Guest Post by Nicole Smith
Cornell being adorable
Cornell is one of Palomacy’s “long timers.” He has been loved and cared for by Palomacy fosters for more than seven years. In his time with Palomacy, he has never taken a mate, but he has made lots of friends. Cornell is a quiet, gentle, distinguished bird. He is easy to get along with, and tends to form friendships with gentle single birds and friendly couples. He is comfortable around people and enjoys being perched on a computer or finding a nice bookshelf to occupy near a human friend.
Early this year, we discovered that he has a large renal tumor. After some debate, we decided to treat him with chemotherapy. Amazingly, after four treatments, the tumor has shrunk dramatically in size. His symptoms have been improving with each treatment, but the difference in size still surprised us in the best way possible. We plan to continue chemotherapy for multiple more treatments, and his vet thinks it’s possible that the treatments could end up either curing him or making a quick excision possible.
Cornell is currently thriving in foster care, and we’re very excited to see that we have been making a positive difference for his daily life.
Heartfelt thanks to our donors whose generous support ensures Palomacy can provide the avian vet care rescued and fostered pigeons and doves need.
