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Her wings are both fine. She just drops them occasionally to steady herself, since she's only using one foot.Is there something wrong with her wing too? or is it just posture?
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Her wings are both fine. She just drops them occasionally to steady herself, since she's only using one foot.Is there something wrong with her wing too? or is it just posture?
Thanks, Isaac. This is really helpful. How often should I give her the aspirin? She's about 3 kilograms -- any tips on how to dose 15 milligrams? Even a baby aspirin is 81 mg, and I don't think I'd be able to split one of those in fifths.If you have any NSAIDS available, that would help combat some of the inflammation occurring, and get her on the road to normality sooner. Aspirin can be given 5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight.
Other than that, ensure she is on soft padded grounds, and try to increase her time in cool water. In my experience soft tissue injuries generally take around two to four weeks to heal completely.
Do you recall where the break was on your duck's leg? The swelling on mine seems to be worst around the ankle; she's able to move her leg, but the foot itself is limp and immobile.It took 6 weeks but my ducks leg healed up perfectly without a limp.
It's been six weeks, and not much improvement. It's happened a couple of times that she seems like she's getting better, and then she has a setback. She'll slowly get to the point that she's walking around with a severe limp, and the next day she'll be back to hopping on one leg.If you have any NSAIDS available, that would help combat some of the inflammation occurring, and get her on the road to normality sooner. Aspirin can be given 5 milligrams per kilogram of body weight.
Other than that, ensure she is on soft padded grounds, and try to increase her time in cool water. In my experience soft tissue injuries generally take around two to four weeks to heal completely.
I'm so sorry I didn't see this reply.Do you recall where the break was on your duck's leg? The swelling on mine seems to be worst around the ankle; she's able to move her leg, but the foot itself is limp and immobile.
Thanks for the reply. We've had her in a crate at night, and in a very small outdoor pen during the day (she's been a great patient). She has access to calcium all day, so I don't think that's the issue with her eggs. It isn't that the shells are soft or thin; there are actually no shells at all, just membranes. From what I've read, that's a possible sign of stress.I'm so sorry I didn't see this reply.
My duck was broken about an inch above her ankle.
I'm sorry you are still having problems with her. You might consider giving her calcium. My vet recommended it to me when my duck broke her leg. Since yours is also having soft shells I'm wondering if her bones are using the calcium to heal.
Maybe try crate rest for a couple weeks if you haven't been strict about that. We did it for 6 solid weeks and it really worked.