thisolddog
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- Feb 13, 2024
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Hi all,
Long time lurker, first time poster.
One of my chickens, around 20 weeks now, decided to fly too close to the sun and injured her right leg upon landing, we believe.
She was limping badly and panting. We checked several posts here and have done our best with diagnoses and treatment.
No fractures we can find by sight or feel.
No bleeding.
Not much swelling by what we can see or feel.
I've checked for a slipped tendon and have straightened the leg carefully and didn't feel any pop.
Legs feel and look very identical.
-For the first week I had her in a homemade chair. She would pant when we picked her up or moved her. So there was obvious pain, which we gave her some medication to help (from a previous bird we had taken to the vet).
-Second week I took her out of the chair which she seemed to enjoy more. Was eating and drinking much more and on her own. Still a big limp and didn't walk much.
-Third week (now), and my real question, she is starting to walk on it and doesn't pant anymore. However her walk is strange and her leg is severely twisted inward, for the most part perpendicular facing the other leg. She can definitely put weight on it, but it's still quite the limp and she steps on her toes a lot with the other foot. Sorry I don't have a video of that currently.
We aren't sure now if we are possibly dealing with a dislocated hip, something else, or if she is just walking strangely because of pain. I put her back in the chair, out of fear it was healing improperly by her possibly laying on it during the night.
Any advice would be much appreciated. I feel as if I have exhausted the Internet with results that actually help.
Thanks!
Long time lurker, first time poster.
One of my chickens, around 20 weeks now, decided to fly too close to the sun and injured her right leg upon landing, we believe.
She was limping badly and panting. We checked several posts here and have done our best with diagnoses and treatment.
No fractures we can find by sight or feel.
No bleeding.
Not much swelling by what we can see or feel.
I've checked for a slipped tendon and have straightened the leg carefully and didn't feel any pop.
Legs feel and look very identical.
-For the first week I had her in a homemade chair. She would pant when we picked her up or moved her. So there was obvious pain, which we gave her some medication to help (from a previous bird we had taken to the vet).
-Second week I took her out of the chair which she seemed to enjoy more. Was eating and drinking much more and on her own. Still a big limp and didn't walk much.
-Third week (now), and my real question, she is starting to walk on it and doesn't pant anymore. However her walk is strange and her leg is severely twisted inward, for the most part perpendicular facing the other leg. She can definitely put weight on it, but it's still quite the limp and she steps on her toes a lot with the other foot. Sorry I don't have a video of that currently.
We aren't sure now if we are possibly dealing with a dislocated hip, something else, or if she is just walking strangely because of pain. I put her back in the chair, out of fear it was healing improperly by her possibly laying on it during the night.
Any advice would be much appreciated. I feel as if I have exhausted the Internet with results that actually help.
Thanks!
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