I found this paper on Oxford Poultry Science:
Avian Virus-Induced Tumors
E. L. Stubbs A. M. Wallbank
Abstract
THE first evidence that a virus could cause cancer was the discovery by Ellerman and Bang (1908) that chicken leukemia could be transferred by filtered blood. The transfer of a tumor...
Not knowing what the masses are was part of what made the decision difficult. The Vet was not specific and said definitive answers are only given by necropsy.
I don't know anything about how viruses relate to cancer but I definitely remember the Vet saying "or" - cancer or a virus. It was...
Yesterday after 3 hours at the Vet office deliberating between euthanasia and treatment- I chose treatment option with a re-evaluation at the Vet's office in 14 days.
Abigail- my 14 month old Australorpe has a distended abdomen and secondary respiratory infection. The x-ray showed masses in...