Cattt123
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Button is a pretty little Coturnix quail, only 4 1/2 months old. I adopted her int on my loving home recently as her owner couldn’t care for a disabled girl.
She was hatched with her siblings, grew up living her best life. When she was about 6 weeks old she started walking oddly, which quickly turned into not being able to walk at all. Her owner tried taping, banding, leg therapy etc. but nothing seemed to help.
Button was fortunate - many owners at this point would dispatch the bird. Luckily her owner posted a plea. A friend sent it to me, as they knew I’d have to help! I drove straight away to pick her up, and booked her in with my vet.
It turns out she’s developed a twisted leg deformity, which can only be treated with expert surgery. She enjoys daily leg massages to relieve the discomfort and is on painkillers.
It’s not an uncommon deformity - often caused by an unsuitable flooring being used, or a lack of calcium or phosphorus as a chick.
During the surgery the vet will break the leg in just the right place, then reset it with a pin. She’ll come home with me for a week or so with painkillers, then when it’s healing correctly the pin will be removed and hopefully she’ll be able to walk!
The surgery has a high chance of success, partly due to vets performing it regularly, and because of where the deformity is on her leg. There’s lots of muscle tissue to help it heal. The younger she is when the surgery is done the better her chances of a full and fast recovery.
At only 4.5 months old little Button has a long happy life ahead of her after this surgery.
I currently have 16 quail - most are rescues. They are all loved, cuddled and spoilt rotten.
Usually I cover the vet bills myself, but my job is in large scale events, so COVID has really caused problems! I don’t want to let Button lose out on this surgery because of the pandemic.
If you’d like to see my quail, they have an Instagram: My quail family!
Little Button:
This is how she currently gets around:
She also lives with a disabled friend called Squish:
She was hatched with her siblings, grew up living her best life. When she was about 6 weeks old she started walking oddly, which quickly turned into not being able to walk at all. Her owner tried taping, banding, leg therapy etc. but nothing seemed to help.
Button was fortunate - many owners at this point would dispatch the bird. Luckily her owner posted a plea. A friend sent it to me, as they knew I’d have to help! I drove straight away to pick her up, and booked her in with my vet.
It turns out she’s developed a twisted leg deformity, which can only be treated with expert surgery. She enjoys daily leg massages to relieve the discomfort and is on painkillers.
It’s not an uncommon deformity - often caused by an unsuitable flooring being used, or a lack of calcium or phosphorus as a chick.
During the surgery the vet will break the leg in just the right place, then reset it with a pin. She’ll come home with me for a week or so with painkillers, then when it’s healing correctly the pin will be removed and hopefully she’ll be able to walk!
The surgery has a high chance of success, partly due to vets performing it regularly, and because of where the deformity is on her leg. There’s lots of muscle tissue to help it heal. The younger she is when the surgery is done the better her chances of a full and fast recovery.
At only 4.5 months old little Button has a long happy life ahead of her after this surgery.
I currently have 16 quail - most are rescues. They are all loved, cuddled and spoilt rotten.
Usually I cover the vet bills myself, but my job is in large scale events, so COVID has really caused problems! I don’t want to let Button lose out on this surgery because of the pandemic.
If you’d like to see my quail, they have an Instagram: My quail family!
Little Button:
This is how she currently gets around:
She also lives with a disabled friend called Squish:
