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Post by clt80 on May 14, 2020 18:22:01 GMT
Harold has testicular cancer, his cere has been brown for a couple of years no. At the moment it's got so crusty it's blocking one of his nares. I'm having flashbacks to when this happened to Francine and I monitored it then she got sinusitis and long story short ended up passing.
Has anyone managed to help their budgie shed the top layers of the cere so to speak?
I picked him up to have a closer look, my god, he bites like a hen!!!!!!!! Must be the oestrogen.
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Post by blue48 on May 14, 2020 19:08:29 GMT
SO sorry about Harold.
Could you smear a little vaseline over his cere to soften the crusty bits up? When they're softer you might be able to help them off with a cotton wool bud.
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Post by suesbird on May 15, 2020 8:29:50 GMT
What a shame. What about olive oil rubbed on.
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Post by blue48 on May 15, 2020 9:31:02 GMT
I used olive oil when my youngest was a baby and had cradle cap. Next day when I washed his hair the crusty bits would all come off.
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Post by jellybean on May 15, 2020 9:36:43 GMT
So sorry about Harold clt80. Hope you get a remedy for his cere. |
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Post by clt80 on May 15, 2020 10:01:49 GMT
I could rub a little bit of vaseline or olive oil on. Thanks guys!!
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Post by willowsmum on May 15, 2020 15:02:29 GMT
I hope that helps him, poor boy. So sorry he's not well. How did you discover that he has testicular cancer - were there any particular symptoms that raised your suspicions?
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Post by clt80 on May 15, 2020 17:20:37 GMT
His cere turned brown due to the hormone change and I took him to my avian vet and this was what she strongly thought. One of his brothers cere has recently turned brown, coincidence or genetic who knows.
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Post by willowsmum on May 15, 2020 21:42:54 GMT
clt80 thanks, that's good to know. I hope it's just coincidence with Harold's brother and that Harold's cere improves soon.
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Post by Hezz on May 22, 2020 10:14:06 GMT
How did you go with Harold's cere, clt80? (Sorry, been away.) |
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Post by clt80 on May 22, 2020 10:47:28 GMT
Welcome back Hezz, hope you are well, we have missed you. I got the vaseline out but as I held him to put it on I could see both nares were clear: I had thought his left was blocked but it wasnt. So I'm keeping an eye on it, if it starts to go over his nares the vaseline is coming back out. |
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Post by Hezz on May 22, 2020 10:58:27 GMT
Great that his nostrils are clear.  You can try just gently giving the growth a rub, with or without vaseline, or any vegetable oil. It might help to give the build-up a soaking of oil, obviously being very careful not to get any into his nares, and then give it a bit of a rub after a few hours. I did that once with one of my hens but I do think hers might have already been starting to come off. It might work; might be worth a try. |
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Post by clt80 on May 22, 2020 12:16:04 GMT
Yes I could rub a small amount in, I wish it would just flake off. Poor Harold, it's doing nothing for his masculinity and impressing the ladies |
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You can try just gently giving the growth a rub, with or without vaseline, or any vegetable oil. It might help to give the build-up a soaking of oil, obviously being very careful not to get any into his nares, and then give it a bit of a rub after a few hours. I did that once with one of my hens but I do think hers might have already been starting to come off. It might work; might be worth a try.