African grey - red mark on face

[charlesworth82]

Hi hope someone can help with this. had my grey for about 7 months (he is about 2).

this morning i noticed on the white of his face (above 5 mm above nose) there is a red mark (kind of looks like a graze). Am going to get him in the vet but they dont open weekends and only do emergencies. Any idea of what this is?

the bird seems fine playing and singing

[greycloud]

Is it above his nares or surrounding his nares? Encircling the nares could be evidence of a respiratory infection or possible irratant to the nose.
If above the nares or surrounding areas he may just have bruised or scratched it on a perch or toy. Some birds can get rough with toys and get hit in the face causing scatches or bruises. He also could have just scratched it with a nail.
I would say it is safe to see how he does over the weekend. However if he develops breathing problems take him to an emergency vet. Are you able to post a pic?

[charlesworth82]

Hi - its defo above. it does look like a small circle cut. it just looks like the little feathers are missing. his breathing seems fine and he seems normal. i'll try and get a pic - think i might be worrying for nothing (i hope)

[Lisa B]

Thanks for the help Judy.

[Dusty1709]

Dusty my baby grey had a similar mark, it was when the point of her nail scratched her during preening xx

[doubleyolk]

Sometimes they will get a facial bruise from lunging at someome from the cage bars.