Desperate lovebird owner seeking advice :(
Hello! o/
I need some help. :(
I have a lovebird that someone gave me two years ago because they could no longer take care of him. When I got him, his beak was already in very bad shape. I managed to help him and trim it enough for him to eat comfortably, but it keeps growing in a very abnormal way.
He gets sick quite easily, so I have to trim his beak regularly. However, I can't trim it completely because I'm afraid of hurting him. Now it's really getting out of control, his upper beak has grown so much that it's curling into his mouth.
When he gets sick, the feathers on his head become much darker. He still eats normally, but I can tell he's uncomfortable.
His beak is also extremely thick. I even bought an electric nail file, and it works to some extent, but I only use it for about 2 minutes at a time because he gets tired very quickly. Unfortunately, it doesn't solve the problem since his beak grows back very fast. :(
Lately, he's also been scratching himself constantly, and he's started losing feathers on his head because of it. The vet gave me some medication, but unfortunately it didn't help at all.
I've also been to several vets, but they only gave me advice I already knew. Sadly, we don't have avian vets in my country.
I have mineral/grinding stones in his cage, and he uses them a lot, but his beak is just too thick for them to make much of a difference. :(
(sadly I can't share picture in this community, I wonder why )