So I have a duckling with a broken foot. I bandaged his foot into place because it was bent, the really scary part is, he keeps chewing on his broken foot. I conducted some "tests" and he can't feel anything below the break point, the foot past the break is slightly more red than the healthy foot. I removed the bandage thinking maybe I left it on too tight, could I have killed his foot? Or can he just not feel it cause of the break. Or is it just asleep, I know when my foot falls asleep it only takes a few seconds to a minute to regain feeling, its been about 15 minutes. His behavior and the possibility of a dead foot are making me crazy.. Please help. The break was also this morning. Will he ever regain feeling?
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