LUMPS ON ZEBRAS

[DanteD716]

well that is good to hear, you might ant to keep them away from boys then

[can]

Hi - I know originally posted awhile ago, last April, but could it be a parasite? Parasites can cause cysts, can be species specific, and sometimes, will only attack weaker hosts.

[L in Ontario]

We are not veterinarians on here but Gina did suggest (on page 1 of this thread) that it could possibly be parasitic. It's really hard to guess when there are only photos to go by and no tests being done.

[cindy]

I agree with Liz...the best we can do is guess. Since this is happening in a birds housed together it is best to isolate them from any other birds and seek an avian vet's opinion. Best way to find out what is happening and why is a biopsy of the lump.

The one thing that I did find on the internet for in your area is avian pox....the birds in the pictures have lumps like your birds. Are your birds kept outside or have they ever been kept outside? The breeder you got the birds from were their birds outside. It can be transmitted by biting insects. (I did go back and look, the birds effected are outside)

please look at this picture
http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com/2011/08/g ... n-pox.html

the notice posted is for the UK August 2011
"A bird disease which can leave great tits riddled with lesions, stopping them feeding and leaving them vulnerable to predators, is spreading across the UK, researchers have warned. Members of the public are being asked to look out for garden birds that have signs of avian pox, a virus which could be transmitted through contaminated bird feeders as well as direct bird-to-bird contact and through biting insects."

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales ... -29180918/

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/av ... to.html#cr

I would contact a vet.

[JANEVANS02]

I started the thread with one bird which had been housed inside then later on two separate occasions found two hens in my covered outside aviary with same bloody lumps but they were not related to the first or even been kept near so no connection.

As for getting a biopsy well where I live SW England vets want to charge you £45 just to get into their consulting rooms let alone do any treatment and in my area they do not know much about finches so I would be wasting my money. I know it would be nice to know for sure but I just cannot afford that sort of outlay.

[cindy]

Did you compare the pictures of the wild birds to the ones on your finches...avian pox is transmitted via bird to bird or biting insect such as a mosquito or even indirect contact. There has been an outbreak of it in the UK according to the articles I posted. It is a virus.

One article is dated August 2011 and you first started this topic in April of 2011.

My suggestion is to isolate the ones showing signs and wtch the rest of your flock for further signs of this.

this article was most informative
http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/av ... to.html#cr

http://www.avianweb.com/canarypoxvirus.html