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Cockatoos are prone to several health problems like viruses that can kill them within a few months once they catch them. Cockatoos can have the following health issues genetically:

Feather Picking and Self- Mutilation

Feather picking not attributed to a medical cause is an obsessive-compulsive disorder in which a cockatoo picks at, plucks out or chews on its feathers.

Self-mutilation is a disorder where a bird chews on its own flesh, typically on the breast area or toes. As the bird chews on itself, nerve and tissue damage can result, causing increased discomfort, which may cause the cockatoo to chew even more.

Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD)

PBFD is caused by a circovirus that attacks the cells of the immune system and cells that produce the beak and feathers. It results in poor feather growth and feathers that don’t replace themselves when they fall out. In addition, the beak may become fragile and not be able to repair itself.

Since the virus targets the center of the developing bird’s immune system, infected birds often become immunocompromised and die of secondary infections, either bacterial, viral, or fungal. Currently, there is no known cure for PBFD. Infected cockatoos usually die a few months to a year after showing clinical symptoms of the disease.

Both disorders can be caused by household stress, boredom, or sexual frustration.

The following pictures are of a Cockatoo with PBFD

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