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I am wondering how many pigeon lovers/rescuers have had birds with cancer.
I might have another one, Alice's mate.
Lucky bird came to me four years ago, he had a missing eye due to infection. The socket is covered by the eyelids with just a little opening which occasionally drained clear fluid. My vet had told me this is normal.
About a week ago I noticed the eye socket started swelling. I started him on Cipro and Flagyl only to see it grow, not much but enough to make me take him to the vet today.
The vet thought first it is an abscess and put him under anesthesia to open up the opening more and take the junk out. Once he looked inside he noticed it is a tumor not an abscess.
He told me that tumors at this site are generaly malignant and Lymphoma (what Alice had) in birds is caused by a virus. So, there is a good chance Lucky has cancer.
He will take it out on Monday and send it for a pathology exam, then we will know for sure.
I talked to a friend in Broward who has pigeons and in the past two years she had three birds with cancer.
That is a whole lot.
Reti
I might have another one, Alice's mate.
Lucky bird came to me four years ago, he had a missing eye due to infection. The socket is covered by the eyelids with just a little opening which occasionally drained clear fluid. My vet had told me this is normal.
About a week ago I noticed the eye socket started swelling. I started him on Cipro and Flagyl only to see it grow, not much but enough to make me take him to the vet today.
The vet thought first it is an abscess and put him under anesthesia to open up the opening more and take the junk out. Once he looked inside he noticed it is a tumor not an abscess.
He told me that tumors at this site are generaly malignant and Lymphoma (what Alice had) in birds is caused by a virus. So, there is a good chance Lucky has cancer.
He will take it out on Monday and send it for a pathology exam, then we will know for sure.
I talked to a friend in Broward who has pigeons and in the past two years she had three birds with cancer.
That is a whole lot.
Reti