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4/22/12 at 6:35am

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My male African Goose has a swollen foot, HUGE! I've separated him from my ducks and female goose. Before this happened the others would attack him! Every chance they got. So hes been in a pen to himself for about a week.He can't walk, he just lays there. When I go to feed him he'll try to get up by balancing with his wings. It's so sad what can I do?

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4/22/12 at 6:41am

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Check the bottom of the foot for injury. Sounds like it could be bumble foot. If you search BYC there are great threads on bumble foot and how to treat.

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4/22/12 at 6:51am

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I would if he didn't freak out on me when I go into the pen. Thank you for the info.

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4/22/12 at 7:54am

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You are going to have to get hands on to check him out and do treatment if needed.

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4/23/12 at 9:23am

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My geese freak out when i pick them up. But they eventually calm down once i have them in my arms. You do want to check and treat that foot. If it's all swollen up, it is probably badly infected.

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