I've been worried a lot before by Marigold, thinking she had a tumour. That all turned out not to be tumours, but now I'm really REALLY worried

If this isn't a tumour, then I don't know what it is.

 

She's acting fine, I pulled her out of the aviary yesterday and she's in the hospital cage. She's eating fine, she hasn't lost any weight and had a full crop when I pulled her.

She was driving me mad last night because she kept trying to get out.

I syringe fed her Calcivet, but I don't know if that will do anything really.

 

Vet isn't an option - no avian vets and my parents wouldn't let me go to a normal vet.

I have my own money saved up but I have to have a guardian there to get it out of the bank. I don't trust normal vets anyway now, I took an injured goldfinch ( that had been improving while I had her ) in and she came back out all shakey ( they told me to release her ) and weak and she died two hours later because they didn't feed her or give her water all day.

 

I can ring up a wildlife rehabber I know, she'd probably have a look and have some suggestions.

Doesn't look good, how long has it been like that?

Could also be an internal egglaying. Catch her up, turn her over and take a decent belly photo.

Edited September 22, 201113 yr by **KAZ**

Geoff had a hen like that and it was one he paid a lot of money for at auction. He said it was a tumor, cancer his bird did't loose weight ever. I think more a tumor.

thats like the one i cut out of my hen

hers was im positive a tumor vet told me to put her down or just leave her as she willdie soon anyway well i cut it out and shes fine

i do not suggest you do this i knew what i was doing

half any how

thing is shes fine today a year later but she is regrowing a small tumor now i noticed it today i will not be putting her through trauma of cutting it out again i was just very lucky i knew what i was cutting at last time its in different spot this time and i know nothing about whats in that body area so to risky

fate will take its course this time round

 

 

keep her happy is all you can do