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Hi All;
This is Niccichick and I'm new to this website and am learning so much!! Love everything and all the info. It is so helpful to us new "Urban Farmers." I have 6 Buff Orpingtons and 4 Black Austrolorps who are right now 14 weeks old, getting bigger by the day and funner than anything. I have one of my Buff Orpingtons alone in the garage in a dog kennel because I think she sprained her leg a week and a half ago. I came out in the morning to let them all out of their sleeping box and one would not come down the ramp. She just sat there and looked at me as if to say "Well, help me." When I lifted her down she refused to stand and was holding her left foot curled up under her breast. I immediately got online and searched your site and found all sorts of info. about "bumblefoot." I thoroughly examined her and cannot fine any injury to indicate this. She looks completely healthy foot-wise, no scab, no slivers, no cuts, no redness, no swelling, no fever. So I've keep her apart and quiet and warm. I've been soaking her legs for 15 minutes a day in warm epsom salts and rubbing vet linament on her leg afterwards. She now is trying to walk and wants to run out of the cage whenever I go out to visit her. Her limp is really pronounced, but an improvement over not putting weight on it at all last week. Does anyone know how long it takes for something like this to heal? And, is there anything else I need to be doing for her? I'm feeding her mealworms and chopped up kale to beef up her immune system. Other than that I'm so new to all this I don't know what to do and would appreciate any and all suggestions.
Blessings,
Niccichick
This is Niccichick and I'm new to this website and am learning so much!! Love everything and all the info. It is so helpful to us new "Urban Farmers." I have 6 Buff Orpingtons and 4 Black Austrolorps who are right now 14 weeks old, getting bigger by the day and funner than anything. I have one of my Buff Orpingtons alone in the garage in a dog kennel because I think she sprained her leg a week and a half ago. I came out in the morning to let them all out of their sleeping box and one would not come down the ramp. She just sat there and looked at me as if to say "Well, help me." When I lifted her down she refused to stand and was holding her left foot curled up under her breast. I immediately got online and searched your site and found all sorts of info. about "bumblefoot." I thoroughly examined her and cannot fine any injury to indicate this. She looks completely healthy foot-wise, no scab, no slivers, no cuts, no redness, no swelling, no fever. So I've keep her apart and quiet and warm. I've been soaking her legs for 15 minutes a day in warm epsom salts and rubbing vet linament on her leg afterwards. She now is trying to walk and wants to run out of the cage whenever I go out to visit her. Her limp is really pronounced, but an improvement over not putting weight on it at all last week. Does anyone know how long it takes for something like this to heal? And, is there anything else I need to be doing for her? I'm feeding her mealworms and chopped up kale to beef up her immune system. Other than that I'm so new to all this I don't know what to do and would appreciate any and all suggestions.
Blessings,
Niccichick