Suddenly last Friday I noticed a bald patch above Olivers nares. Over the weekend it got bigger. I managed to get an appt at the vet purely because he's so sexy. Blue headed pionus and all. Very exotic and rare around here. My vet has a crush on him. LOL

Anyway, I had next to nothing to go on. Just out of the blue, nothing new in the environment, no diet changes, no new birds etc. I did ramp up the humidifyer, and that may have exacerbated things, but it turns out he has a bacterial and slight yeast infection in his sinuses.

The vet said his nares were all plugged up and she extracted several gobs of goop (yuk) from his sinuses. Then she irrigated his sinus with saline got him clean as a whistle (he really did). Vet said it looked like it had been impacted for a while, likely from before I adopted him. He is on antibiotic and an anti-fungal meds for two weeks, then he goes back for a checkup.

I think for the diagnosis and treatment $145 was excellent. Although I wish they had noticed this when he was in for a check 2 months ago. Grrrr.

Man, these guys hide illness really well. He was happy and seemed perfectly healthy till he started losing feathers. His condition just got to a point where he couldn't hide it. There was no swelling, discharge or discolouration at all.

BTW, he was so easy to treat. Noting bothers this guy. A perfect patient.

Maya remains as healthy as a spider monkey after 12 cups of coffee.

Glad Maya is fine after 12 cups of coffee You are not a kiddin, they hide their illnesses....glad everything worked out ok

Awww, poor Oliver! I hope he gets back to his sexy-self soon! lol

Poor guy- can you imagine how miserable that must have been for so long? and then to have his nozzles manually cleaned, too? What a trooper!

aw bless him! hope he heals up fast!!

How about a photo of your sexy spider monkey? So we can admire him, too.

So glad he is feeling better now ....Glad you got him seen to as soon as you noticed....

Wow, that is really reasonable!!! Glad you were able to get him in right away too, otherwise it could of flared up into something nasty.

And I agree....photos are LONG overdue!!

Ya Photo's we want photo's and not necessarily of you

glad to read to that Oliver is fine.

Glad Oliver is okay. It scares me that they can hide illness so well.

Here is a not so flatering pictue of Oliver's bald patch.

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The picture was taken before he went in. Other than the bald patch, his nares look fine. Little did I know what was going on inside.

He's not a big fan of the meds, lol, but they are going in.

Awww, he is sexy. Or at least adorable. What a handsome little fellow he is. Give him big kisses from the menagerie and tell him we said get well soon and take his meds like a good boy.

Wow..... when they say blue they mean BLUE. He is VERY pretty... I mean, handsome. Stunning, even.

Hey thanks Ron for sharing the photo with us! Even with the bald patch he's a nice looking bird I still think he needs to fly south for the winter though

Nooooooooo Connie. Think North!! Not South!!

Yep, he sure is handsome!!! Fell in love with that species of bird long time ago. And you totally lucked out in getting him!! If you're ever pressed to depart with him...you know who to call!

No Carrie Anne Birdies fly SOUTH for the winter We have a local breeder here and I think I'll give her a call;

You do know why birdies fly south don't you??? Because its too far to walk!!! LOL

oh maaaaaaaaaaan, figures you would throw out the oldest birdie joke in the world

And North!!! He's a tough little guy, he could handle the cold...plus, where he'd be staying it's very, very warm!!!!

Ladies, take it easy. He isn't going anywhere.

As for you Carrie, you already have a certain grey gentleman that came to you through me. Now you're coveting a second? Talk about greedy.

Connie, all I have to do is register him on your countries undesirables list and first time he shows up there he goes to Syria for a round of torture. He's a known terrorist you see.

Only in Canook country is he a known terrorist LOL

From you? You betcha!!! That certain Grey gentleman is so well behaved, how could I not covet a second one from you?