Please help- our dog got access to our new chicks and one of the survivors has an injured leg and I'm hoping to learn how to best treat it.
She is 2 weeks old and has difficulty bearing weight on it. It almost seems as if it collapses beneath her when she tries to use it. She has no visible injuries- punctures, blood, etc. it doesn't appear to have an obvious break or swelling. I've noticed when she tries to stand tall she can almost use it to stabilize herself and then it collapses beneath her. It's difficult to tell where the origin of the injury is- hip? Joint? Muscular? I had her in a seperate box and she managed to get out. Good sign? She seems to be eating a tiny bit and drinking some water. She will even do a fly/run/hop thing when she wants to get away if I get in the cage (traumatized for obvious reasons).
Questions:
Should I try to splint it?
Should I splint it straight or try to replicate the position they stand in?
What about pain? Is there anything you can give a 2 week old chick?
I've seen a post where a woman made a sling out of a sock and did physical therapy with te chick- thoughts?
I don't want to cause more trouble by treating something incorrectly. Especially because she is growing at such a fast rate.
Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated!
She is 2 weeks old and has difficulty bearing weight on it. It almost seems as if it collapses beneath her when she tries to use it. She has no visible injuries- punctures, blood, etc. it doesn't appear to have an obvious break or swelling. I've noticed when she tries to stand tall she can almost use it to stabilize herself and then it collapses beneath her. It's difficult to tell where the origin of the injury is- hip? Joint? Muscular? I had her in a seperate box and she managed to get out. Good sign? She seems to be eating a tiny bit and drinking some water. She will even do a fly/run/hop thing when she wants to get away if I get in the cage (traumatized for obvious reasons).
Questions:
Should I try to splint it?
Should I splint it straight or try to replicate the position they stand in?
What about pain? Is there anything you can give a 2 week old chick?
I've seen a post where a woman made a sling out of a sock and did physical therapy with te chick- thoughts?
I don't want to cause more trouble by treating something incorrectly. Especially because she is growing at such a fast rate.
Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated!
