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liposarcoma in greenwing macaw has been treated successfully

remmymom

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Last year I was desperate for information because I thought I was going to lose my greenwing that I have had for 17 years ( I don't know his age) to a liposarcoma on the underside of wing near his body over an artery.. My vet did not want to take off his wing and all my research showed that chemotherapy was not a good choice.

We were lucky and found an animal cancer treatment Center nearby where the radiologist had studied chickens in medical school and also had macaws of his own. he told us that Ruby would have to endure four radiation treatments with no side effects other than to lose some feathers ( which didn't even happen). The wound at the excision site finally quickly healed and over a year later he remains in good health. The doctor promised me that he would have no recurrence for at least 3 or 4 years. He knew it hadn't spread even though it was fast growing.

The hardest part of the treatment was stuffing him into a way small clear box prior to anesthesia (see photo ). I thought I could get away with it once, but as he was an abused bird I have been working with him for years on trust and I guess it paid off.

Please feel free to share this post wherever it may help. The treatment center is in ft. Lauderdale, Fl
 

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Wow!
 

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Great story :bounce3:
 

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Glad to hear that he's in remission for a while. :hug8::hug8:
 

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I'm glad to hear he's doing well.
 

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What a phenomenal success story! So happy to hear that he's now in remission!
 

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awesome
 

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Awww poor guy in the box :(Its hard to do something they don't like but its for their well being. Awesome that he trust you enough to be ok with it. So glad he's doing better! :heart::swoon::heart:
 

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I'm so very happy that your GW's treatment was successful. I'm partial to GWs as you can see. My Hank died when he was 34yo from a carciniod thyriod tumor. I had had him for 15 years and like your bird he had been abused for 10 years - physically beaten and kicked and slapped. It took several years, but Hank finally became my best buddy in the world and like your GW would accept almost anything that I asked of him.

I just took Jasper, my girl GW, to the Dr. today and we got into a conversation about the advances in avian medicine in the 17 years that I have been taking Hank and Jasper to him. There is more hope in the future, if people make sure that their vet keeps up with current progress.
 

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Thank you for sharing your story. Glad that everything worked out for your GW.
 

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@Hankmacaw ! Your baby was physically abused? :sad11: Did not know that...:sad3:
@remmymom , so happy to hear your baby is better!:swoon:
 
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