Bitter apple spray?

[LJ4RockPebbler]

I'm curious to know if anyone has used a product titled bitter apple spray on there birds before. My rock pebbler has problems pecking at his feet which in turn will make certain toes raw most of the time and the creams and oral medications that his aviary vet has given him just don't seem to help. We've tried changing things around with his housing to see if that would help and nothing. I know that these regent birds are prone to problems with there eyes and feet cause of the research that I've done so i'm sure this is going to be a lifelong problem, just wondered if maybe a product like bitter apple spray might slow him down on the pecking of his feet. Any info would be truly appreciated.

[Wolf]

I don't know anything about this product, but have been waiting for an update on this problem since your last posting about it.

[Chantilly]

I have seen this at a stockfeed shop before.. It is to stop plucking right?
I dont know if it would work, I think I read that they actually like tye bitterness the plucking spray somewhere (no idea if it was on here or a magazine or what..)..but I guess its worth a try...

[Pajarita]

Yep, they do like bitter things so I doubt it would work. Have you considered anxiety as a cause?

[Navre]

There is one macaw at the rescue who bites his own wing. They say that spraying the bitter apple spray there makes him stop. He still bites there, but not long enough to do damage.

[LJ4RockPebbler]

I know that regent parrots are prone to having problems with there feet but i'm hoping to keep him busy enough with toys and foraging for food that maybe he won't pick as much at them.

[Wolf]

As long as it does not contain any harmful ingredients in it then it is probably worth giving it a try. I really doubt that any product is going to completely solve this type of problem, but some of them may help some and that makes it worth it. The only thing that could totally solve it is to find out what is causing it and then eliminating that.

[LJ4RockPebbler]

His avian vet just recommended that I don't give it to him so that's that i guess. This is a product that I saw on windycityparrot.com. What are your thoughts? "Macaws and Cockatoos as well as African Greys particularly benefit from eating AviGlo palm oil. AviGlo palm oil helps put sheen into dull feathers and improves dry flaky skin and feet. It's great for all birds, but especially greys, macaws and cockatoos."

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I must add that I tried giving my guy organic coconut oil once and he threw it up so I'm cautious about trying this red palm oil.

[Wolf]

Sometimes in these cases it depends on what they would have eaten in the wild as that is what their system is evolved to handle. Greys in the wild do consume some palm oil fruits, macaws eat a diet that is higher in saturated fats than most parrots are able to digest. I don't know about cockatoos. It is entirely plausible for some parrot diets to make a different species of parrot sick.

[LJ4RockPebbler]

Ok....thanks