Sydney's back from the Vet!

[Aquila]

So, it was a pretty quick visit, but I'm really happy with the vet I went to, he handled Sydney very well and everyone in the office was very nice.

He's at 465 grams, so still a bit of weight loss to go, but he's very healthy, everything looks good.

As for his tumors, they're most likely papillomas, and have been there for some time since he said they feel hard and calcified. As long as they don't change, they're okay to stay, but if I see any growth, he'll remove them. It just gives me more evidence that Sydney really might have been a wild caught bird.

The papillomas aren't blocking his vent, which is good, and his feet are healing, so it might just take a bit longer for the scales to come back, but it looks to be some scar tissue.

So, assuming they are the papillomas, are there any precautions I should be taking with him or my other birds?

 

[JerseyWendy]

Hi Aquila! AWESOME that he's lost some weight and seems overall so healthy.

The papilloma virus is believed to be contagious via direct contact (breeding pairs).

Here are some links that might be useful:
Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine - Papillomatosis Disease in Birds

Parrots Infected with the Papilloma Virus

Parrots - Judy Leach's Parrots - About parrots, for parrots and for parrot owners

May I ask which vet you used?

 

[Aquila]

Somerton Animal Hospital in Philadelphia, Dr. Gulliford. Very nice, very informative. They carry Harrison's as well, so I'll probably go pick some up when they get in more.

Good to know it's nothing I really need to worry too much about, since he won't be breeding.

 

[MonicaMc]

I know Anna of Macaw & Cockatoo Rescue has experience with this.
Macaw and Cockatoo Rescue of New Mexico

Hope PF doesn't mind (I wont link to other forums unless I think the info in a post may be helpful), but she wrote about it on another forum, picture included - about identifying blood in stools from one of the zons she took in that is infected with this virus.
Identifying Blood In Stool - BirdBoard

 

[Aquila]

Here's a few pictures of Sydney from the other day when I brought his new cage home. He loves to just sit and watch my conure, he's obsessed with her!