Broken leg/chicken sling

[casportpony]

bc he cant stand on it, its quite obvious its broken somewhere

So it's up to you to figure out where the break is. I think you can rule out the lower leg, which means you don't need to splint that. Does that make sense?

 

[amandajo]

i believe its in the joint somewhere, as i dont know where it its im just going to splint the entire thing,hopefully it will also give home more support as of right now his ENTIRE leg is limp including his toes, he has no control over it at all, so im hoping that by splinting that and keeping it all still it will help him heal wherever the break happens to be, that first picture was also taken 5 minutes after the accident....the splint will run up his upper leg and down to his foot in order to be able to wrap it so it stays on, im going to mold it to his good leg and see what angles his good leg has when standing then use that to shape the splint and put on the bad leg, i understand he may not heal 100% functional, but as long as he can eventually stand on it we can work with that, i know if its in the joint we are gonna have to keep our fingers crossed that it all heals at all, as of right now hes happy eating, drinking and very talkative.....

 

[casportpony]

It's been my experience that incorrect splinting will cause more harm than good.

Can you see any bruising or swelling now? if not, those bones and joints are probably not involved.

 

[amandajo]

i havent really paid close attention, ive been focused on figuring out how to get him so hes not laying in his poop....this has been a fast 4 days with alot of trial and error

 

[casportpony]

If there is a fracture in the yellow are you should be able to feel it, and with proper splinting he should heal.

If the fracture is in the blue area the prognosis is poor. These are very difficult to fix.

 

[casportpony]

i havent really paid close attention, ive been focused on figuring out how to get him so hes not laying in his poop....this has been a fast 4 days with alot of trial and error

I think you need to back up and try very hard to figure out where the break is.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Kathy is making a very valid observation...

It's quite possible he dislocated his leg, or tore ligaments or tendon, or displaced tendon...

At the least, I would look him over for bruisings and feel his entire leg over, compare it to his good leg...

 

[casportpony]

I've been thinking about ways for you to pinpoint where the injury is. May I suggest that you wet the feathers on the feathered parts of his hip and thigh? This will allow you to part the feathers and inspect the area for bruising and or swelling. Rubbing alchohol is what I use when I do this, but water may work just as well.

 

[amandajo]

Well I searched and searched and couldn't pinpoint what's broken and can't find any bruising. And i also noticed that when I prop his good leg under him he either falls to the side of picks up his good foot and puts it like in this picture......i went ahead and splinted both parts of his leg in case I missed something but I'm worried it is going to end up being higher up or even in his pelvis....now I'm a bit devastated and not sure what's to do....wait it out or put him out if his misery now ....hes still eating and drinking. ..

 

[casportpony]

If you think it's higher up you could try taping his leg to his body. If the fracture is not on the lower two bones it's probably better to remove the splint. Think about what it might feel like if you broke your femur or hip and the doctor casted your lower leg and foot.