Aloe Vera for Parrots?

[rosiepaco]

Hi gang,

I thought my ringneck Rosie had bumblefoot again but now I don’t even know what it is. She keeps biting. And shaking and tapping her feet.
Last time she had bumblefoot it was biting the back of her leg, now it’s around her toes but we are treating her accordingly. It just seems different.
Went to two different vets, same result. Continue with F10 ointment + anti-inflammatory medication. I’m continuing to use them but I didn’t feel confident that even the vets know what’s going on. Not a complaint I know birds are very complicated but I just feel very defeated.

I’ve never tried aloe Vera and I’ve read it’s very good for soothing skin and feathers. I’ve seen people giving their birds aloe Vera spray baths and such.
Those who use aloe Vera on your parrots do you have a 100% spray or use it fresh from the plant? I also read that there’s a part of the plant that can cause internal irritation if eaten but that the gel of the plant has really good properties so I’m a little cautious. I’d just appreciate any 100% aloe brands/advice.
I hope this could help my Rosie in anyway. Her feet aren’t that bad at all, a small bite mark on one toe that I’m treating, but there is clearly some irritation. Her tapping/shaking is so constant i feel bad she can’t even get a good night sleep. I can’t afford to go to the vet again in such a Small timeframe thank you all

 

[HeatherG]

Hi, I had a parrot who got foot hotspots/infection due to a bad leg and too much pressure in some spots. I gave my bird perches that she could lay down on her tummy, thus getting the pressure off of her feet.

I gave my bird a ladder put horizontally across her cage to perch and sleep on. I gave her a corner porch to lay on. As you described in your other posts, I put vet wrap around slippery perches so she had a better grip.

You ask about applying Aloe Vera. I am not sure I would use aloe Vera on her feet as birds try to get sticky things off their feet and I worry that your bird would chew her feet to remove the aloe.

My Quaker had very dry feet and I moisturized them with a tiny bit of coconut oil which I have read is antibacterial and antifungal. Maybe you could try this while you continue her other treatments? If you use only a tiny bit it should be absorbed. Could you ask her vet about these things?

I assume you clean her cage and perches after she’s been on antibiotics for a while so she isn’t reinfecting her feet.

Maybe you might take the perches out and give her a soft surface to walk on (incontenance pads or towels?) while her feet heal?