Feather Loss and Itchy Budgies
I have included several pages on Feather Loss and Itchy Budgies and other birds in my book "Caring for Birds with Love and and Gratitude" and below I am sharing a small section from my chapters on Moulting and Avian Self-mutilation Syndromes so that you can better know that you are getting great value when you buy my book and so that you appreciate and understand that feather loss and itchy budgies can be caused my many different issues, often in combination.
A question I ask is "Can you determine which issues apply to your birds of interest?" If your truthful answer is "No" then you can contact me for my insights here.
I have also written many more pages on Feather Loss and Itchy Budgies and other birds for an e-book that I hope to publish soon on Avian Dermatology and for other more specific e-books coming soon. You will be able to buy these via my various websites such as www.goldcoastbirdvet.com and www.drrossperry.com as well as www.budgiehealth.com. Feather Loss and Itchy Budgies are common problems that over the years I have often been asked to help and all those questions have prompted me to discover and name another disease (PPPF) in addition to PBFD. More recently I have been making more discoveries as to other causes of feather loss and itchy budgies and remedies for them that I will teach and share in due course.
Some of the Issues that can contribute to Feather Loss and Itchy Budgies
· Behavioural Problems linked with mismanagement and unfulfilled needs.
· Budgies' emotional and physical needs are complex and similar to ours.
Read the book "The Human Nature of Birds" by TX Barber (Free phone 008 060 555). If budgies feel insecure, threatened, frustrated, bored or unhappy, for example, some may begin feather picking.
· Nutritional and dietary imbalances (deficiencies and excesses) both past and present.
· Infections of the feathers and skin including Psittacine Circovirus (PBFD), Psittacine Poyomavirus, poxviruses, papillomavirus, Chlamydia psittaci, Bacterial infections (staphylococci, Mycobacteria), fungi, external parasites (mites, lice), internal parasites ("worms", Trichomonads)
· Genetic Factors
· Hormonal influences, imbalances or deficiencies
· Physical factors such as wing clipping, wounds, deformities.
· Immune-mediated Conditions and “allergies”.
· Poisons and Toxins including heavy metal poisons (lead zinc copper and mercury) and plant poisons.
· Causes of skin and/or internal pain and discomfort such as feather cysts, tumours, abscesses, granulomas, localized infections, adhesions.
· Metabolic and organ diseases especially those involving the liver and air sacs.
· Syndromes of unproven aetiology such as Psittacine Pruritic Polyfolliculosis (a specific poxvirus is what I believe to be the aetiological agent for PPPF). This is the most common disease in my experience that is associated with Avian Self-mutilation Syndrome in budgies.
A question I ask is "Can you determine which issues apply to your birds of interest?" If your truthful answer is "No" then you can contact me for my insights here.
I have also written many more pages on Feather Loss and Itchy Budgies and other birds for an e-book that I hope to publish soon on Avian Dermatology and for other more specific e-books coming soon. You will be able to buy these via my various websites such as www.goldcoastbirdvet.com and www.drrossperry.com as well as www.budgiehealth.com. Feather Loss and Itchy Budgies are common problems that over the years I have often been asked to help and all those questions have prompted me to discover and name another disease (PPPF) in addition to PBFD. More recently I have been making more discoveries as to other causes of feather loss and itchy budgies and remedies for them that I will teach and share in due course.
Some of the Issues that can contribute to Feather Loss and Itchy Budgies
· Behavioural Problems linked with mismanagement and unfulfilled needs.
· Budgies' emotional and physical needs are complex and similar to ours.
Read the book "The Human Nature of Birds" by TX Barber (Free phone 008 060 555). If budgies feel insecure, threatened, frustrated, bored or unhappy, for example, some may begin feather picking.
· Nutritional and dietary imbalances (deficiencies and excesses) both past and present.
· Infections of the feathers and skin including Psittacine Circovirus (PBFD), Psittacine Poyomavirus, poxviruses, papillomavirus, Chlamydia psittaci, Bacterial infections (staphylococci, Mycobacteria), fungi, external parasites (mites, lice), internal parasites ("worms", Trichomonads)
· Genetic Factors
· Hormonal influences, imbalances or deficiencies
· Physical factors such as wing clipping, wounds, deformities.
· Immune-mediated Conditions and “allergies”.
· Poisons and Toxins including heavy metal poisons (lead zinc copper and mercury) and plant poisons.
· Causes of skin and/or internal pain and discomfort such as feather cysts, tumours, abscesses, granulomas, localized infections, adhesions.
· Metabolic and organ diseases especially those involving the liver and air sacs.
· Syndromes of unproven aetiology such as Psittacine Pruritic Polyfolliculosis (a specific poxvirus is what I believe to be the aetiological agent for PPPF). This is the most common disease in my experience that is associated with Avian Self-mutilation Syndrome in budgies.
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Gold Coast Bird Vet Specialist Dr Ross Perry, PO Box 520, Mullumbimby NSW 2482 consulting strictly by appointment. To make appointment please ring 02 66795770 or 0419693279 or e-mail drrossperry1@gmail.com. Similarly book your appointment for your long distance phone or Skype (DoctorRossPerry) or iChat (DoctorRossPerry) consultations with Dr Ross Perry.