https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/27673/inflammatory-changes-in-finches Hi, My experience with birds is quite limited. A client brought three finches to the practice. Apparently a friend had a finch with these lesions and told her that she would pts. My client thought that the finch was ok and decided to adopt it a coupleen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/205699?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:52:02 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:210cb8c2-ba4c-40c8-92b8-ee894e2d550eMarie Kubiak<p>They look like cholesterol deposits- benign cholesterol xanthomas are common in small birds, more so with excess fat/energy in the diet, yolk production in females, reproductive pathology or as a sequel to a haematoma. Metacarpal region commonly affected.</p> <p>Biopsy will confirm but xanthomas can bleed profusely. FNA less scary (but also less diagnostic) but would still do under GA to get decent pressure afterwards.</p> <p>Marie</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/205697?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 10 Dec 2018 17:26:09 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0e6360cb-d3e4-4aec-b5d9-323f385f0a85Anthony Dennison<p>One of my colleagues had a budgie with a similar presentation - they thought it could be articular gout?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>