How to spot leg problems in Ducklings??

[Lacrystol]

I have had it develop once in a couple of young black swans. Did not jump on it immediately, and ended up with my vet in surgery....cleaned the condyles out, realigned the tendon, a couple of stitches to help hold it in place, wrapped and kept off leg. Things were looking good, but neighbors dog killed them when I moved them to a small outside brooder to limit activity.

Perosis starts by gradually having the tendon slip. I would increase the cholinr, folic acid, and B12. I would hesitate adding too much of a multi-vitamen to avoid hypervitaminosis of the fat-soluble vitamins. I would manually churck the tendon and keep putting it in place if it moves.

Clint

OMG< that's horrible about your neighbors dog killing them. OMG...

 

[Lacrystol]

Sorry...seems neither my phone nor my fingers are following my brain....I would manually check the location of the tendon.

Clint

Perosis is hard to treat if the bird is older..

 

[Speceider]

The older the bird gets and the more advanced you allow it to get makes it much harder. The black swans were about 3 weeks...started at 2 and I should have aggressively treated it as soon as I saw it.

Clint

 

[Amiga]

Thanks for sharing that, Speceider.

 

[nayeli]

Storey's guide recommends 100 to 150 mg niacin per gallon of drinking water for several weeks. That's why the PND label frustrates me.

PND? Poultry Nutri Drench? I feel like I barely put any in the water.. does the nutri drench have niacin and all that? No need for anything else?

 

[nayeli]

Another Video. I'm giving them Nutri drench but I'm not sure the problem is correct. One duck seems to be running around fine, its the other that is limping. I also think this one has a swollen hock? (where it meets the body)

 

[nayeli]

 

[nayeli]

I mean she still is using the leg but its off to the side more, so I'm wondering if I need to tape them or anything? Could it just be a bruise? She will walk a couple steps then sit down again. I'm worried she is putting the leg off to the side and it could effect growth..

 

[Amiga]

I would use a combination of Epsom salt compresses, a tiny dab of Traumeel worked well into the joint, and a hobble to maintain proper spacing of the legs. And closely supervised floating in the warm water time.

It is possible there is an infection - a good vet could help sorting this out - I know it's not always manageable.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Could it just be an injury from falling off the sofa? I'd go with what Amiga is recc. warm ES soaks or compresses [no drinking the water] and the Traumeel or some other kind of herbal to help with healing and bring down inflammation.