Posted by rob --Previous Message--
on 9/27/2004, 12:20 am, in reply to "plucking or preening? Help"
i have a 6yr old congo and adopted him last yr.
the former owners used bitter apple spray on him, sure it worked but did it.
He looked good and did not pluck obviously after he was sprayed-as i continued the care,and treatment our congo is also a plucker.
yes the feathers will grow back.
i discontinued the bitter apple spray because i felt it was terrorizing him.
he was not to happy after the fact with being :"bitter appled sprayed".
: My 4 year old congo has been plucking
: and preening since we moved into a
: new house. I am not with him as
: much as before because I work out
: of the house now. He is in our
: computer room where my daughter and
: son are doing homework and chatting
: from around 3-11 every day. He
: isn't bald but he has spoiled the
: feathers on his chest area. I got
: some helpful ideas but what I need
: to know is if he has been doing
: this for around a year but hasn't
: really plucked any feathers just
: constant preening will the feathers
: return to normal if I bath him
: every day and he is only on his own
: for 6 hours a day now. Can I use
: bitter apple on his feathers. The
: vet said he is just not adapting to
: the change of residence.
:
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