My conure won’t stop itching and is scratching herself bloody — what can I do until I find treatment?
My 1.5-year-old pineapple conure has been itching intensely and preening herself A LOT, especially around her head. Because her nails are sharp asf, she ended up scratching herself hard enough to bleed a little. I'm also worried she could seriously scratch her eye, because one edge of it is a little red now, which I think is from her scratching so much. The other side is completely normal, so I'm really worried she might end up injuring her eye badly if the itching keeps going.
We took her to the vet, and the vet said it could possibly be mites based on looking over her skin while I was holding her. She couldn't do a proper close inspection because my conure is VERY defensive and bites anyone other than me. She advised giving her 1 drop of meloxicam and getting Mitokill spray, but it's currently unavailable everywhere I’ve looked.
The itching is NOT stopping though, and I'm worried she's going to keep hurting herself. I was thinking of trimming her nails so she can't scratch herself as badly.
Is there ANY safe home remedy I can use to help with the itching until I can find Mitokill? And is trimming her nails a good idea in this situation?