My bird has a lump on his belly what is it?

Question

He is about 4-5 years old and I know that he is getting older but just this morning I felt a lump on his stomach. It doesn't seem to hurt him when I poke it and you can't see it but I'm still worried. I think it might be cancerous and really need to know if anyone has an answer. A vet before said that if I don't provide him with a less stressful environment that he might get cancer but he also said that if I look at his legs which had purplish color to them would show his stress. I worked with him from then on and now they returned to their normal pinkish color.

Answer 1

Birds get lots of different tumours that appear in the abdominal area - some are harmless Lipomas (fat lumps) and only cauase a problem when they get big and press on organs and nerves, some however are malignant and attached to organs such as Kidney (this is when you see the bluish purple legs).

A small needle biopsy of the lump by the vet and look at cells under microscope can tell you if its a fat lump or tumour.

Answer 2

My parakeet had a lump on the abdomen near the vent; he acted fine. [I didn't really know her sex, as her cere color kept changing back and forth.] The vet seemed unsure about doing anything yet, so I didn't. In a few months the lump went away, as far as I could tell. The bird continued changing "gender" now and then. I read then that there is a kind of tumor that causes hormone imbalance and change of gender characteristics. She's now 7 years old and recently laid an egg for the first time. So now I know her sex. I've never tried to breed her. So, if this sounds like your bird, maybe this is what it is. She's still in excellent health, and never seemed otherwise.

Answer 3

Depending on the species, some are prone to species.

I would Google the species and tumors.

Answer 4

If you are not sure, then you need to have a vet check him out.