1 year old African Grey itching tongue, non-stop

[pepsico]

So here is my concern. The last week or so, I've noticed Rocky, using his talons to itch his tongue. At first I thought it was just grooming himself so I let it go for a few. Well, this is basically non-stop. And if you have him perch on your hand, then he uses his beak to itch his tongue, moving his tongue outside the beak.

We are going to take him to the vet as we are concerned, but any ideas? or has anyone had anything similar?

 

The front of his tongue is the normal black color, but back in there it looks a little red.

 

Thanks for any input.

-pepsico

[Greywings]

He may have a little yeast starting up in there or there may be something that has scraped, burned or gotten stuck in or behind the tongue.

[judygram]

If the tongue is a little red then that would conern me so in my opinion I would have him checked out by your avian vet but it does seem like something is irritating him on his tongue, let us know what you find out.

[pepsico]

Will do. The vet appointment is in less than an hour so I can update you then.

 

Thanks for the input!

[pepsico]

Well, the vet said he had a little skin infection. also said his skin looked very dry. I am going to give him nightly showers for a bit. We do not use shampoo ro anything and let him air dry. She had him in a towel and he was knawing on it. On the sides of his mouth, it got very red, even a slight bit of blood, but it stopped quickly after he didnt have the towel to knaw on.

 

Anyway, she prescribed baytril and even said we could try childrens benadryl .5 ounces for him.

 

Hope he gets better. Any ideas to keep him moist? She said to hold off on aloe for a couple weeks to see if the medicine helps.

[Barbara2]

Thanks for giving us the report. I get a bit frustrated when a post appears about a problem with a bird and then we never find out what it was or how it turned out. Even though I don't have a problem like this right now, I may in the future and this information is very helpful. Plus I'm just curious and want to know what it is!!

[pepsico]

Not a problem. I will keep this updated as it progresses.

[judygram]

You could run a humidifier to make the air more moist but giving him the frequent showers will help, thats right no shampoo should ever be used on a bird or a hair dryer as it only makes the condition worse, thanks for letting us know and please do keep us informed.