Why does my bird have a soft, lumpy thing dangling from its cloaca?

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Ona Tovuq has a thing that is dangling between his legs. When I touch it, it's lumpy and soft. What is it, and is it serious like a growth or something? Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male

Dr. Massimo Orioles, DVM, Cert AVP, MRCVS · Accepted Answer

Although a picture of it would help to determine more specifically underlying cause, this kind of lump/growth needs to be ideally assessed by your veterinarian 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, a cloacal type of prolapse, infection, 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.

Why does my bird have a soft, lumpy thing dangling from its cloaca?

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