Abstract
A blue coloured male Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) was presented to the Veterinary Clinical Complex, VCRI, Orathanadu, TANUVAS with the history of pruritus, feather loss, yellowish lesion on the face, legs and feet with decreased appetite for the past one week. On clinical examination bird appeared dull, depressed and scaly lesions in face and legs. Parasitological examination revealed the presence of adult Knemidocoptes sp., The bird was treated with oral Ivermectin @ 200μg/kg body weight, benzyl benzoate topical application with the multivitamin supplementation. The bird was uneventfully recovered after two weeks of treatment.
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