Hen won't use one leg

[WVduckchick]

It's the other leg...not the same one as the bumblefoot.
I haven't clicked your link yet, does it happen in the opposite leg?

It can invade the bone "and nearby tissue" so i guess it's still possible?

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

The bumble was in the other leg. Once treated that foot and leg was fine. Never swollen or anything. I thought she might have injured her leg over compensating for the bumble foot. I got her using it and walking normal with some physical therapy. As soon as she was feeling better and hard to catch I'd leave her be. Then she would start limping again. I noticed her knee was stiff so started giving her turmeric and again doing some physical therapy. She was doing good until she molted. She was obviously uncomfortable being handled and started to withdraw from treatment. I thought I was stressing her more then helping her. Her leg quickly went to the condition it's in now. Her molt took forever and winter here got extremely cold.
I would think with gout it would be in both legs and the fluid under her skin would be getting worse.
I read about bone hardening but it seems to affect both limbs.
Bone infection could be possible but months later? Wouldn't her foot be affected? Or she would be dead from infection?
She was dust bathing today! That's why I haven't given up on her. She eats, drinks, poops, hops around and acts like a chicken.

 

[WVduckchick]

I was just kinda grasping at straws, since its been going on for so long and you've obviously done alot of research.

But, I do think an infection could have traveled to the affected leg thru the bloodstream, and maybe just hasn't affected that foot yet. Keep an eye on the foot. If it gets progressively worse, the infection could be spreading. That link says it can take a long time...

Also, since she has lived thru this and appears otherwise ok, in my tiny mind, that rules out several other possibilities that would likely have killed her some time ago.

Sorry I couldn't help more.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

@WVduckchick no apologies needed. I’m at such a loss of what could be going on I like to get more heads together. It very well could be bone infection.
She is one of my original girls and obviously one tough bird. I hate to give up on her. I’m a big softy and I know it.

 

[WVduckchick]

Yea, we should also tag @Pyxis and @Ravynscroft for another couple brains.

Try that symptom checker though. Maybe something totally off the wall will jump out at you. A symptom you hadn't even considered or something.

Edit for Ravyn and Pyxis - post #62 above is kinda a recap, this has been going on several months.

 

[Pyxis]

I'm a little stumped too, but I did see that you said she's an older girl, and one that you rescued - any chance this is maybe bad arthritis? Chickens get arthritis too as they age and just like with humans it can be pretty debilitating. Sometimes it can render them almost entirely lame.

Probably not a bad idea to also treat for a possible bone infection, just in case.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Sadly I put down my GG yesterday morning.

I knew she wasn’t feeling well the day before but yesterday when I brought her in and she wouldn’t eat I knew it was time.

I’m not one for home necropsy. I had a hard enough time doing the deed myself for the first time. I think bone infection is the likely cause.

She had a wonderful, spoiled life here.