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Avian Cancers

Is any type of cancer generally a death sentence for a parrot? Or can some of them recover from certain cancers?

Hi Daniela,

Some cancers are treatable and birds can handle some of the chemo drugs without the side effects. We recently hosted a webinar on Avian Cancers. While Dr. Mayer is discussing a specific case, he gives a lot of great information on how avian cancer is treated and how vets collaborate to determine a treatment. It really is an interesting and informative webinar. Here is the link:

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda