My gorgeous little cockatiel, Mate, has not been well lately. For some reason he has been pulling out feathers from under his wing, and has managed to get an infection. After two weeks of topical cream and two different antibiotics, the infection has not gotten any better, so now he has to wear a collar to keep him from pecking at the area until it starts to heal and the feathers start to grow back. Mate tossed such a tantrum when the vet put the collar on him. I felt so sorry for him, but at the same time it was difficult not to laugh just a little bit! He's coping fairly well, though it's a bit tricky for him to climb around his cage, and he tends to fall off his perch fairly often! He needs to have the collar on for two weeks, and hopefully it won't have to be any longer than that. Poor bird.
This other photo is from a couple of weeks ago. I was spraying him with water, and he seemed to be enjoying it and wanting more water, so he ended up getting a little too drenched...
3 comments:
ooh poor Matey-bird. :(
Hey where do you take him? I go to birdvet.com.au for my ferrets (they do exotics too!)
I take him to birdvet as well. Lately he's been seeing Lee Peacocke - such a fantastic name for a bird vet! It's just a rather long journey in the car to take him to Waterloo. And it's expensive!! How often do your ferrets go to the vet?
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