Member @james123 asking about a feather cyst

[james123]

Mar 18, 2012 17:00:00 GMT barrieshutt said:

They are feather cysts Gubbins due to a feather growing internally , i remove them but take care there can be a lot of blood if not done correctly

Hey I’m new here too, I’m not sure if anyone will see this as that conversation was about 9 years ago, but my English budgie has a cyst on his wing also, and there aren’t any vets near we can take him too. So it possible to remove it myself ?😬and advice would be great thank you 😊

[jellybean]

It's not something I would attempt james123.

Where in the world do you live?

[Marianne Marlow]

I agree with jellybean, you'd need experience with this to be able to make sure it was safe to remove. Best left to an avian vet.

Can you post a photo of the cyst?

[james123]

May 17, 2021 13:49:04 GMT Marianne Marlow said:

I agree with jellybean , you'd need experience with this to be able to make sure it was safe to remove. Best left to an avian vet.

Can you post a photo of the cyst?

yh sure, sorry for the late reply for some reason I couldn't attach a photo on my phone, so I'm on my computer at the mo.

[Hezz]

Certainly looks like a feather cyst. It may grow and then burst on its own, or he will peck at it; it may just go down on its own, but either way they do have a habit of coming back again if not lanced and cleaned out. That usually requires a vet.

[james123]

Ah ok thanks, I’ll look into finding a vet