.

Plan to disinfect the cage too with mite spray as both birds itching themselves constantly.

 

[ABM]

...too soon to see a change but just tracking....

 

[ABM]

Is his nostril blocked? Or should it clear on its own?

 

[ABM]

So.... I guess I'm observing him a little closer than usual these days.... So notice something.

His feet and below beak seem to be bleeding. Any concerns? Or did he just happen to scratch himself?

 

[April]

I wonder if he's so itchy that he's just rubbing really hard against things and causing the bleeding?

 

[ABM]

I wonder if he's so itchy that he's just rubbing really hard against things and causing the bleeding?

Ah! Yes that could be it with the feet.... How about the beak as well?

 

[April]

Ah! Yes that could be it with the feet.... How about the beak as well?

Are you sure the beak is actively bleeding and not just residue from him messing with his feet?

 

[Lady Jane]

If nostril blocked I think you should have another vet visit to clear it because mites can travel to the lungs and then you have a much more serious problem. Since bird is on medication I would call the vet first as ask.

 

[ABM]

Are you sure the beak is actively bleeding and not just residue from him messing with his feet?

It's not actively bleeding and surprisingly I did not connect the two together. It could just be a residual from him messing around with his feet. Will keep an eye.

 

[ABM]

If nostril blocked I think you should have another vet visit to clear it because mites can travel to the lungs and then you have a much more serious problem. Since bird is on medication I would call the vet first as ask.

A picture I took off the other bird preening him... Now the Nostril looks fine, correct?
I have a vet visit scheduled for next week.

 

[ABM]

...an update friends

 

[11bryces]

when i got my first ever birds they were 2 budgies and had a really bad case of mites, i was on another forum at the time and someone told me to try vaseline (petrollium jelly).
i applied it on the crusty area with cotton tip everyday for a bit more than a week and the result was spectacular ! within a month everything was healed and healthy looking ^^
i later learned that the jelly will block the air supply for the mites and suffocate them killing them when a few days, then you have to be patient for the beak to heal ​

 

[ABM]

when i got my first ever birds they were 2 budgies and had a really bad case of mites, i was on another forum at the time and someone told me to try vaseline (petrollium jelly).
i applied it on the crusty area with cotton tip everyday for a bit more than a week and the result was spectacular ! within a month everything was healed and healthy looking ^^
i later learned that the jelly will block the air supply for the mites and suffocate them killing them when a few days, then you have to be patient for the beak to heal ​

Absolutely true! The pet store I went to told the same thing... I suppose the next time if I ever encounter such an event I might try that method. Longer process but works. As a first timer I don't want to take chances and went the vet route. Expensive but important.
Besides I can't dream of being able to get a hold of them "safely". Would have eventually had to take them somewhere

 

[11bryces]

Absolutely true! The pet store I went to told the same thing... I suppose the next time if I ever encounter such an event I might try that method. Longer process but works. As a first timer I don't want to take chances and went the vet route. Expensive but important.
Besides I can't dream of being able to get a hold of them "safely". Would have eventually had to take them somewhere

i understand !!! well when i found that option i didn't really have a choice, i was 15 years old they were my first birds and my parent's phylosophy was "you decided to get them then your mature enough to handle the expences that goes with owning and caring for two budgies" which in a way isn't a bad way of thinking. It's just that at 15 even though i worked a lot after school (gardens, baby sitting , pet sitting etc...) it wasn't enough to handle vet expences​

 

[ABM]

i understand !!! well when i found that option i didn't really have a choice, i was 15 years old they were my first birds and my parent's phylosophy was "you decided to get them then your mature enough to handle the expences that goes with owning and caring for two budgies" which in a way isn't a bad way of thinking. It's just that at 15 even though i worked a lot after school (gardens, baby sitting , pet sitting etc...) it wasn't enough to handle vet expences​

Hats off! Kudos to you. Taking Responsibility early on. Yes something's we learn the hard way and thats not a bad thing most of the time.

These forums are great help to newbies and glad to be part of it.!

 

[11bryces]

Hats off! Kudos to you. Taking Responsibility early on. Yes something's we learn the hard way and thats not a bad thing most of the time.

These forums are great help to newbies and glad to be part of it.!

i very much agree the first forum i was a member of was talkbudgies and then i found avianavenue while looking at cage setup ideas and i just love the community here and the fact that theres so muchinformation available !!​

 

[ABM]

So....looks to me like while Pista is getting better, Birdie who was the healthy one, is getting the mites. The left picture is the latest taken today.

What do you think? Do the feathers look like there is some infection around the eyes? Besides she also lost her two tail feathers couple days back.

 

[Ripshod]

So....looks to me like while Pista is getting better, Birdie who was the healthy one, is getting the mites. The left picture is the latest taken today.

What do you think? Do the feathers look like there is some infection around the eyes? Besides she also lost her two tail feathers couple days back.

Is she not being treated as well? That's how mites travel from bird to bird. Just sharing a cage is a very high risk, but contact like preening is a 100% guaranteed infestation. The male had them first so the signs were visible sooner with him.
Yes scaly face mites also attack the feet so he's likely biting his feet because of the irritation. The blood on his beak could be from his feet - but you really need to talk to the vet. SF Mites can cause the beak to bleed, and I suspect the treatment from the vet isn't working - there shouldn't be any live active mites by now.