my cinnamon green budgie that i had for about a year now i found out that she has a tumor and so when i bought her she had a brown cere and so i bought her as a female and i just found out that she has a tumor and the turmor makes her have female looks so basically its a male now the medication that i got got her loosing the cere color and he is starting to act like a male and bobs his heads.

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Poor you . Is it a treatable tumour? Where is it?

sorry to hear that BL

 

What is the meds that have been given?

Oh, the poor baby. I'm glad you found the tumour and hope he is okay.

 

 

Feathers.

Sorry to hear about this budgie lover. The best thing is to keep him as a beloved pet , as you don't want to breed him due to this and just enjoy him. Keep us updated.

never not planing on breeding him he has been acting so cute and so tame

the vet told me to give him nutrients in the water unless it gets worse

really is it an avian vet? That is odd

shes a vet for all animals but her least specialty is birds so thats what i thought she couldnt help very well but im planin on goin to a city near by to get the bird checked

Hi - Based on your description of the vet's (lack of expertise) in birds, I've started wondering about this diagnosis. I'm going out on a limb here - I suspect your bird is a female. I see a lump around her keel (chest) area, although bit hard to tell from a photo. So wondering is this the "tumour".

 

If so, maybe it's just a benign type of tumour, such as a fatty lipoma which is often seen in many birds. Or is the tumour elsewhere and visible. On what basis did the vet make this diagnosis by the way???

The only type of tumor I have ever heard of that makes a male's cere brown is a testicular tumor. Normally you can see some blue places on the cere or underneath if you peel a layer, but I only see white underneath near the nares in your picture. The brown is also smooth in all pictures of it I have seen, and your bird has a "bumpy" cere like a female. There is usually something slightly 'off-looking' in a male with testicular cancer. But not being a vet I couldn't say for certain about your specific case.

 

I would have guessed that your bird was female, as it doesn't really look abnormal. S/He doesn't look that old either. Do you know the bird's age? Anyway, I would certainly do whatever your vet has instructed, and I'm glad his behavior has perked up. Hopefully that means the meds are making him more comfortable, and the cancer doesn't grow any larger. What tipped you off to take him to the vet? Sure is a lovely color, what a sweetie!

Sorry to hear about the tumor, sounds like the little guy/girl will be very well looked after. When i went to the avian vet for billy he had all these special glasses and instruments just for birds so maybe when you get to an avian vet you will have a better idea of whats going on which makes it easier for you! keep us posted :angel1:

she wouldnt breed with any male and she tried mating with other males and female and when a male trying mating with her she threw them off just like another male would do if a male tried mating with him

and she was born i think the 5th or 15th of January 2005