Cure for Plucking ..??

[Majj]

Don`t know if this has been put here already but I nabbed it from my Quaker group...:wavey:

http://www.kingscages.com/menubehavior.htm


and this is one of the posts left after it....


There has been recent discussion of this on the QP Society e-mail list, and apparently some folks are having good results with it. In fact, Mattie Sue Athan herself said she's used it on several birds with positive results. So, while I cannot speak from personal experience, I can confidently recommend that anyone with a plucker give it a try. It's all-natural and homeopathic, so it couldn't do any harm, but could do lots of good for the plucking birds.


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[Joe]

Interesting. It must leave a nasty after taste?

[Jean]

I ran across that the other day and ignored it because I was unsure about it. It is good to hear someone is having success with it. If it helps some birds it is definately worth a try. It's homeopathic ingredients should be safe for them.

Thanks Majj,for sharing it.

[Shirley]

I would insist on seeing the ingredients. Why are they afraid to list them? And if it does in fact work, then why have we not heard of this product before via ALL our avian vets, magazine articles, AAV journals, etc?

But then, you all know me... Science -- gotta have the science -- and that begins at least with the ingredients.

[amazing greys]

I don't know.........it's almost looking kinda convincing?? :shrug:


It would be nice if they included the ingredents so we can see what is in it, but if it works and shows no other problems in chemistry, I guess it couldn't hurt to try?

Guess we need to research a little more on this product. I'm wondering if it does indeed have a bitter taste to it to make them stop along w/the homeopathics?

Interesting, I've seen it before, and thought the same way, if it was safe and really worked.

[Shirley]

I found a site awhile back in the wee hrs of the morning, can't remember where, where users were leaving very positive feedback. Not advertisers, users. A breeder/vendor had it and the FeatherShine shampoo at the bird show last Sunday... and had used it with her African Grey with photographs documenting excellent results... so we figured with all the vet bills we'd already spent, why not try it. So we got the Pluck no More and the Feather Shine shampoo (ingredients are listed... loads of herbs and such) There's no taste I can detect...

The spritz as far as I can tell "cools" the hot spots down, just like regular water would (he won't pluck when he's wet) but perhaps the herbs help? It's only been a week today.

Skyler (RB2) hasn't changed his behavior at all yet. He does have two "hot spots", one under each wing, thus the collar when not supervised, not spritzed, and at night, or he'll pick 'til he damages his skin... can't risk that. All the new feathers are growing in, and the spritz makes him feel better, whether it's the mix or plain water prior to a week ago. If he could tell us, then we'd know better if it's "working".

I'll let you know...

I've no clue why adding it to his drinking water would help... but he doesn't seem to mind a bit. I like the shampoo a lot better than Dawn. He was soft and felt very "normal" afterward, not extra dry or brittle. It has aloe in it.




~ Shirley

[Shirley]

This didn't do squat for Skyler. It looks and tastes like water, and has some herbs in it and is crystal clear. Maybe it works for some, but didn't faze him in the least. The Aloe mist Dr. Cook has in her clinic is 1/3 the cost and about 4 times the quantity. It sprays in a very soft mist. It doesn't stop him, either, but it feels good, has the aloe in it, and is a lot cheaper. Plain water works, too.

[Jean]

This didn't do squat for Skyler. It looks and tastes like water, and has some herbs in it and is crystal clear. Maybe it works for some, but didn't faze him in the least. The Aloe mist Dr. Cook has in her clinic is 1/3 the cost and about 4 times the quantity. It sprays in a very soft mist. It doesn't stop him, either, but it feels good, has the aloe in it, and is a lot cheaper. Plain water works, too.

I was talking with a lady that had a CAG that started to feather chew so he tried this and said it did not help, in fact her bird started chewing worse where she applied it. :shrug: I agree, the Aloe and water mix 1 oz Aloe/10 oz water mix is a good one to try. I told her about using it and how to mix it. We exchanged phone # to keep in touch. I will let you know how if there is a change.

[Shirley]

Thanks, Jean! :heart: