Goose with chest lump

[Miss Lydia]

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I don't know what to say, hopefully some of the others on here have maybe had some experience with something like this, if she is eating and acting notmal then I just can't imagine it being cancer. I hope not anyway. how does it feel? is it hard, squishy? and the one on her face can you feel it? I am stumped, but I have only had geese for 4 years though. but never seen anything like that. I'm sorry wish i could help. she is very pretty.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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I don't know what to say, hopefully some of the others on here have maybe had some experience with something like this, if she is eating and acting notmal then I just can't imagine it being cancer. I hope not anyway. how does it feel? is it hard, squishy? and the one on her face can you feel it? I am stumped, but I have only had geese for 4 years though. but never seen anything like that. I'm sorry wish i could help. she is very pretty.

Just wondering how your goose is doing? I did want to tell you I have a Brahma hen who is 2 years old. she has a massive chest, I think it's a deformaty, she gets around fine and eats and drinks lays eggs but just has this very squishy chest. thats very large. Maybe this could be the same with your goose, seems if she was having something like a abscess she would be very sick by now. or it would have opened on it's own. I don't know just wanted to throw this out there in case it could be simuliar. As far as her head that you should watch it just in case it could be an abscess. Maybe put warm compresses on there and see what happens. let us know how she is please. thanks.

 

[Peregrin11]

Hi thanks so much for all your help. When I got home today it appears as though it may have opened, but it doesn't appear to have gone down. I have to wait until my husband gets home to get in there and really take a look so he can hold her while I get a good look, clean it, etc. She is still happy, eating etc. She simply isn't acting like a sick bird. I am a little worried about it now that it's open, so I will give you an update later tonight after I sort it all out. When she was young I thought it might just her anatomy, we have a khaki campbell hen that is chest heavy so I thought it might be the same. Thanks again your advice and kindness is so very much appreciated!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Looking forward to hearing how she is. Are you talking about her chest or head?

 

[Silver Spring Waterfowl]

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Peregrine11, I hope your goose is going to be okay. Reading this thread, I do not think I saw it previously mentioned, so I'll toss something else in. This does not apply to the lump on the face. Could this goose have eaten something that has partially blocked the proventriculum? When you say that it "appears to have gone down", I wonder if she doesn't have a dilated proventriculum. I have seen this happen once when a very young goose either chose not to partake of enough grit, or, more likely, ate something so fibrous that it would not pass. It has taken quite some time for this mass to break down, and the tissue is shrinking, but very slowly.

If you are dealing with an infection, please do so carefully, and segregate this bird while the wound is open and draining. I have not personally seen pus in a goose become soft. It has had a "cheesy" consistency, similar to a rabbit's. It might require a hefty gauge needle to draw anything of this consistency. To open the area yourself area and find nabscessss or tumor might prove a fataerroror. And if you do see something, would you recognize it for what it is or maybe find you've painted yourself into a mighty tight corner.
Poultry vets are pretty scarce these days If you do not have immediate veterinary support, you do still have it available through your state veterinarian's office and diagnostic lab. You are already paying taxes for this, so why not make use of it? If they are as helpful in your state as they are in mine, you will have an opportunity to speak to an actual poultry veterinarian, who can work with you and possibly through a local vet who is willing to consult with your state specialist. (My vet is 45 miles away, too) Once the onus of making a diagnosis is lifted, there are vets who will work with someone from the state who has the specialized expertise. You should be able to email your pictures, too. Whatever this is, it should be looked into, and I urge you to seek veterinary counsel before you act. Help is a phone call away.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Peregrine11, I hope your goose is going to be okay. Reading this thread, I do not think I saw it previously mentioned, so I'll toss something else in. This does not apply to the lump on the face. Could this goose have eaten something that has partially blocked the proventriculum? When you say that it "appears to have gone down", I wonder if she doesn't have a dilated proventriculum. I have seen this happen once when a very young goose either chose not to partake of enough grit, or, more likely, ate something so fibrous that it would not pass. It has taken quite some time for this mass to break down, and the tissue is shrinking, but very slowly.

If you are dealing with an infection, please do so carefully, and segregate this bird while the wound is open and draining. I have not personally seen pus in a goose become soft. It has had a "cheesy" consistency, similar to a rabbit's. It might require a hefty gauge needle to draw anything of this consistency. To open the area yourself area and find nabscessss or tumor might prove a fataerroror. And if you do see something, would you recognize it for what it is or maybe find you've painted yourself into a mighty tight corner.
Poultry vets are pretty scarce these days If you do not have immediate veterinary support, you do still have it available through your state veterinarian's office and diagnostic lab. You are already paying taxes for this, so why not make use of it? If they are as helpful in your state as they are in mine, you will have an opportunity to speak to an actual poultry veterinarian, who can work with you and possibly through a local vet who is willing to consult with your state specialist. (My vet is 45 miles away, too) Once the onus of making a diagnosis is lifted, there are vets who will work with someone from the state who has the specialized expertise. You should be able to email your pictures, too. Whatever this is, it should be looked into, and I urge you to seek veterinary counsel before you act. Help is a phone call away.

Hope she is okay please let us know.