JerseyWendy
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- Jul 20, 2012
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I thought it would be nice to show you all some pictures of my 2 'zons. Hunter is my 13 year old Yellow Nape girl. (I've got quite a story about her...), and Sam is the 4 month old Double Yellow Head.
Here we go. Here's Hunter singing out loud on her table perch
...getting some lovin'
The Fluffer Nutter
And here's my Sam:
With Ziva, one of our dogs
Getting to know Hunter, LOL
No worries, nobody got hurt. They are actually starting to interact together more and more
So here's Hunter "little" story. In 2005 she developed a growth on her left inner (3rd) eyelid. It looked like a skintag, and I had it removed and sent in. Results came back that it was a Papilloma. Yes, I was under the impression Hunter had the papilloma virus. In any case, not even 3 weeks after having it removed it was back.
Fast forward now.
Early this year the growth had gotten so big that it was irritating her, so I decided to have it removed again. Found THE best avian vet, took her over, and 30 minutes later she was like new. Never bothered having the growth sent in again because the "old" vet had faxed the results from 2005. Well. It came back again 1 month later, fast and furious, so back to the vet we went for surgery #3. Again opted NOT to have it sent in. After that surgery Hunter lost quite a bit of blood, and we nearly lost her.
Forward again, 3 months to be exact.
The darn thing had come back yet again, and it was irritating her once again. So just last month, in August, we went back to the vet and had it removed. My vet told me that the mass looked quite suspicious, and that he would send it in. When he mentioned the BIG "C" word (cancer), my world fell apart, and I didn't hear much of anything else he said afterwards.
The surgery went well, and Hunter recovered extremely quickly, with very little blood loss.
Last night the vet called, and I held my breath.
Hunter does NOT have cancer, the thing is NOT a papilloma, but a xanthoma. Quite rare for birds to get them on their eyelids. But nonetheless, she is FINE, and I can stop worrying myself sick.
It is believed that Xanthomas have something to do with Cholesterol, so I will adjust her diet now. I also ordered some supplements for her, and no more cheese. She is not obese, but slightly on the "big" side. She weighs 714g, but she's one large nape, so she's carrying it well
So there, that was Hunter's story.....
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
I love these 2 (along with my B & G Niko) immensely. They are my everything, my world, the loves of my life. <3
Warm regards,
Wendy
Here we go. Here's Hunter singing out loud on her table perch
...getting some lovin'
The Fluffer Nutter
And here's my Sam:
With Ziva, one of our dogs
Getting to know Hunter, LOL
No worries, nobody got hurt. They are actually starting to interact together more and more
So here's Hunter "little" story. In 2005 she developed a growth on her left inner (3rd) eyelid. It looked like a skintag, and I had it removed and sent in. Results came back that it was a Papilloma. Yes, I was under the impression Hunter had the papilloma virus. In any case, not even 3 weeks after having it removed it was back.
Fast forward now.
Early this year the growth had gotten so big that it was irritating her, so I decided to have it removed again. Found THE best avian vet, took her over, and 30 minutes later she was like new. Never bothered having the growth sent in again because the "old" vet had faxed the results from 2005. Well. It came back again 1 month later, fast and furious, so back to the vet we went for surgery #3. Again opted NOT to have it sent in. After that surgery Hunter lost quite a bit of blood, and we nearly lost her.
Forward again, 3 months to be exact.
The darn thing had come back yet again, and it was irritating her once again. So just last month, in August, we went back to the vet and had it removed. My vet told me that the mass looked quite suspicious, and that he would send it in. When he mentioned the BIG "C" word (cancer), my world fell apart, and I didn't hear much of anything else he said afterwards.
The surgery went well, and Hunter recovered extremely quickly, with very little blood loss.
Last night the vet called, and I held my breath.
Hunter does NOT have cancer, the thing is NOT a papilloma, but a xanthoma. Quite rare for birds to get them on their eyelids. But nonetheless, she is FINE, and I can stop worrying myself sick.
It is believed that Xanthomas have something to do with Cholesterol, so I will adjust her diet now. I also ordered some supplements for her, and no more cheese. She is not obese, but slightly on the "big" side. She weighs 714g, but she's one large nape, so she's carrying it well
So there, that was Hunter's story.....
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
I love these 2 (along with my B & G Niko) immensely. They are my everything, my world, the loves of my life. <3
Warm regards,
Wendy
