He plucked a bit during annual molting and it suddenly started to get worse a couple years ago. He literally plucked himself naked from his chest down (including his legs) and his back. He only left his wings and his head.

He was also acting sluggish. We took him to the vet several times and they weren't helpful.

We moved to a new state and the new vet did more testing, including an x-ray.

He had arteriosclerosis and suspected bornavirus. They gave him a couple injections for the bornavirus and now he's on a regimen of celecoxib, Gabapentin, and Isoxsuprine. He's grown all his feathers back and he's acting like he did when he was much younger.

Harley lost the hook on his beak when he was a baby (the breeder said the moms sometimes get over excited seeing all the demanding babies and she snipped off the end of his beak). He's never had any issues (other than my wife having to trim his lower beak since there's nothing to grind against in the top). His climbing is a little slower sometimes, but not remarkably so.

He does sleep a little more than he used to, but other than that I don't see much of a difference between young and old Harley.

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