Bad leg problems

[Gerty0630]

Is there a difference in temperature? I mean are his joints warmer than hers?

His joints are normally fairly warm, yes.

 

[casportpony]

His joints are normally fairly warm, yes.

So warmer than her's?

 

[Gerty0630]

So warmer than her's?

Yes

 

[casportpony]

How would you feel about trying some ibuprofen to reduce swelling and pain?

 

[PirateGirl]

wait... backtracking a bit, was gout ruled out? I have known people with gout before, I know it can come and go and vary in severity, like they may not be able to walk well for a few weeks and have considerable pain and then feel relatively normal for awhile and then have flare ups again.

I did a little searching for more info and found this. Definitely worth a read. It suggests possible causes and treatments, all of which are dietary (as in people, modifying the diet can lead to improvement). Vitamin A seems to be involved if it is indeed gout.

http://www.duckdvm.com/condition/gout

https://m.petmd.com/bird/conditions/musculoskeletal/c_bd_Gout

 

[casportpony]

wait... backtracking a bit, was gout ruled out? I have known people with gout before, I know it can come and go and vary in severity, like they may not be able to walk well for a few weeks and have considerable pain and then feel relatively normal for awhile and then have flare ups again.

I did a little searching for more info and found this. Definitely worth a read. It suggests possible causes and treatments, all of which are dietary (as in people, modifying the diet can lead to improvement). Vitamin A seems to be involved if it is indeed gout.

http://www.duckdvm.com/condition/gout

https://m.petmd.com/bird/conditions/musculoskeletal/c_bd_Gout

No, gout has not been ruled out, and thanks for bringing this up again. Thanks for your input.

Interesting that the one link says it's more common in male ducks.

 

[Gerty0630]

wait... backtracking a bit, was gout ruled out? I have known people with gout before, I know it can come and go and vary in severity, like they may not be able to walk well for a few weeks and have considerable pain and then feel relatively normal for awhile and then have flare ups again.

I did a little searching for more info and found this. Definitely worth a read. It suggests possible causes and treatments, all of which are dietary (as in people, modifying the diet can lead to improvement). Vitamin A seems to be involved if it is indeed gout.

http://www.duckdvm.com/condition/gout

https://m.petmd.com/bird/conditions/musculoskeletal/c_bd_Gout

Gout has not been ruled out but I’ve definitely considered it! Thank you! I’ve read that article you posted as well! That’s why Ive been giving him canned salmon for the vitamin A and switched his feed.

 

[Gerty0630]

How would you feel about trying some ibuprofen to reduce swelling and pain?

I am not opposed to giving him anything if it’ll help! Any idea of dosage??

 

[Gerty0630]

How would you feel about trying some ibuprofen to reduce swelling and pain?

I bought some children’s liquid Advil today for him. I’ve got the dosage as 1.5 ml twice a day. Any idea as to how long I should do this for him? 3/5/7 days??

 

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony