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SORRY i was without power for 5 1/2 days and just now getting back online and still trying to sort things out here first before doing to much in the forum

your bird is in some of the worst shape ive seen zal ...and best you do get it to a vet...its missing some toenails and that beak is awful its a wonder the bird can even eat....BRING TO A AVIAN VET ASAP.

ya the appointment is 11 hours. gota get some sleep so i dont miss it. i hope its treatable :L

yes it is treatable zal ..mainly BY PREVENTION to begin with..thru better hygiene care (cleaning etc) and better diet.

However, that being said this should of never been allowed to progress as far as it has to begin with...seems you always wait till things are terrible before doing any avian vet visits.

you really need to step up your game zal as its your birds suffering horribly each time and losing them.

being so irresponsible when things start to show, as with this, it wasnt a sudden onset it has been building, is in excusable zal...

okay, im back from the vet. and she said that it could be a mite infection which also infected the nails. so anyway she gave me some ivermectin drops and i am ment to give lemonz a drop between the wings on the back once and to wait for 7 days. If nothing has changed i should do it 1 more time and finally then if nothing happens ill take her again.

it sure is a mite infection and a bad one also..and like i said this didnt just come about but you have been watching this happen...did she mention better cleaning habits in and around the cage ????

ive told you before to THOROUGHLY clean the cage and everything in it by breaking it all down and taking everything out and disenfecting it ...and the area around the cage as well...also washing any cage covers...

use ACV ...apple cider vinegar...and be sure to get into the cracks of things as these lil buggs are extremely tiny and get into EVERYTHING...

use a good soft scrub brush and make sure any wooden perches are completely dry before putting back or you will deal with bumble foot again possibly.

THANKS for the vet update info...but she should of mentioned to also clean up or that medicine wont do ANY GOOD .

everything is really clean. i cleaned it today and yesterday. its really clean. and the thing is before sky died she was fine but i think sky infected her. but anyway yes i know she use to have it because she had a giant lump but later on the lump fell off so i thought the problem had gone but then now i realized its getting back again so i took her to the vet.

ok well thats VERY VERY good you took to the vet Zal proud of you for that for sure

however you need to do a thorough cleaning once a week EVERY week...

and if it happens again dont wait so long to get something done.

okay, and now that my parents know its close and not very expensive they would let me do it anytime. hmm can you explain the apple cider thing? :L what exactly is apple cider or viniger..

ok on the apple cider...its a type of vinegar...but not regular vinegar...you have to look in grocery stores where vinegar is sold and it will say pure apple cider vinegar.

put your cage in the tub...then take a pail and pour in a good amount of the apple cider vinegar with some very warm water...

then take a CLEAN soft brush get it into the bucket of warm water and apple cider vinegar and scrub everything...REALLY GOOD...throw the toys into the bucket when you do this so they are cleaning while your doing the cage and perches...but dont throw in the perches cuz they will get to wet so just scrub them too like the cage...and then set aside on a towel or paper towel

do a really good job getting into corners etc...then just sponge down with the rest of whats left in the bucket let sit a bit...then rinse good with HOT water...the cage and toys etc...then just let air dry

apple cider vinegar is not very expensive either...get a good size bottle of it so you have some for the next time too.

can i use anything other than apple cider? like viniger?