i cant get a clear picture of this but its really quite wierd. Birdie seems to have some odd growth on his chest area

 

 

he was squirming a bit to much and its hard to keep the feathers away to get a clear photo of it but any help here would be great before i run off to the vet again

Edited June 26, 200619 yr by BrokenDreamz

Since fatty tumors are a common problem among budgies, it would be best to get to the vet as soon as possible. It was hard to see the growth clearly in the picture but I can't think of a situation where a budgie might have a growth that doesn't need to be checked out by a vet.

 

I've never seen a lipoma (fatty tumor) in person but if that's the case your vet can tell you. These can be controlled with a change in diet and an increase in exercise so it doesn't have to be something serious.

 

How does the growth feel to the touch? Hard or soft?

its hard but not hard hard umm eraser like hard. its about 1cm long and maby 1/4 cm wide ive never seen something like this before and i cant get to my vets right away at the moment. I can try and get a better photo if that might help sombody maby tell me what this could be

I'll see what I can find in the books I have/online for you in the meantime.

 

Maybe it's just the picture but it looked kind of crusty now that I think about it. Is it? Or is that just the picture?

it is kind of crusty looking its hard to describe. an infection or sore? but this is new and if it was a sore wouldnt there have been blood from a fall or something? but im guessing its not this . this is going to drive me up the wall until im able tot take him to the vets and that may not even solve it the amount of knowledge the avian vert aorund here actually has its quite questionable. Do you think this is something i might want to remove him from the rest of the flock for? he took a good few bites of me to get this picture so im hoping it shows enough --------------------><---------------------------

Edited June 26, 200619 yr by BrokenDreamz

Is it irritating to him? Have you seen him plucking at it? Just thought that might help Terri help you.

In that picture it actually looks like an infection of some sort. Maybe from a gland or a wound that the feathers were covering? That does seem really unlikely though, as you said you would have noticed blood from a wound... but maybe a gland, I'm not sure. I'm not too keen on where particular glands are located on budgies.

 

I do think I would remove him from the flock if only just to monitor his activity and droppings. And just in case it -is- a wound that could get aggrivated by another bird. It does look really strange, I hope you get some answers very soon.

Edited September 29, 200519 yr by eterri

im down here most of the day after school with them, and birdies been his perky hyper little self, Snow and tweety havnt been picking on him so hes not being troubled by the others, No feathers have been blucked i did carefully pull a few so i could see what on earth this was! and im still at a loss here but no change in behavious and he doesnt seem to be more annoyed when i touch that area

I've looked quite a bit and found nothing helpful. It's started to storm so I'll have to go now but I'll keep looking through my books just in case.

 

It really does sound odd...doesn't seem like an injury. I'll let you know if I think of something (when the storm dies down).

okay thanks for your help eterri

You're welcome.

 

Unfortunately, I didn't find anything very helpful. It seems that fatty tumors are more common on the oil gland, near the base of the tail and the picture you showed looked more like some sort of infection...but I wouldn't know. :/

 

Let us know what the vet says please. Good luck.

I found this section in one of my books:

 

Fatty Lumps

These growths, called lipomas, are often excountered in middle-aged budgerigars, particularly those kept as pets.

 

Symptoms

They are typically seen on or close to the breastbone and can become sufficiently large as to protude through the plumage itself. WOrse still, even when smaller in size, they will affect the budgerigars ability to fly any distance causing the bird to flutter to the floor.

Treatment

It is important to be alert to the development of such lumps because, especially if detected early they can now be removed quite successfully by surgery allowing the budgerigar to continue flying normally. Certain bloodlines do seem more susceptible to these growths that others, however, and sometimes a lipoma will regrow again after being removed.

Oh, i hope Birdie isn't badly affected by this, please let us know how he gets on at the vets.

I would take him to the vet if I were you. Poor Birdie. At least he doesn't act like it bothers him, so hopefully he isn't just hiding that from you. Please keep us posted.

oh no ive just stumbled across this post.

 

in my opinion it could be one of two things. a cyst or a lipoma (fatty tumour). (that is if it a definite lump).

 

peanut developed one on his chest in the same place a few weeks before he passed away(although he didnt die as a result of the cyst).

 

if the budgie is fairly old i would guess at lipoma which older budgies are prone too.

 

does he have his wings clipped? if he is clipped and lands on his chest a lot this can aggravate the feather folicle and cause a feather cyst to develop. cysts can be removed, but if they are left then it is possible that they wll become ulcerated and lead to a serious infection.

 

only your vet will be able to tell you for sure, but i hope it is nothing too serious and that something can be done about it.

 

good luck

 

love pix

I hope Birdie can be treated, a decent avian vet should be able to advise whether it is a growth or other problem. Thoughts are with you.

Poor Birdie. I hope that he'll be okay.. let us know when you hear anything.