help with a duck broken leg

[linkingemma]

Hi im new here and i found out this forum seems very awesome please help my duck has broken his leg but i check on him and his leg appears like its hanging dosent move at all and i touch his thighs and dosent move or react at all theres no swelling or anything what can i do? Thanks i advance

 

[HeritageGoose13]

Keep him in a small pen. Where is the break? A picture would be good. If there's no swelling it probably is not broken but has something else wrong with it.

 

[linkingemma]

Keep him in a small pen. Where is the break? A picture would be good. If there's no swelling it probably is not broken but has something else wrong with it.

 

[linkingemma]

The leg is like hanging ,there is not blood or separated palpable parts

 

[HeritageGoose13]

It probably is not broken then. I would do some niacin and electroylte supplements. Something else is causing it to hang but I don't know what. Does he have feeling in his toes? Pinch his foot and see if he reacts/tries to get away.

 

[linkingemma]

It doesnt react ,he doesnt even try

He just looks like it hurts him,because it just tweets

 

[casportpony]

It doesnt react

,he doesnt even try

He just looks like it hurts him,because it just tweets

Is the leg warm or cold compared to the other?

-Kathy

 

[linkingemma]

Is colder than the other one

 

[casportpony]

Is colder than the other one

Cooler than the other one could mean that there is a circulation problem. I would get that splint off and see if the leg warms up.

-Kathy

 

[linkingemma]

Jmmm going to try that until tommorow thanks