ilikebirds
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If anyone has experienced this skin and feather problem, I would like to hear about it.
Our Twinkie, a rescue Peach face, is super shy. She hates to be touched, and is super stressed when you do so, and I have neglected to do hands on health checks as a result.
From just looking at her, she is a beauty, no obvious problems. Beak is great, feet, toes, all that.
She has gotten a bit bolder, and yesterday, caught her in the open, preening. She turned around to do her tail, fluffed it up, and her butt looks terrible! I had no idea!! So, I took her out, and it appears multiple feathers are errupting from single follicules. Ive never heard of ingrown feathers. Its must be so unfomfortable...so I looked it up. We really have no avain vet in the area, so I would like to reserch a bit before I call around. I have found this to be common in peachface, but some articles claim a virus is responsible, another says it is genetic.
I feel terrible for my friend. Maybe I could have caught it a while ago if I had handled her. But she just isnt a hands on bird. She doesnt even like you to look at her. If you do, she will hide her face behind her snuggie, waiting for you to go away.
So now I have to drag her to the vet, and I hope they can help her. She wont bite, but is so afraid.
For others who have had this, is it viral? Do they prescribe drugs? I have a pure aloe liquid, can that soothe her? The sites also said it tends to be a chronic condition. Do any of you find that true? I sure hope not.
Our Twinkie, a rescue Peach face, is super shy. She hates to be touched, and is super stressed when you do so, and I have neglected to do hands on health checks as a result.
From just looking at her, she is a beauty, no obvious problems. Beak is great, feet, toes, all that.
She has gotten a bit bolder, and yesterday, caught her in the open, preening. She turned around to do her tail, fluffed it up, and her butt looks terrible! I had no idea!! So, I took her out, and it appears multiple feathers are errupting from single follicules. Ive never heard of ingrown feathers. Its must be so unfomfortable...so I looked it up. We really have no avain vet in the area, so I would like to reserch a bit before I call around. I have found this to be common in peachface, but some articles claim a virus is responsible, another says it is genetic.
I feel terrible for my friend. Maybe I could have caught it a while ago if I had handled her. But she just isnt a hands on bird. She doesnt even like you to look at her. If you do, she will hide her face behind her snuggie, waiting for you to go away.
So now I have to drag her to the vet, and I hope they can help her. She wont bite, but is so afraid.
For others who have had this, is it viral? Do they prescribe drugs? I have a pure aloe liquid, can that soothe her? The sites also said it tends to be a chronic condition. Do any of you find that true? I sure hope not.