Help needed with Goose that has one good leg

[terrorbull]

Hi all, I have a young goose that had a crate dropped on its leg when 4weeks of age. Once it began to get around it was limping. I took it to a bird rescue and they splinted it saying it had a torn tendon. After the splint came off, the leg was bent in the one position at the joint. long story short, it was placed in a pen for 3wks and when I got it, it had lost the use of its good leg too!. I brought it home and have had it in care for a week now, its bad leg has movement at the top but the joint is permanently fused in the same position. She just sits but does use the good leg in the pool, but the bad leg puts her off of balance. I was advised to put her down, but I would like to give her the chance of walking again on her good leg. Please advise of what I can do to assist this poor girl? The pic shows the fused leg.

 

[Callender Girl]

I love that you are trying to help her. I don't know the right answer, but I have a Bantam hen who has only one good leg following a surgery that seemed to go okay at the time. Unlike your girl, she hops around, essentially one legged; the other doesn't move much and has no feathers. I also had a runner duck who sustained nerve damage and mostly dragged one leg behind her for the remainder of her life.

If your goose doesn't seem to be in pain, I guess I would give her more time and see how things go. As someone who has an eyeless cat and had a deaf dog, I know some animals can overcome challenges that we, as people, think are insurmountable.

Does the bird rescue have any input? Any way to give her some physical therapy?

Best wishes for you and your pretty girl.

 

[terrorbull]

I love that you are trying to help her. I don't know the right answer, but I have a Bantam hen who has only one good leg following a surgery that seemed to go okay at the time. Unlike your girl, she hops around, essentially one legged; the other doesn't move much and has no feathers. I also had a runner duck who sustained nerve damage and mostly dragged one leg behind her for the remainder of her life.

If your goose doesn't seem to be in pain, I guess I would give her more time and see how things go. As someone who has an eyeless cat and had a deaf dog, I know some animals can overcome challenges that we, as people, think are insurmountable.

Does the bird rescue have any input? Any way to give her some physical therapy?

Best wishes for you and your pretty girl.

 

[terrorbull]

Thanks for your thoughts, She/he was walking okay on the good leg when the splint came off but I would say due to the owner just leaving it for 3weeks in the pen, it went downhill with its good leg. I will give her the chance to build up more strength, but the bad leg seems to be hindering her balance in the water, so I thought I would ask for thoughts on how to help her get her balance back

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

If she were mine, I'd definitely follow the physical therapy track to try to strengthen the "bad" leg. Perhaps adding some gentle stretching/massage could also help gradually increase her range of motion..?

Wishing you the very best with your rescue goose!

 

[Grateful Heart]

I love that you are trying to help her. I don't know the right answer, but I have a Bantam hen who has only one good leg following a surgery that seemed to go okay at the time. Unlike your girl, she hops around, essentially one legged; the other doesn't move much and has no feathers. I also had a runner duck who sustained nerve damage and mostly dragged one leg behind her for the remainder of her life.

If your goose doesn't seem to be in pain, I guess I would give her more time and see how things go. As someone who has an eyeless cat and had a deaf dog, I know some animals can overcome challenges that we, as people, think are insurmountable.

Does the bird rescue have any input? Any way to give her some physical therapy?

Best wishes for you and your pretty girl.

I hope your girl is still doing what she can and you are supporting her where she is at!
Just finding this site as I was looking for ideas to assist a wild Canadian goose that I was able to befriend enough to get close and grab his leg to use plyers and remove a double triple hook Lear. The bird rescue groups I can contacted were never available when he was here. This was one of the most memorable moments of my life! I asked God to send angels to help me and he did!!
This little goose continues to come regularly. It’s been 5 weeks. His leg is now hanging down but he puts little weight on it and can’t use it. I have tried different pellets and food besides the corn but thinking a good vitamin supplemented grain might help in his recovery. If any thoughts or advice please follow up with me.
Thank you for your kindness to all these wonderful creatures which are true treasures from heaven!!
Blessings,
Gail/MO