apple cider vinegar bath

[deds]

has anyone tried to combat mites with apple cider vinegar and water solution bath? i read in avianweb someone used it and proven to be good. if its true than it might be a better way than using medication.

[Kim S]

Never heard of it. But how would that work? You have to get that sollution on the parrots skin so you will have to soak it completely.
And I wonder how the vinagar wil affect the feathers.

[deds]

this is how she did it.

"I give then a good soaking [a bath, you can spray as well, so long as you are careful, as you could accidentally get it in their eyes and it stings] in 1/2 and 1/2 water and vinegar. They will smell funny for a few days, but it seems to help a lot. I also always use straight vinegar when washing cages, daily. I have only had mites here twice in the past 20 years and both times it was brought in by an outside bird and seemed to spread like wildfire, no matter how long or well they were quarantined. Since I started bathing them in Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) , no more mites, ever. Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) works best but white works as well. Wine vinegar will stain light colored feathers, but if ingested after spraying them it is completely harmless."

here is the link
http://www.avianweb.com/birdmitespets.html

[Kim S]

thanx

[maryam]

i also read about something like that. in treating warts using ACV, the patient should really really be careful not to make a mistake or it can burn the skin surrounding the infected area. i know a friend who just oxyfend cream instead. anyway, i agree to the poster above. ACV can be dangerous on parrot's bath especially that their skin is quite sensitive. ask a veterinarian also.