My Ringneck parrot is losing feathers, won't drink, and eats only seeds.

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Hello doctor, I've had my ringneck since it was 4 months old now he's almost an year old he has been loosing all of his feathers starting from the head and his heels and around the eye region , he has no feathers under his wings and no tail feathers when I bought him and till now he doesn't drink water and the food that he eats is sunflower seeds And apple I used to use baby wipes to clean him for once in a month and I think that's the reason why he's loosing feathers or if its PFBD . Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male | 1 year and 1 month old | 0.22046226218 lbs

David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

I think you should get him tested for PBFD as this is one of the main symptoms of the disease, i doubt the baby wipes have caused that although i would not recommend using them on him. it could also be a case of external parasites such as mites, but in most cases it is actually due to boredom (behavioral plucking).

My Ringneck parrot is losing feathers, won't drink, and eats only seeds.

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