Quail swollen eye and big lump under beak

[Rocalvic]

Hello,

Been lurking here for the past few years regarding quails. Now i have a serious issue with one Quail and was hoping someone here could help me.

Situation (pic below):
Japanese coturnix quail, a pet, about 4 years 2 months old, suddenly over the past month has developed a very large lump on the left underside of the beak and severe swelling around the left eye. The left nostril is also clogged.
The beak lump is a hard mass, the eye swelling is fluid but possibly with a hard mass under.

I have tried:

• Chlortetracycline over a few weeks
• Amoxycillin tablets over a few weeks
• An avian vet (although inexperienced with quail it seems) who said the lumps could be a tumor given how theres multiple of them and that surgery could potentially result in the quail being put to sleep
• Vet tried draining the beak lump with a syringe, nothing came out
• Vet tried draining the eye lump, clear liquid and some blood came out but when ran through a microscope, nothing really showed up.
• Apple Cider Vinegar in water (why not)
• None of these have done anything

Symptoms/other:

• there are no other symptoms. No sneezing, no coughing, no struggling to breathe, no rattling.
• He is running around, crowing, mounting others on occasion (3 males in a large pen), dust bathing etc, quite normal
• Struggles a little to eat and drink, has to tilt head a little to swallow, but otherwise fine
• A bit of redness deep inside the mouth, vet said was most likely related to the eye swelling
• The beak lump is visibly growing, more so than the eye swelling
• The other quails are not sick at all

Anyone have any ideas? Trying to avoid the euthanasia route but i understand 4 years is seemingly old for them and i don't want him to suffer when it starts

 

[Nabiki]

At his age, I think I would agree with your vet about it possibly being a tumor, especially with no response to the antibiotics that you've administered. He is quite old and things tend to go wrong with age.

 

[Just Ranchin]

At his age, I think I would agree with your vet about it possibly being a tumor, especially with no response to the antibiotics that you've administered. He is quite old and things tend to go wrong with age.

I think this nails it.

 

[007Sean]

It may be a combination of things, tumor and it looks like MG (Mycoplasma gallisepticum)....but the antibiotics should have helped with the MG, so, idk!

 

[Rocalvic]

Thanks, all. He's still going strong, doesn't look like it's got worse.