Hi there, I just joined the community because I can’t find help for my chicken. My English is not the best so please excuse.
On 31.12 last year she got scared from some fireworks our neighbors accidentally threw in our garden. She flew against a window and probably lied there for 1-2 hours.
When I found her lying on the ground, she looked dead to me because of her crooked position and her light breathing, eyes being closed.
We cared for her and the next day we visited the vet. She told us her spine got injured but with some medication (for inflammation and pain) and time she will heal.
After 1-2 weeks she seemed pretty good, walked (still a bit sideways), ate and drank regularly and we stopped the medication. After a few weeks she got worse again. We treated her with the same medication for a few days, she got better and we stopped. Now she is getting worse again.
She can’t walk or stand. She tries but her right toes won’t spread and it seems like she can’t put her weight on the food because it’s slipping sideways.
Some days she tries strolling the garden with the other chickens by moving her foot really far in the front and pulling back, so the toes spread a bit. She also always manages to get out of the coop somehow. Just not getting back inside by herself.
For me it seemes like just her foot got some issue, maybe dislocated or broken but wouldn’t the vet notice?
The only available vet doesn’t know what’s wrong and recommends giving her meds whenever it gets worse...
I know it’s hard from just telling, but does anyone have an idea what could be causing the issues?
Thinking about making some kind of splint or wheelchair but don’t want to miss the actual cause
Would love to hear your opinions!
Thank you so much
On 31.12 last year she got scared from some fireworks our neighbors accidentally threw in our garden. She flew against a window and probably lied there for 1-2 hours.
When I found her lying on the ground, she looked dead to me because of her crooked position and her light breathing, eyes being closed.
We cared for her and the next day we visited the vet. She told us her spine got injured but with some medication (for inflammation and pain) and time she will heal.
After 1-2 weeks she seemed pretty good, walked (still a bit sideways), ate and drank regularly and we stopped the medication. After a few weeks she got worse again. We treated her with the same medication for a few days, she got better and we stopped. Now she is getting worse again.
She can’t walk or stand. She tries but her right toes won’t spread and it seems like she can’t put her weight on the food because it’s slipping sideways.
Some days she tries strolling the garden with the other chickens by moving her foot really far in the front and pulling back, so the toes spread a bit. She also always manages to get out of the coop somehow. Just not getting back inside by herself.
For me it seemes like just her foot got some issue, maybe dislocated or broken but wouldn’t the vet notice?
The only available vet doesn’t know what’s wrong and recommends giving her meds whenever it gets worse...
I know it’s hard from just telling, but does anyone have an idea what could be causing the issues?
Thinking about making some kind of splint or wheelchair but don’t want to miss the actual cause
Would love to hear your opinions!
Thank you so much
