Is my pet bird dying?

Ive asked before but he looks worse. I have a lovebird and he seems to be losing all of his feathers. He is really patchy and it been going on for 7+ months. We dont have the money to go all the way out to see the vet that specializes with birds. I think i can see a red lump on his neck but i cant be sure, even though we’ve had him for 7+ months, he still fears being around us. We did buy him with another bird but the other bird died a few months back with no signs of bad health.

Answers

Call a pet store that specializes in birds and ask about this. Perhaps he has mites. Often, the people in these stores can venture a guess. Another thing you could try would be blogs for caged bird owners. Consider whether the bird is in a large enough cage; gets proper diet (look that up for this bird); could have mites or other skin irritation; is in proper temperature; gets bird vitamins; cage cleaned adequately and often enough; water changed every day; cage in an area that is near people but not in main traffic area. Look up are of Lovebirds and be sure you are following the normal guidelines. I would start with some bird vitamins. Since this bird sounds stressed, you ought to go right to one of these bird specialty stores and ask about his health, and how to properly tame him once he is feeling better.

thebax2006

The bird is lonely and the best thing to do is sing to it and speak lightly. Don't move fast...move slowly. if the bird cage is in a highly used area of the house isolate it to a corner of the room.

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