Help!!!!! Buff Orpington fractured leg

[Ginmary]

At hospital. No feeling in lower leg/ foot. Even with surgery may not regain use. Hospital says $3000. To amputate I don’t know what to fo

 

[Ginmary]

2 y

At hospital. No feeling in lower leg/ foot. Even with surgery may not regain use. Hospital says $3000. To amputate I don’t know what to fo

2 yr old buff orp. That has been getting picked on

 

[hayley3]

Why would they amputate a fractured leg? Fractures heal even if not set straight.

 

[Ginmary]

They are saying because no nerve action below the fracture. It is at the joint and the leg moves freely like nothing is attached

 

[Ginmary]

@Eggcessive

 

[Eggcessive]

We would need to see some pictures and have more information to offer help. What happened to the leg? I certainly cannot afford to pay a vet $3000 for amputation or any vet care. I would be tempted to go home and try to treat it myself.

 

[Ginmary]

@Kiki

 

[Kiki]

$3,000 is a little ridiculous.
Ask them if they will give you a prescription for antibiotics.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you suspect a fracture, or could there be Mareks disease or a vitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency? Why do they want to amputate? Chickens do not tolerate anesthesia well.

 

[casportpony]

Did they confirm a fracture with an X-Ray? If so, where is the fracture?