Growth Inside Parrot Beak

[ParrotParty22]

My 21 year old Triton Cockatoo has developed a yellow growth inside her beak near her tongue. She was taken to two different vets to be evaluated and put on antibiotics. Both of these vets are bird specialists. Two weeks later the growth persisted in her mouth and the vet suggested bloodwork and a biopsy. The bloodwork came back mostly normal other than excess white blood cells, but the vet said this was likely due to fighting off the infection.

The biopsy results came back and the vet told us that they noticed abnormal cells. The vet said that this could be a tumor and suggested freezing the tissue and removing it via cryosurgery. She soon got surgery for the growth and had it removed. The vet said that 1/3 of the birds undergoing the surgery have to have it removed again. The surgery required painkillers twice a day due to swelling around the surgery area.

It has been almost three weeks since the surgery and it appears the growth may be back. Has anyone's parrot experienced this growth or heard of anything like this? I am worried we may have to continuously remove these growths and the biopsy didn't give very clear results. I would really appreciate it if anyone could share their experience if their parrot has had something similar.

 

[Ronnie27]

Oh my!
Tumors may not be common in birds, however there are birds with benign tumors or cancer.
Your bird had a surgery, but the mass appeared again and keeps growing... it seems like a tumor behavior. Let's hope this be just a benign tumor .
I wish you and your bird the best of luck. Don't give up. Take care of your bird and follow the treatment suggested by the vet.

 

[Terry57]

My 21 year old Triton Cockatoo has developed a yellow growth inside her beak near her tongue. She was taken to two different vets to be evaluated and put on antibiotics. Both of these vets are bird specialists. Two weeks later the growth persisted in her mouth and the vet suggested bloodwork and a biopsy. The bloodwork came back mostly normal other than excess white blood cells, but the vet said this was likely due to fighting off the infection.

The biopsy results came back and the vet told us that they noticed abnormal cells. The vet said that this could be a tumor and suggested freezing the tissue and removing it via cryosurgery. She soon got surgery for the growth and had it removed. The vet said that 1/3 of the birds undergoing the surgery have to have it removed again. The surgery required painkillers twice a day due to swelling around the surgery area.

It has been almost three weeks since the surgery and it appears the growth may be back. Has anyone's parrot experienced this growth or heard of anything like this? I am worried we may have to continuously remove these growths and the biopsy didn't give very clear results. I would really appreciate it if anyone could share their experience if their parrot has had something similar.View attachment 47696View attachment 47697

I'm so sorry that your thread was missed until now

How is she doing now? Has the growth gotten bigger?
I've never heard of this before, so unfortunately I have no advice to give. Did the vet feel like it would eventually stop growing back if it was removed enough times?
I'm so sorry that she is going through this.