Rooster with mass in neck, possible tumor, thymus response -- Marek's

[shadow rabbit10]

Of course. Though, he had been with them for months all the way as recently as Sunday, so if it is a communicable disease, they are probably the carriers.

It is possible your hens have something, but the symptoms don't affect them. Maybe you should get them tested for any diseases?

 

[Eggcessive]

I'm glad Trousers is hanging in there. We are all pulling for him. Did you get my PM the other day about another BYC member's issue with a tumor over the crop? The one picture I referred to of that tumor made me think of your case.

 

[Pyxis]

Glad to hear he's doing a little better!

 

[SoftBoiled]

I offered a few prayers of thanksgiving for this glimmer of hope for our beloved Trousers (we've kinda taken group ownership of this lovely roo!). Hang in there and hope that the corner has been turned.

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: i still am wondering rather than a disease, if this might be a reaction to anethesia, since birds are so sensitive to meds- still praying for him and you guys!

 

[llandry]

After following this for a few days you get so emotionally invested. Poor trousers, so many people are pulling for him. I'm an anesthesia specialist, not exotics but cats and dogs, and i don't believe this is a reaction to anesthesia. I just tried going back a few pages to check but he was doing better right after surgery and didn't start having trouble until the next day correct? A reaction to anesthesia would be immediate. Pets who have reactions tend to wake up from surgery displaying neurologic symptoms. I was about to post the other day that i felt this was a embolism issue and that he'd thrown a clot. Symptoms such as paralysis and weakness will appear out of no where. Did you ask your vet about the pain meds? I know you are nervous to give them nut i really don't think they are the cause. It is also normal for his stool to smell weird because of the meds given during surgery such as antibiotics. They also probably smell different because his diet is different than normal.

I know this doesn't help you but hopefully mine and all of the members positive vibes coming your way will.

 

[Nambroth]

After following this for a few days you get so emotionally invested. Poor trousers, so many people are pulling for him. I'm an anesthesia specialist, not exotics but cats and dogs, and i don't believe this is a reaction to anesthesia. I just tried going back a few pages to check but he was doing better right after surgery and didn't start having trouble until the next day correct? A reaction to anesthesia would be immediate. Pets who have reactions tend to wake up from surgery displaying neurologic symptoms. I was about to post the other day that i felt this was a embolism issue and that he'd thrown a clot. Symptoms such as paralysis and weakness will appear out of no where. Did you ask your vet about the pain meds? I know you are nervous to give them nut i really don't think they are the cause. It is also normal for his stool to smell weird because of the meds given during surgery such as antibiotics. They also probably smell different because his diet is different than normal.

I know this doesn't help you but hopefully mine and all of the members positive vibes coming your way will.

Thank you. My vet also felt that this was not likely a reaction to anesthesia-- yes, he was awake and alert right after surgery, though wobbly. Once we got him home he was eating, drinking, and walking like a champ. A bit woozy but not bad at all. It was only after he went to sleep that night that things got bad. He wouldn't go to sleep without roosting on something elevated, so we placed a TV tray lined with towels next to the bed so that he could 'roost' with us and we could watch him. In the night he fell from it and I got him safely on the floor and calmed him, and just thought he was being clumsy. He landed gently onto a towel on the carpeted floor. I checked him out well and he seemed okay. I didn't think much else of it, but the next morning he had no use of his legs-- he can push with them but that's it. He can shake his tail and flap his wings.

After talking to my vet this afternoon I have continued the metacam and he seems a bit more relaxed now. If he threw a clot is there any hope for recovery? My husband and I talked and decided we would take him back up on Saturday to the vet, and discuss quality of life and survivability... I do not want to be cruel to him.

 

[llandry]

To be honest and this is only in my experience, i've never seen a patient recover from what you're witnessing if this is caused by a clot. Throwing a clot is basically a stoke and what ever damage is seen from the clot is permanent. I'm so sorry for what trousers and your family are going thru. Please continue to keep us posted.

 

[NovaAman]

Oh gracious, there is a lady on another thread on another forum who had the same sort of thing happen to her roo... Its been about a month, and he has nearly made a full recovery. Complete immobility on one side, but now nearly normal walking...

 

[casportpony]

FWIW, I went out one day and found one of my hens on her side, much like your roo, but she hadn't had surgery. So I put her in a bin and tube fed her for several weeks, and she is alive and well today... That was three years ago.