My cockatiel has a red lump near his vent. Is it a hernia or prolapse?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Bird | Cockatiel | Male | unneutered | 6 years and 2 months old
My bird which is a cockatiel has a big red marble looking thing near his anus area. Can it be hernia? How and can it be treated? Is he feeling pain right now near his stomach? He is around 7 years old.
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Published on March 19th, 2019
It looks like the anus may be prolapsed or there is some sort of tumor growing near the anus. It would be best to bring Slick to a vet ASAP as these can easily become infected and cause worse problems. Until you can get to the vet, keeping Slick in a separate hospital cage if living with other birds, using an Elizabethan(cone) collar to stop him from picking at it (Google has tutorials on how to make bird-sized ones) gently cleaning the area, and keeping him warm is best.
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Published on January 13th, 2019
It is very difficult to give you a specific answer about it without seeing at least a picture of the mass. Generally speaking this kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian (ANY vet can do that) to have a definitive and specific answer. Usually there are two ways your vet can do that a part from examining it directly during physical examination. A biopsy can be taken under local or general anesthetic, otherwise a smaller sample through a fine needle can be aspirated (this technique is called FNA= fine needle aspiration). Differentials include skin cysts, infections, benign or more sinister type of tumors. Hope this answer was helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us again on the forum or by requesting a consultation if you have any more questions or to discuss it any further. If this answer was helpful please let us know, this will be used to improve our service!
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