Placebo-Controlled Clomipramine Trial for the Treatment of Feather Picking Disorder in Cockatoos

Seibert, Lynne M.; Crowell‐Davis, Sharon L.; Wilson, G. Heather; Ritchie, Branson W.

doi:10.5326/0400261

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“…In animal models such as acral-lick dermatitis in canines, compulsive behaviors are reduced with SRIs8, 65. Response to SRIs has also been reported for avian psychogenic feather plucking66, 67. Similarly, SRIs often reduce compulsive cleaning and washing behaviors in OCD and compulsive skin picking and grooming behaviors in BDD55.…”

Section: Neurobiology Of Pathological Groomingmentioning

confidence: 96%

The Mouse Who Couldn't Stop Washing: Pathologic Grooming in Animals and Humans

Feusner¹,

Hembacher²,

Phillips³

2009

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The basic science literature is replete with descriptions of naturally occurring or experimentally induced pathological grooming behaviors in animals, which are widely considered animal models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). These animal models rely largely on observed similarities between animal behaviors and human OCD behaviors, and on studies of animal pathological grooming disorders that respond to serotonin enhancing drugs. However, current limitations in assessment of complex cognition and affect in animals precludes the field’s ability to match the driving primary processes behind observable phenomenology in animal “OCD” with human behavioral disorders. We propose that excessive grooming behaviors in animals may eventually prove to be equally, or possibly more relevant to, other conditions in humans that involve pathological grooming or grooming-like behaviors, such as trichotillomania, body dysmorphic disorder, olfactory reference syndrome, compulsive skin-picking, and onychophagia. Research is needed to better understand pathological grooming behaviors in both humans and animals, as animal models have the potential to elucidate pathogenic mechanisms and inform the treatment of these psychiatric conditions in humans.

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Section: Neurobiology Of Pathological Groomingmentioning

confidence: 96%

The Mouse Who Couldn't Stop Washing: Pathologic Grooming in Animals and Humans

Feusner¹,

Hembacher²,

Phillips³

2009

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“…Similarly, large age ranges were reported for initiation of feather picking among cockatoos in another study. 25 However, in African grey parrots, 7 of 8 cases with known ages of onset initiated feather picking at less than 1 year of age. Recognition of the wide range of ages at which feather picking began, including very young birds, should encourage practitioners to ask owners about early behavioral history and to explore a range of potential behavioral diagnoses.…”

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Nonmedical Factors Associated With Feather Picking in Pet Psittacine Birds

Gaskins¹,

Hungerford²

2014

Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery

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A nested case-control study was performed to determine nonmedical risk factors associated with feather picking in psittacine birds. Forty-two case birds, reported by their owners to pick their feathers, and 126 unaffected birds were compared. The odds of feather picking were higher in 2 species categories, African grey parrots (Psitticus erithacus, adjusted odds ratio [ORadj = 8.4, P < .001) and cockatoos (Cacatua species, ORadj = 12.7, P < .001). The odds of feather picking also were higher for birds that were out of their cages more than 8 hours per day (ORadj = 7.4, P < .001) and for birds that had been taken in by the owner as a "rescue" (ORadj = 4.7, P < .01). The odds of feather picking decreased by almost 90% (ORadj = 0.1, P < .005) for birds that interacted with people at least 4 hours a day. These findings identify characteristics that practitioners may want to include when asking bird owners about behavioral history and may be useful in focusing future research regarding this behavior.

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“…Preening refers to a movement with the bill intended to care for the duck's plumage aimed toward the breast, shoulders, wings, or back feather (Lersel and Bol, 1958). Injurious feather picking has been described and refers to an auto-mutilation behavior as opposed to feather pecking that occurs between birds, particularly in galliforms (Madsen, 1966;Grindlinger and Ramsay, 1991;Bordnick et al, 1994;Jenkins, 2001;Seibert et al, 2004). It has been suggested that the incidence of these injurious behaviors may be related to a birds' ability to forage in their bedding substrate (Rodenburg et al, 2004(Rodenburg et al, , 2005.…”

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The effects of environmental enrichment devices on feather picking in commercially housed Pekin ducks

Colton

Fraley

2014

Poultry Science

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Like other poultry species, Pekin ducks occasionally show an auto-mutilation behavior referred to as feather picking. Self-picking can lead to further pecking by conspecifics and ultimately to reduced feather quality and poor overall health of the bird. Although the reasons underlying feather picking are not clear, it appears to occur when the ducks are transitioning between downy feathers and adult plumage, between 17 and 22 d of age. We hypothesized that giving Pekin ducks a substitute outlet for this behavior in the form of environmental enrichment devices (EED) would decrease feather picking and improve feather quality and duck health and welfare. The EED were plastic Wifflestyle balls, each threaded with 4 zip-ties. In the first experiment, we set out to determine that placement of EED would not induce fear or harmful behaviors. Five barns were each divided into 2 pens, holding an average combined total of approximately 4,500 ducks with one pen per barn used as control. Upon placement of the EED in one pen per barn, both pens were videotaped for a total of 2 h per day. The physical characteristics of 100 ducks per pen were scored at age 7, 21, 28, and 35. Results showed a decrease (P = 0.034) in both selfpicking and conspecific-pecking in pens with EED compared with pens without EED. Although no differences in body condition scores were observed at 7 d of age, by d 21 ducks with EED showed better (P = 0.021) feather quality and cleanliness scores compared with ducks without EED. In a second experiment, we set out to determine if ducks had a color preference for blue/green, red, or white EED. Again, ducks with EED showed reduced (P = 0.038) feather picking compared with ducks without EED. Ducks interacted considerably more (P = 0.00089) frequently with blue/green EED then either red or white EED. These results suggest that providing environmental enrichment may minimize feather picking and improve feather quality and duck welfare.

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Placebo-Controlled Clomipramine Trial for the Treatment of Feather Picking Disorder in Cockatoos

Cited by 42 publications

References 20 publications

The Mouse Who Couldn't Stop Washing: Pathologic Grooming in Animals and Humans

The Mouse Who Couldn't Stop Washing: Pathologic Grooming in Animals and Humans

Nonmedical Factors Associated With Feather Picking in Pet Psittacine Birds

The effects of environmental enrichment devices on feather picking in commercially housed Pekin ducks

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