ParrotParty22
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- Feb 19, 2023
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- Triton Cockatoo
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.
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.