Two nights ago our goose was attacked. I treated her wounds (one on the front right of her chest, one under her wing, and one on her back near her neck). Yesterday she rested -- would not eat more than a few meal worms. She is drinking. This morning she seemed more energetic. I took her outside to evaluate her mobility. She can walk, but I noticed a huge bulge on her chest. It felt like a balloon -- we got advice that it was a ruptured air sack. I bled it with a syringe. I think I got most of the air, but probably not all. She's stopped honking (she may try, but isn't able to get sound out).
She still has a bit of a ball, and not we're realizing that she is holding her neck way far back. We spoke on the phone to a regular vet on the phone, and they said likely damaged muscle flexors. They said she needed surgery to suture the muscles back together. I can't afford that. She's a farm animal.
Can I get a second opinion? Any chance she'll heal or does she need to be culled?
Here is a link to a video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/P6osNAJhZcc4eTPg7
And pics. The pic in which she is sitting in the black box was after using the syringe to get air out.
She still has a bit of a ball, and not we're realizing that she is holding her neck way far back. We spoke on the phone to a regular vet on the phone, and they said likely damaged muscle flexors. They said she needed surgery to suture the muscles back together. I can't afford that. She's a farm animal.
Can I get a second opinion? Any chance she'll heal or does she need to be culled?
Here is a link to a video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/P6osNAJhZcc4eTPg7
And pics. The pic in which she is sitting in the black box was after using the syringe to get air out.
her neck seems ok to me...likely it's stiff from being in a fight, would explain the strange position, but she can stil move it so that's a good sign.
