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Post by Adele on Aug 17, 2005 9:56:53 GMT -7
Do african greys get skin fungus? Mine is only 8 weeks and he has a yellow/whitish spot on his skin that is actually a small lump. Is it normal for babies to have this while growing feathers?
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Post by lidiam on Aug 17, 2005 10:07:14 GMT -7
Is it perhaps an ingrown feather cuticle? Or is it something actually on the surface of the skin? Describe it in more details.
Lidia
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Post by Adele on Aug 17, 2005 10:10:28 GMT -7
It is sticking out on the surface of the skin similar to a blister. It is soft, but it doesn't seem to be filled with fluid. I am a female and it is about half the size of my pinky nail.
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Post by Adele on Aug 17, 2005 10:11:37 GMT -7
It doesn't seem to be something stuck to the skin. More like something inside the skin, but very close to the surface making a lump.
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Post by Jane on Aug 17, 2005 10:30:48 GMT -7
Where is it exactly? It isn't on the crop is it?
Jane
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Post by Adele on Aug 17, 2005 10:35:36 GMT -7
no it isn't on the crop. It is about 1 cm away from the spine at the base of the neck. I hope that makes sense. It is next to where the most forward part of the right wing touches the body.
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Post by Jane on Aug 17, 2005 10:49:42 GMT -7
It is difficult to say, I would keep an eye on it.
Jane
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Post by Adele on Aug 17, 2005 10:52:11 GMT -7
should I take him to vet or just keep track of it and wait and see?
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Post by Jane on Aug 17, 2005 11:04:13 GMT -7
Just keep an eye on it for now. I believe there was another Grey on the forum had something similar. I will try and find it.
Jane
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Post by Jane on Aug 17, 2005 11:08:07 GMT -7
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Post by Adele on Aug 22, 2005 10:32:04 GMT -7
I had an avian vet check my bird out and she said that it wasn't a skin fungus. She said that it was scar tissue and he must have hurt himself before I got him, but that it should heal in a couple of weeks.
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