1Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai- 600 007, Tamil Nadu, India
2Department of Wildlife Science, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai- 600 007, Tamil Nadu, India
3Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai- 600 007, Tamil Nadu, India
Department of Clinics, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai- 600 007, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding author: Email: sanjuri02@gmail.com
Online Published on 07 October, 2022.
An 18-month-old, female budgerigar was brought to Small Animal Clinics Out- Patient Medicine unit with the signs of restlessness, excessive preening and damaged, ruffled feathers. Physical examination revealed loss of feathers in the periocular area and head. Feather samples collected from affected area revealed the presence of quill mites, Dermoglyphus sp. and Syringophilus sp The bird was diagnosed to have dermatitis due to heavy quill mite infestation. The bird was treated with ivermectin (0.2mg/Kg, PO) and repeated once in 10 days intervals for 40 days. The owner was advised to clean the cages and nest boxes thoroughly and keep the affected birds in a separate cages to check the spread of mite infestation.
Budgerigars, Quill mites, Dermoglyphus sp, Syringophilus sp, Ivermectin therapy
