Injured Goose

[GooseDad]

Hello All: A month ago a Pilgrim wander onto our place with part of her left wing torn off. Found the farm she had come from... miles from us, the folks saying the wing had been torn off a couple months back. Poor thing must have heard our Africans and wanted kinship, and made the walk.
Somehow she's healthy, happy, exposed bone and all.
Moneys tight but we need to have her doctored. Vets here specialize in livestock, or small animals.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.. Happy Trails

 

[ChicNmom]

Hello All: A month ago a Pilgrim wander onto our place with part of her left wing torn off. Found the farm she had come from... miles from us, the folks saying the wing had been torn off a couple months back. Poor thing must have heard our Africans and wanted kinship, and made the walk.
Somehow she's healthy, happy, exposed bone and all.
Moneys tight but we need to have her doctored. Vets here specialize in livestock, or small animals.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.. Happy Trails

Can you post a picture of it?

 

[Jenbirdee]

poor girl ! its so kind of you to help her, thank you so much

 

[Goosebaby]

Poor baby! I’m so glad that she’s now somewhere safe and where she’ll no longer be lonely!

The exposed bone will need to be dealt with, she’ll likely need more of the limb amputated to eliminate the likelihood of infection from exposed bone.

 

[GooseDad]

Thanks for the reply and thoughts. We will try to get a picture tonight when she goes to roost.
We spent the day contacting zoos, wildbird rehabs, anyone who might help. If your a Rapter, wild bird, etc, your in luck. If a domesticated bird, TS. Kinda makes me rethink who I make donations to.

 

[Goosebaby]

Thanks for the reply and thoughts. We will try to get a picture tonight when she goes to roost.
We spent the day contacting zoos, wildbird rehabs, anyone who might help. If your a Rapter, wild bird, etc, your in luck. If a domesticated bird, TS. Kinda makes me rethink who I make donations to.

You can thank veterinary collages and universities for that sadly. It’s hard to find a vet that will see “poultry” let alone geese anywhere. The only ones who will are generally exotic vets but most aren’t experienced with waterfowl or anything to do with “poultry.” Farm vets used to be the go to but they’re few and far between with most being retired.
The reason colleges and universities are at fault is typically those in rural and farming communities are more likely to actually like living in those communities and are more likely to become farm vets if they become veterinarians, but school boards have decided that offering grants to students from rural communities is a bad investment as rural kids usually have to commute and don’t like dedicating 8 years of their lives to learning in the city away from their communities.
So rural kids don’t get grants whereas people from the city do because they’re more likely to stay, the problem is that people who like the city are more likely to want to stay there as the unorthodox hours and lifestyle of a farm vet dealing with primarily livestock doesn’t appeal to them as compared to the easier route of small/ companion animal medicine.

I’m not sure where you are but you could always try contacting a veterinary university in your state. Sometimes that is the only option.