Kidney/testicular tumors in budgerigars in parrots
Other names: Budgie limping، Cere color change
Symptoms
- Limping or paralysis of one leg (pressure from the enlarged kidney on nerves)
- The male's cere turns brown (testicular tumor — known to veterinarians)
- Abdominal distension
How it spreads
Not contagious.
Diagnosis
Radiographs/ultrasound.
Treatment
Often palliative. [Update 3] Merck: internal tumors include kidney cancer and ovarian tumors; ovarian tumors were treated with partial success using GnRH regulators (leuprolide or a deslorelin implant), and carboplatin/cisplatin were used in some carcinomas.
Prevention
No specific prevention.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.