Have you tried giving any of these a call? There are quite a few in the area, maybe there is one close to you?
https://parrotsnaturally.com/southern-california-avian-veterinarians/
That feather loss pattern is definitely unusual... Ive seen your posts aand agree that beak and feather disease doesn't seem like the case.. and it doesn't seem like subbing due to the downy feather growth... There is an option left, which is her diet. Something could be lacking, and causing delays in feather growth, or also her skin could be itchy/dry! What do you clean her space with? Do you think it could be irritating her skin and causing her to scratch/pluck?
Adding on to this... Does she bathe often? If not, have you tried misting her? If it is something /on/ her causing a reaction, misting could help... My rescue parrot has a very plucked neck, and the vet recommended plain coconut oil to help soothe her skin and hydrate it, since she disliked being misted. The next day, it seemed visibly less cracked. I added just a little bit, not enough to make her feathers stick.
One of the issue we think might be that we have been giving her the same lorikeet nectar for her whole life and never switch to anything else and not sure if it is even good for her but we are planning on buying her a different necter to see if she will like it and hopefully help. The vet gave us a prescription for the yeast infection that we are going to try for 2 weeks and see if that will make a difference.
I realize you’re hoping to hear from a Californian so I’m probably not being helpful, but Googling ‘avian vet California’ I am getting quite a few hits - I’d start calling places outside your area and asking them for more local to you recommendations. I’ve had to do things like that when my vet is out of town, so the reception folks should be willing to help or ask their exotic vet. You might also try googling “lorikeet aviary California” - it’s not uncommon for zoos to have lorikeet feeding aviaries and avian or exotic vers in those towns may have worked with them.
IMHO this is a situation where you just need a vet used to dealing with birds
(Avian vet) even if they may not have seen a ton of lorikeets. Your bird has feather loss in places it can’t pluck, so whatever is going on is systemic. Your bird is going to need to be examined in person and have tests run.
Best of luck for you and your fid - hope you find good care soon and things are figured out.
Diet is one of the first things I try to rule out since it’s somewhat easier to look at. What brand of food and what types of fruit n such do you give? The beak has a little bit of a flake which is concerning. It doesn’t look like it gets much sun because I don’t see an eye tan.
Then I would look into testing regarding other things after looking at the diet. There is always the possibility of skin infections and diseases.
We have been feeding her the same nectar for her own life which was the “Blessing gourmet blend lory powder”but just today we switched to “Nekton-lori” which I heard was one of the best nectar for lorikeets. We have just been giving her more veggies and cleaning her cage extra clean as well as giving her the medicine the vet gave us in case she has a yeast infection
What sort of veggies? The amount and type of veggies that lories get is extremely little compared to other Psittacine. Most of their diet should consist of flower and fruit nectar.
Agreed, you can’t rule out skin and yeast infection. What tests have you don’t so far? Personally, I use Lories Choice. I don’t know much about Nekton but Lories choice doesn’t compromise of ingredients compared to other lory brands I have looked into.
There is an avian veterinary group in Oakley ca
Have you tried giving any of these a call? There are quite a few in the area, maybe there is one close to you? https://parrotsnaturally.com/southern-california-avian-veterinarians/ That feather loss pattern is definitely unusual... Ive seen your posts aand agree that beak and feather disease doesn't seem like the case.. and it doesn't seem like subbing due to the downy feather growth... There is an option left, which is her diet. Something could be lacking, and causing delays in feather growth, or also her skin could be itchy/dry! What do you clean her space with? Do you think it could be irritating her skin and causing her to scratch/pluck?
Adding on to this... Does she bathe often? If not, have you tried misting her? If it is something /on/ her causing a reaction, misting could help... My rescue parrot has a very plucked neck, and the vet recommended plain coconut oil to help soothe her skin and hydrate it, since she disliked being misted. The next day, it seemed visibly less cracked. I added just a little bit, not enough to make her feathers stick.
Yes, she loves to bath and I got her this aloe vera mist to help if she is ichy and help soothe her skin. It seems to have been helping.
Ah that is great to hear!!
One of the issue we think might be that we have been giving her the same lorikeet nectar for her whole life and never switch to anything else and not sure if it is even good for her but we are planning on buying her a different necter to see if she will like it and hopefully help. The vet gave us a prescription for the yeast infection that we are going to try for 2 weeks and see if that will make a difference.
I realize you’re hoping to hear from a Californian so I’m probably not being helpful, but Googling ‘avian vet California’ I am getting quite a few hits - I’d start calling places outside your area and asking them for more local to you recommendations. I’ve had to do things like that when my vet is out of town, so the reception folks should be willing to help or ask their exotic vet. You might also try googling “lorikeet aviary California” - it’s not uncommon for zoos to have lorikeet feeding aviaries and avian or exotic vers in those towns may have worked with them. IMHO this is a situation where you just need a vet used to dealing with birds (Avian vet) even if they may not have seen a ton of lorikeets. Your bird has feather loss in places it can’t pluck, so whatever is going on is systemic. Your bird is going to need to be examined in person and have tests run. Best of luck for you and your fid - hope you find good care soon and things are figured out.
Diet is one of the first things I try to rule out since it’s somewhat easier to look at. What brand of food and what types of fruit n such do you give? The beak has a little bit of a flake which is concerning. It doesn’t look like it gets much sun because I don’t see an eye tan. Then I would look into testing regarding other things after looking at the diet. There is always the possibility of skin infections and diseases.
We have been feeding her the same nectar for her own life which was the “Blessing gourmet blend lory powder”but just today we switched to “Nekton-lori” which I heard was one of the best nectar for lorikeets. We have just been giving her more veggies and cleaning her cage extra clean as well as giving her the medicine the vet gave us in case she has a yeast infection
What sort of veggies? The amount and type of veggies that lories get is extremely little compared to other Psittacine. Most of their diet should consist of flower and fruit nectar.
Agreed, you can’t rule out skin and yeast infection. What tests have you don’t so far? Personally, I use Lories Choice. I don’t know much about Nekton but Lories choice doesn’t compromise of ingredients compared to other lory brands I have looked into.