My 6 1/2 year old muscovy duck Emily is having surgery this Thursday.
About two years ago she had a tiny pea size cyst/lump under her skin. The vet said it was a clogged pore or something similiar. Like a fatty lump. We decided not to do anything about it versus the risk of surgery. It did not bother her and was super tiny. So this year I noticed the darn thing has now grown to the size of a quarter/ large marble. It is bothering her and she shakes her head and has pulled feathers from her neck next to it.
I decided to take her to the vet last week. My old vet wasn't there and a different one evaluated her. Because it is so large and bothering her the vet said we should do the surgery. It's a fatty lump under her skin like a fatty lipoma and she will go under full anesthesia.
I'm so concerned because of the location and the risk of anesthesia. I had a friend who lost her parrot after a surgery like this. In the middle of the night the parrot had pulled out her neck stitches and passed from blood loss. I don't know how to protect Emily from herself after this neck surgery. I think I'll have to stay awake and watch her for as long as I can. I've cancelled work for the following days. I assume the vet will wrap up her neck. I don't trust Emily because she can reach the area.
She is also laying eggs right now. So on top of all this I'm worried she won't push out the egg on Thursday and could get egg-bound. Should I cancel the surgery and reschedule for when she is done laying eggs? Am I over-worrying and being a helicopter-duck mom?
Can I please hear some advice about post-operative care for her?
About two years ago she had a tiny pea size cyst/lump under her skin. The vet said it was a clogged pore or something similiar. Like a fatty lump. We decided not to do anything about it versus the risk of surgery. It did not bother her and was super tiny. So this year I noticed the darn thing has now grown to the size of a quarter/ large marble. It is bothering her and she shakes her head and has pulled feathers from her neck next to it.
I decided to take her to the vet last week. My old vet wasn't there and a different one evaluated her. Because it is so large and bothering her the vet said we should do the surgery. It's a fatty lump under her skin like a fatty lipoma and she will go under full anesthesia.
I'm so concerned because of the location and the risk of anesthesia. I had a friend who lost her parrot after a surgery like this. In the middle of the night the parrot had pulled out her neck stitches and passed from blood loss. I don't know how to protect Emily from herself after this neck surgery. I think I'll have to stay awake and watch her for as long as I can. I've cancelled work for the following days. I assume the vet will wrap up her neck. I don't trust Emily because she can reach the area.
She is also laying eggs right now. So on top of all this I'm worried she won't push out the egg on Thursday and could get egg-bound. Should I cancel the surgery and reschedule for when she is done laying eggs? Am I over-worrying and being a helicopter-duck mom?
Can I please hear some advice about post-operative care for her?