One day after tendon surgery- Pics

[CarriBrown]

Here is "Crash" yesterday morning before his vet visit. He/she/it/whatever wasn't able to put his foot on the ground at all. It was stuck almost straight out to the side.

This was taken this morning, almost 24 hours after his surgery. He's able to put his foot on the ground but seems to be proping himself on his middle toe. His hock is still pretty swollen and we have to watch for pockets of blood, but all in all he looks MUCH better!
We don't want him getting trampled by his 8 brothers and sisters and his momma, so we have him in a seperate brooder with one friend.

I'll keep posting pictures as his leg heals!

 

[drumstick diva]

Just checked and Carrie hasn't been "on" since 2013. Maybe she no longer has chickens.

 

[Southern28Chick]

You are such a great person to pay for surgery on a chick. Not many people would do that and your chick is very luck to have you!!!

 

[iopele]

I really think that a good vet is worth his or her weight in gold. One of my saddest losses when I moved from Central to South Texas was the loss of the vet we'd been taking our pets to since I was in grade school! He made himself available at all hours and he and his entire staff were so very kind and caring toward all animals. I had to have my 5 year old dog put to sleep about 6 months ago (we'd adopted him and he'd been abused by a man in the past, and he was becoming more and more aggressive toward my sons--I so didn't want to do it, but there really was no other option because none of the no-kill shelters would take him and I would rather he go to sleep in my arms, feeling loved, than be euthanized at a shelter alone) and the staff sent me a super sweet condolences card. That meant so much to me.

You hang onto that vet, and tell him he's a hero in the BYC Forum!

 

[chickbea]

Ignore those people at work - don't ever let anyone give you a hard time for being compassionate!
I agree about having a good vet you can trust. I have a much longer and closer relationship with my vet than I do with my own doctor! Having an already established rapport makes all the difference when an emergency situation does arise.

 

[CarriBrown]

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They did it without knocking him out. What they did was cut his leg open at the hock, pulled the tendon over with stitches and stitched it back up. There are three stitches total. We have to pop any blood bumps (for lack of a better term) and move his leg up and down several times a day to help stretch the tendon back out. It's still painful for him and will be for a few days, but he's shown dramatic improvement! I am very pleased and glad we went for the surgery.
Believe it or not, the surgery and vet visit was a total of $55. We were thinking it would be more like $100-$150, so that was a pleasant surprise!
Thank you everyone for the support! I'll tell little Crash that you're all pulling for him!

 

[chickbea]

What a brave little guy Crash is! Good luck!

 

[mandolinmama]

Awww! I can relate! Our son was born with a severe form of clubfoot. His foot turned up and in at the ankle just like a fish hook but after two surgeries and alot of castings it looks pretty darn straight.
What a blessed little chick to have someone like you to take it to go get that little leg fixed. I can't wait to show those pics to my husband!
Keep us all updated on how the little guy/gal gets along.

 

[CarriBrown]

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His foot was really swollen today. We drained it and it seems like it's getting infected. Maybe I'm just paranoid because he's such a little thing.... We have a vet appointment at 4pm Tuesday. I'll keep you guys updated!

 

[chickbea]

Oh - I have my fingers crossed...