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  1. mtgrl

    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    Very true. If I have any more information to give, I will definitely post it.
  2. mtgrl

    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    Thanks (: Yeah, she's hopping around on it like it's not bugging her at all anymore. I took a look at it today and it looks pretty well healed, no more open bloody spots or swollen scabs, just calloused skin. Ironically, I had to put her mate in with her yesterday as he somehow hurt his beak and...
  3. mtgrl

    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    She's doing much better today. She laid an egg this morning, she's eating and drinking regularly, been more active. She still looks a little hot but I'll keep medicating her and keep her cool until I'm sure she's recovered. Should get better now that her stump is healed up. Thanks for your help!
  4. mtgrl

    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    Yeah, I know they don't normally lay when they're sick, but when she was really sick (on the verge of death with extremely high fever sick) she was still laying eggs every day without missing a beat. So the fact that she's not laying makes me worried she might be sicker than I thought... I'll...
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    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    Yeah, the vet actually advised me to keep her with her mate. They are so extraordinarily close to each other that whenever I separate them, they both get depressed and uninterested in food or rest and he keeps calling her and searing for her frantically until she's back again. She still is not...
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    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    I tried, but she wouldn't eat anything at all. I gave her all sorts of treats and she would take a peck or two at them and then stop. She ate one blueberry and a couple of oats is all. Her water also was not going down at all. She finally started eating again today. I figured she might have lost...
  7. mtgrl

    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    Sure thing. So far, I'm really concerned about her. She is hardly eating or drinking anything and she won't move unless she's forced to. She won't even sit down. She's just standing there for some reason, and has been for the past few days. Hasn't been laying. I'm starting to wonder if I...
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    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    Ahh, sorry-agrisept, more commonly known as grapefruit seed extract. From some posts I've read on here it sounds like it's good for infection, but none of them give any specific dosage to use... The skin looks normal, it's just the bone underneath that looks really goofed up... I guess you're...
  9. mtgrl

    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    Bought some ointment and bandage pads today, and I have some grapefruit seed extract and goldenseal so I'll try it all out and see if anything helps. I've seen her through much worse, so hopefully I can get the infection cleared up this time. One thing I'm really concerned about though is that...
  10. mtgrl

    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    A natural drawing agent is exactly what I had in mind. I think I'm going to try to use clay, since that's always worked well for me and I have it on hand, if it doesn't work I'll try the tar. After the pus is out I'll soak it in some epsom salt to disinfect and apply topical antibacterial and a...
  11. mtgrl

    One legged quail with recurring infection, maybe bumblefoot-what can I do to fix it? Prosthetic leg?

    I have a pair of bobwhite quail, and the hen lost her leg last March. At first I didn't realize that she was even missing a leg, and within a few days it healed over and she was able to hop around just fine. Over the months, she started adjusting to the missing leg and was able to walk on the...
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