[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]We have a 5 week old Silver leghorn that got her right tow crushed (Child and a crate we had the talk etc....). [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Ok so I used to be a corpsman and also have had parrots my entire life. I am very familiar with bird first aid. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Here are my questions. I cleaned up her wounds and there were very bad. Her right toe was broken in several places along the joints and she has a bruise running up to about mid to upper ankle ( sorry my chicken anatomy is not great) the pad on the foot is also very badly bruised. I isolated her and bandaged the wound. The surface skin has turned black and the skin under is pink. I have seen this before working with Parrots in bird rehabs. My main issues is that the skin after only 3 days has closed up and the bones seem to be fused together already!!! I am not accustomed to healing at this rate. I am worried there will be an infection under the closed skin that can spread and create a need for amputation. The serous and serosanguinous drainage appeared and smelled normal during the first healing stages. She has a very very bad limp and does not put her weight on it. Last night I put her back in the brooder with her sisters and she was so happy to be in there. She did fine with them however there were a few curious pecks but for the most part they left her alone. I have her separated wile we are at work just encase she should be picked on. She is eating although I am not sure if it is enough but it is frequent and she drinks a large amount. She does like to sit under the heat lamp (Obviously it feels good wile she heals) She seems for all the world to be doing great but I am uneasy because of the damage that was done and the seaming severity of the wound.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Any thoughts and I can take pics this evening if needed. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Ok so I used to be a corpsman and also have had parrots my entire life. I am very familiar with bird first aid. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Here are my questions. I cleaned up her wounds and there were very bad. Her right toe was broken in several places along the joints and she has a bruise running up to about mid to upper ankle ( sorry my chicken anatomy is not great) the pad on the foot is also very badly bruised. I isolated her and bandaged the wound. The surface skin has turned black and the skin under is pink. I have seen this before working with Parrots in bird rehabs. My main issues is that the skin after only 3 days has closed up and the bones seem to be fused together already!!! I am not accustomed to healing at this rate. I am worried there will be an infection under the closed skin that can spread and create a need for amputation. The serous and serosanguinous drainage appeared and smelled normal during the first healing stages. She has a very very bad limp and does not put her weight on it. Last night I put her back in the brooder with her sisters and she was so happy to be in there. She did fine with them however there were a few curious pecks but for the most part they left her alone. I have her separated wile we are at work just encase she should be picked on. She is eating although I am not sure if it is enough but it is frequent and she drinks a large amount. She does like to sit under the heat lamp (Obviously it feels good wile she heals) She seems for all the world to be doing great but I am uneasy because of the damage that was done and the seaming severity of the wound.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Any thoughts and I can take pics this evening if needed. [/FONT]
