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    When to treat subcutaneous emphysema (ruptured air sac) in wild finch?

    Update: her wing did not go back to normal after draining/recovery, so I bound it in place for about six weeks, then removed the bandage and gave her free range of the porch for another two weeks to rebuild muscle. She was flying decently in confinement, so I brought her outside, and after...
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    When to treat subcutaneous emphysema (ruptured air sac) in wild finch?

    Update: this morning, the air bubble had expanded to cover the abdomen with a new bald spot on her belly and she was panting when handled (previously had only been breathing a little heavily), so we punctured the neck and belly with a hypodermic needle, and most of her skin is now actually...
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    When to treat subcutaneous emphysema (ruptured air sac) in wild finch?

    Yeah it's clearly pushing on the wing I'm just not certain if there's a separate musculoskeletal issue that would need fixing by someone who knows how to set wings. If it's only the air sac affecting flight I can keep her fed and safe until it heals and I can either let the air out or wait for...
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    When to treat subcutaneous emphysema (ruptured air sac) in wild finch?

    I have given an injured bird to one before, but assuming no other injury I can care for the emphysema better simply because they're stretched so thin
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    When to treat subcutaneous emphysema (ruptured air sac) in wild finch?

    Yesterday I found a finch (adult female) unable to properly fly but otherwise appearing healthy, I kept her on the porch for safety and monitoring, and this morning she had a large air bubble, approximately the size of her skull, on the back left of her neck. This evening the bubble had expanded...
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    FINAL UPDATE: Months too late, we got her an x-ray. The limping was due to her femur being broken in half, the abdominal swelling was herniation, and the situation wasn't helped by the fact that her liver was so swollen it was pressing her intestines further out of the abdominal cavity. The leg...
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    Update: she seems ok now, still skinny and not walking perfectly but she's limping less and is acting normal.
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    Midnight Majesty Maran, it's a Black Copper Maran hybrid meant for better egg production
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    Update 2: She can slowly limp a few feet, though it seems to be pretty painful and exhausting.
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    Update: She can move her toes a bit now but is still mostly lying down or using her other leg and wings to move.
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    She eats mainly layer feed with frequent access to pasture and oyster shell available as a supplement plus cracked corn/mealworms for treats. I couldn't figure out what's going on with her wing feathers, she's more than two years old so not her first molt. Her butt has been partially bald for a...
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    The coop is extremely secure, a fox was perched on top of it yesterday but had no way of reaching them. No chemicals sprayed recently, and the food is fresh, though there is a bit of algae in the waterer. None of the other birds seem out of sorts and she's the biggest and usually strongest.
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    Yep, no sign of either (though it's difficult to compare the muscles and tendons when one leg is flexed and the other is relaxed). She shows no sign of pain at having the leg and foot manipulated.
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    Partial paralysis, among other symptoms, help diagnose!

    She's eating and drinking just fine now that she can actually reach food and water, and her crop is emptying, I didn't see any external parasites but here are pictures (the last one shows the position her leg has been "stuck" in):
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    Chicken Struggling to Walk, Please Help!

    walking on hocks is usually caused by Mareks or riboflavin deficiency.
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