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From:Normal, IL USA
Registered: Feb 2004

posted 02-26-2004 08:39 AM         

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my mom has a qual parrot and she took it to the vet yesterday and the vet had to put it in a halo because the parrot is self mutilating itself...i cant find anything on the net about parrots doing that...does anyone know anything about this topic???

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From:Bellingham, MA USA
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posted 03-03-2004 06:53 AM         

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Birds will sometimes pluck themselves if they are over-stressed or not getting enough attention. It could also be mites or a vitamin deficiency. Did the vet give you any input?

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posted 03-03-2004 07:01 AM         

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ya the vet did a blood test and said it was a disease cause self mutilation...could be a cause of a couple reasons...the bird is lonely...or he was a bused by his previous owners so my mom is gonna get another bird to see if that helps him out...thanks for your reply!!!

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