dubaighost Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Guys, we just noticed that the amount of 'cotton feathers' in the cage deck are plenty than the usual. Now i am worried: > it might be the aloe vera juice which i posted few days back (i saw dave's reply a little late. I ended up using it) > it might be the hot air blower (somebody did it without my knowledge) not sure if he plucks it or it just goes naturally. Also noticed that he scrathes heavily the past days (neck area). Bathed him with water but he still scrathes. Yesterday we noticed a rash on the upper eye lid. I assume he accidentally scartched that part? We gave a natural aloe (juice from a plant) as a remedy Apperciate your feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 You mean the downy feathers, they will lose a lot when they go thru molts so don't freak out over a few feathers and do not be concerned about using the aloe vera juice as it is good to use straight from the bottle, but never allow your bird to be blow dryed as that does more harm than good. You are right, you can use some aloe plant on a scratch but keep an eye on it to make sure it heals up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaighost Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 You mean the downy feathers, they will lose a lot when they go thru molts so don't freak out over a few feathers and do not be concerned about using the aloe vera juice as it is good to use straight from the bottle, but never allow your bird to be blow dryed as that does more harm than good. You are right, you can use some aloe plant on a scratch but keep an eye on it to make sure it heals up. he is just 4 months approx. That will be too early for molting i think. Got a confirmation, he starts with preening, then ends up to plucking the downy feathers, if thats how you call it (the cottonly / pluffy feathers). We checked the eye, its exactly at the upper lid. Its like an insect bite or a pimple (w/o an eye). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judygram Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Then I doubt it is a molt, has he been checked out by an avian vet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubaighost Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Not yet. It is not a major shedding. Its just above the normal one. Just got worried of this aloe juice http://dynamichealth.com/dh/avj.asp i still have to look for a good avian vet. We have good vets that specializes in FALCONS in uae. Im not sure if they're ok to handle CAGs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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