A : Does your lovebird peck himself in a specific area?
B : Yes. It’s baffling. If it is a psychological problem, surely he would bite itself all over. Both times it has been the top of one of his wings.
A : Actually, my shiba has the same problem. She always bites at fur on one of her legs.
A : 你那隻小鸚啄的是固定同一個地方的羽毛嗎?
B : 對,這就是我百思不得其解的地方。如果是心理問題,它當然也會啄身上的其它地方吧?不過這兩次都是同一邊翅膀的上側。
A : 其實,我養的柴犬也有類似的問題耶!它每次都會固定咬同一隻腿上的毛。
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