以上文章提及可以引起拔毛症既原因:
• General malnutrition - 營養不良或者不均衡
• Deficiency of omega-3 fatty acid - 缺乏奧米加3脂肪酸
• Pain - 痛楚
• Osteoporosis - 骨質疏鬆症
• Atherosclerosis - 動脈硬化症
• Endocrine disorders - 內分泌失調
• Parasites - 寄生蟲病
• Hepatopathy (liver disease) - 肝病
• Granulomas - 息肉
• Ectopic eggs - 鳥蛋異位
• Egg-related peritonitis - 懷有鳥蛋引致的腹膜炎
• Boredom and other behavioral problems - 苦悶或者其他行為問題
• Excess salt in diet (e.g., cockatoos) - 進食過多鹽分
• Genetic (parents were feather pickers) - 父母遺傳(父或母有拔毛症)
• Lack of social interaction - 缺乏社交
• Nesting frustration - 築巢失敗
• Excessive hormones - 荷爾蒙分泌過多
• Improper wing clips - 錯誤修剪飛羽
• Cage mate aggression - 鳥伴欺負
• Uropygial gland impaction - 尾部羽毛油脂分泌腺閉塞
• Aspergillosis in feather follicles - 毛囊受麴菌(真菌)感染
• Giardiasis - 梨形蟲感染
• Thyroid disorders - 甲狀腺分泌失調
• Pancreatitis - 胰腺炎
• Malabsorption - 營養吸收不良
• Mycotoxins - 真菌毒素影響
• Food allergies (e.g., peanuts, sunflower seeds) - 食物敏感
• Dander from other birds - 其他品種雀鳥羽粉引致接觸性敏感
• Fear/panic following traumatic episode - 過度受驚或緊張引致的心理創傷 |