r/WTF • u/scottydoeskno • 3d ago

A bird with Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease

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u/Ryanisreallame 3d ago

That’s actually really sad. I hope its pain is short lived.

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u/TesseractToo 3d ago

Poor cocky :(

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u/jazzhandsdancehands 2d ago

Oh my gosh I had one that looked like this! His beak was so long! He hasn't come for bird seed in awhile. I have no idea if he's ok. I hope he is. He always seemed to be on his own too :(

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u/_flying_otter_ 2d ago

In case you see a sick one again you should probably read the link above. They are saying to call the local wild life people to catch it so it won't spread the disease to other birds.

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u/jazzhandsdancehands 2d ago

I can't reach him. He always sits high in a gum tree. He takes off. Tbh I think he's passed away. It's been about 8 months now.

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u/BerthaBenz 1h ago

A gum tree, you say? Are you sure it wasn’t a Kookaburra?

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u/jazzhandsdancehands 1h ago

Yes. I have plenty of trees and kookaburras. We have plenty of cockatoos they play in many trees here.

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u/Cardinal_Copia_666 2d ago

Poor Baby😢😢😢😢😞😞😞😞

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u/XxDrummerChrisX 2d ago

Aww. Poor little cockatoo.

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u/TwoNegatives- 2d ago

Nosferatoo

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u/TyrrelCorp888 3d ago

Help him

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u/spider0804 3d ago

It is walking dead.

Feather disease (PBFD) is lethal, there is no currently developed cure.

Basically asking someone to dump money into something with rabies or some other incurable ailment.

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u/riptaway 3d ago

What's wrong with a "Rabies Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Pro-Am Fun Run Race for the Cure"? I hope you're not suggesting it was in vain. That was held to help someone very special who was hit by my car. Not that special.

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u/RUNNING-HIGH 3d ago

"Oh God...my nipples...It's starting"

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u/MoarCowb3ll 2d ago

Why does this sound like IASIP

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u/sgt2525 2d ago

Right state, wrong show!

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u/cannacultiva 6h ago

What a mashup those 2 shows would've been. Like family guy meets the Simpsons, but like a thousand times better.

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u/TheGreedyBat 3d ago

They probably mean put it out of its misery

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u/SavorySoySauce 2d ago

One of the parrot subs had a lovebird that had this or a disease similar. They even found a parrot friend with the same disease so they weren't lonely.

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u/TokiStark 2d ago

Well shoot it then

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u/spider0804 2d ago

Not 100%, but I am pretty sure that shooting parrots is super illegal.

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u/TokiStark 1d ago

If it's an Australian Cockatoo (which it definitely looks like) then it's perfectly legal to shoot it. Those things are everywhere. And I don't think they count as parrots

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u/Sw0rDz 2d ago

Euthanize*

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u/DoesHeL00kLikeABitch 2d ago

My spirit animal…

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/scottydoeskno 3d ago edited 3d ago

Survive?

In all seriousness it has a weakened immune system, has a 6-12 month life expectancy with no cure

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u/[deleted] 3d ago

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u/scottydoeskno 3d ago

Another Redditor on a different thread said the disease affects the keratin in the feathers and beak, resulting in the beak growing excessively and feathers falling out

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u/Icy-Zone3621 2d ago

Sounds like a variant of crystal merh infection

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u/DetonationPorcupine 3d ago

Maybe it eats out of the side of its mouth instead of directly. It might be able to get some lift off because it still has wing and tail feathers but it's gotta be freezing at nightm

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u/Even_Discount_9655 3d ago

I mean that's still pretty good for a bird ngl

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u/MissMessy1 2d ago

You’re joking , right? Some birds can live 80 years or longer.

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u/Even_Discount_9655 2d ago

Yeah but look at him, you'd think he'd only be living a couple months

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/Even_Discount_9655 2d ago

Your point?

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u/jatene 1d ago

How to fix this?