Is there any treatment for my indian ringneck parrot who has a tumor?

Question

we have had him for 17 years and in the last two he has been developing a nasty leg tumor. our vet said it was due to him being on a seed food diet. we gave him a fruit food diet and the tumor seemed to recide but recently it has flared and it is now bleeding. we have no idea what to do and our vet informed us that to remove it would kill him. does anyone have any solutions?

Answer 1

Is your vet a specialist?? If not maybe you should get in contact with a bird specialist and ask for help. Keep him on fruit diet and research about it on the net.

Answer 2

Take him to an Avian Vet, you can find one close to you http://aav.org. A normal Vet has very little education in parrots, do not trust him to form such an option.