By chatting and providing personal info, you understand and agree to our It was so professional, so personally concerned (as we were) and you answered all of our questions. Get it as soon as Fri, Aug 14. She seems to be really like him and trust him.

Thank you so much for taking your time and knowledge to support my concerns.

There could be a million reasons! Couldn't have asked for more. I dont think youll really be able to get her to stop doing something that is already a habit. Thank you so much!!! I will do my best to help you.Dr. Not only did you answer my questions, you even took it a step further with replying with more pertinent information I needed to know. There are no birmy green cheeked conure has black tipped top feathers, head bald spot, fungus feeling, feathers under wings and belly are plucked, cere has crusted - filling up one nostril, thin body. By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our By continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our Greetings, I am Dr. Pat. He just needed some love!
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15 years of experience as a small animal veterinarian20 years in private practice, contract veterinarian Dickerson Park Zoo and attending veterinarian Missouri State UniversityI have been practicing for 10 years. They really helped put my nerves at ease.

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i am afraid to put a paste there for fear of suffocating hemy green cheeked conure's eye rings are swollen and one of his eyes seems to be oozing and itching him. Then tonight he startOur Green-Cheeked Conure is 7 years old and recently has been closing his eyes a lot and often, then he sort of rubs, his head and around his eyes as if he is itching and scratching the lids or aroundWe have a small pet green cheeked conure and it has just been bitten by our dog (small miniature dachshund). I suggest just getting a cuttle bone if you don't have one already, she/he will most likely start to use it instead as it is much more effective.

To see what credentials have been verified by a third-party service, please click on the "Verified" symbol in some Experts' profiles. Hope this helps!There are several possibilities, but having been a bird breeder for nearly ten years, it is most entirely likely the bird is in GREAT NEED TO GET OUT OF THE CAGE & BURN OFF SOME ENERGY BY FLYING.
Even if you do meet her need or want, or whatever it may be, she still may swipe her beak on the cage.

I liked that I could ask additional questions and get answered in a very short turn around. Eating with a beak means that stuff will stick to the beak no matter how careful you are.

Birds beaks are made of keratin, the same material your hair and fingernails are made of, and like hair and fingernails, a birds beak is constantly growing, a bird needs to file their beak down to keep it in proper shape and under control, when not provided with the proper tools to do this a birds beak can actually grow all the way around the bottom jaw and limit the birds ability to open its mouth. I hope my input has helped, if you have anymore questions I will do my best to help out.I have a cockateil that does this --usually hes just wiping his beak off or he likes the sound it makes. I volunteer at a place where I feed baby birds.

i have seen 3 vMy Green-Cheeked conure was spooked and flew hard into a mirror. To see what credentials have been verified by a third-party service, please click on the "Verified" symbol in some Experts' profiles. I'm bringing my pineapple green cheek to the vet tomorrow, but I wanted to get some advice to prepare me for it: we noticed my pineapple is bald on his back.

But if you notice your bird grinding his beak during periods other than before bedtime, if the grinding lasts for prolonged periods of time or if you notice any beak damage, consult your veterinarian. JustAnswer is not intended or designed for EMERGENCY questions which should be directed immediately by telephone or in-person to qualified professionals.Ask-a-doc Web sites: If you've got a quick question, you can try to get an answer from sites that say they have various specialists on hand to give quick answers... Justanswer.com.JustAnswer.com...has seen a spike since October in legal questions from readers about layoffs, unemployment and severance.Traffic on JustAnswer rose 14 percent...and had nearly 400,000 page views in 30 days...inquiries related to stress, high blood pressure, drinking and heart pain jumped 33 percent.Tory Johnson, GMA Workplace Contributor, discusses work-from-home jobs, such as JustAnswer in which verified Experts answer people’s questions.I will tell you that...the things you have to go through to be an Expert are quite rigorous.I have a green cheek conure who is constantly rubbing hi beak,25+ years working primarily or exclusively with birds25+ years working primarily or exclusively with birds25+ years working primarily or exclusively with birdsI have a green cheeked conure that has balance issues the past few days. Sometimes their actions are in response to things they want, like a bath, or a toy, or a mate!!

Pat and 87 other Bird Veterinary Specialists are ready to help youDisclaimer: Information in questions, answers, and other posts on this site ("Posts") comes from individual users, not JustAnswer; JustAnswer is not responsible for Posts. She was fine all night and now today I noticed she is rubbing her head on her perch and feathers are falling out of her head. Birds take patience, but if you work with them, they adapt. -- Eh, sometimes you have to force you way to them, with my paranoid bird, I would get a towel, and grab him out of the cage slowly but firmly.