Recent content by christineminney

I have a quail with the very same symptoms and I don't know if I'm doing the right thing by trying to save her. I have hand fed her for a week now. She does look SO much better than in the beginning. Sitting without truly being able to stand. Not eating. Shaking her head sorta crazy like. Runny...

Hi. Thanks for asking. I've still got the bird separate from the others. The swelling won't go down but perhaps it never will. I'm concerned they will see her weakness and pick on her. My last boy had to be put down tonight because they savagely pecked his head. So for now she is alone, and...

Definetely. But the swelling has reduced a lot since yesterday. It's still large but we are moving in the right direction. She is separated and in a very comfortable space of her own.

Here are two legs so you can see the difference.

I re bandaged the leg and took a few photos to help illustrate. The quail is wrapped in a tea towel so just her legs are out.

Yes. It was similar to that but in a very large lump that shouldn't be there. What would that mean if it were joint fluid?

I am very grateful that you have taken the time tonight to help me. I am going to our feed store in the AM. I'll see if they have the powder. I'd love to be victorious after feeling so desperate while doing my quail surgery. Thank you.

No. Not a blister. Unfortunately there is too much swelling and heat. The liquid didn't smell as far as I could tell. I wish I'd put my nose closer to it though.

My quail has an absess/infection on the back of her "knee." I tried to treat it like bumblefoot because that is what it looks like. The problem is the location is much more soft tissue than a foot. I do see whitish tissue inside the hole I created, but I'm afraid to dig at it as it may be...