Impaired Gosling

[MinnesotaBantamChick]

This is Hobbles the gosling! She was ordered online with 19 other goslings but she is a little bit different.. I think she hatched deformed. Her eyes are kinda closed, her beak is crooked, she is smaller than the other goslings, and her leg is crippled and won't move. However she is a fighter! Does anybody have any idea if there is a way I might be able to fix her leg? She is eating and drinking and pooping very well despite being so small. She is so sweet and tries so hard to follow me wherever I go, but that leg of hers just won't move! Poor Hobbles.

 

[MinnesotaBantamChick]

Do You Have A Vet Close By That Would See Her ?

So I decided to suck it up and get a vet visit scheduled for her! I am now thinking/hoping it is a slipped tendon that the vet could maybe put back in to place or something.
I did not want to schedule an appointment because it is a lot if money for 'just a goose' and the vet probably would not be able to do anything anyway, but I have gotten quite attached to her. The appointment will be on monday, so I guess we will see how it goes!

 

[MinnesotaBantamChick]

Her name is Hobbles

 

[MinnesotaBantamChick]

Thank you! Hobbles and I will keep you posted.

 

[MinnesotaBantamChick]

I don't think a vet would be able to do much other than some sort of surgery. I was almost thinking to just make her a wheelchair or some sort of prosthetic leg if possible.

 

[kandyg_99]

Can She Move Her Leg At All ?

 

[MinnesotaBantamChick]

Her knee joint and down can not move at all, and when I try to move it even the slightest bit she screams in pain. The first couple of days she arrived her knee joint was really red and swollen.

 

[kandyg_99]

How Old Is The Gosling ?

 

[MinnesotaBantamChick]

I'm guessing 6 days

 

[kandyg_99]

Have You Tried Letting Her Swim In Some Warm Water ? Watching Her Very Carefully & Make Sure She Doesn't Get Chilled? Kind Of Like Water Therapy...