clisa
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- Lisa
Hi, my avian vet can not figure out why this whitish plaque keeps growing in the back of my sun conure's oral cavity bordering on the nasal cavity. As it builds up, her breathing becomes labored and I can hear it. The vet has sedated her now 4 or 5 times to clean it out and it keeps coming back within 1-3 weeks. She cultured the plaque twice, each time it comes back with different bacteria, not a common one. We've tried rounds of several different antibiotics (baytril, azithromycin, sulfatrim, doxy) and antifungal and nothing works. The vet said that the surface underneath the plaque is somewhat irregular and worries it could be cancer but she can't culture that part without risking excessive bleeding and death. We've omitted all sticky food from her diet and just do pellets and seed. Both my avian vet and I are stumped, so I thought it wouldn't hurt to reach out on this forum to see if anyone else has experienced something similar in their bird and if there was any effective treatment.
My avian vet is very very experienced and she said this is only the second bird she's ever seen this in. I appreciate any ideas as I don't want to lose my sweet Susie to this condition.
Thank you,
Lisa
My avian vet is very very experienced and she said this is only the second bird she's ever seen this in. I appreciate any ideas as I don't want to lose my sweet Susie to this condition.
Thank you,
Lisa