Kiki had been preening and scratching excessively lately. I can see quite a few small feathers at the bottom of the cage. It’s not a good sign and this made me real worried for her. I can feel her itch and I’m suspecting she suffering from mites attack. I placed a white sheet overnight and morning i can see tiny red dots moving around.

OMG! I can feel the itch! So gross and my having goose bumps everywhere. I guess that’s the psychological effect. *Haha*

I went to the nearby pet store to buy the mite spray and i got the 8-in-1 Mites and Lice Spray for Caged Birds. Since the shop owner recommends using the spray, why not giving it a try. I do think Kiki’s condition can’t be delay. I also don’t want the infestation starts to worsen. I think there’s reasons to Kiki having mites on her feathers. Recently she has not been taking bath frequently, like what she usually does, dunking herself into the bowl of water. I guess the rainy weather also stop Kiki from bathing too.

But to stop the infestation, I have to force Kiki for bath. Hope she doesn’t hate me for doing so. I doing that for her own good. After the bath, I left her on the T-Stand to allow self preening process. Seriously I do enjoy looking at Kiki preening herself. So cute. I captured a short video clip, when Kiki’s preening happily.

Kiki preening after bath…

I got mum to help me hold Kiki and getting a towel to cover her head. This is prevent from Kiki fidgeting and also to protect her from getting mite spray solution into her eyes. I made a few short bursts of mite spray on her back and tail wing. Let’s hope Kiki will recover soon!