Limping Pekin

[Miss Lydia]

Possibly a sprain, rest and water therapy and keeping her away from the drakes for now. Takes time for leg injuries to heal.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

She is still kinda gimpy, we keep her in the pen all day to keep her quiet, let her swim a couple times a day, when she’s out, she moves then lays down, doesn’t stand when not moving. To me her legs feel hot, but, she is always laying on them. Her feet did not. Wondering how normal this is, I don’t see any visible swelling, also she got away from me the other night in a flight attempt and crash landed into the edge of her pool. while there was much feather flying, it didn’t seem like anything was terribly violent, but I wonder if she hurt it.
I guess my main worry is should I be giving an antibiotic for the hot legs? Is that a sign of infection? Residual from the bumble foot or is it something entirely different?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can you post some pictures? If no swelling or redness probably not infection. Sounds like an injury. A video would be good of her walking would be a good idea.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

Can you post some pictures? If no swelling or redness probably not infection. Sounds like an injury. A video would be good of her walking would be a good idea.

Even when swimming she’s holding her foot up. I thought some dark stuff was the bumble starting again but it wiped off with my thumb, I think just poop.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

And she’s still coughing some. Currently laying by the tree, which is not abnormal, but she is definitely not feeling herself, needs to be coaxed out of her house in the morning as seen above.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

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ok, so a status report, in the morning she is lazy coming out of her house, might linger in there for 15 mins if I let her. I have been putting her isolated in her own enclosure with her own kiddie pool for the last few days. today she spent the entire day in her pool, food was eaten, so she clearly got out at some point but spent most of the day in there just drifting. she seems down, her tail droops in the water she doesn't enthusiastically swim she just drifts and propels herself along with her "good" foot. I am worried that if she had Bumblefoot, thought I didn't seem like a severe case, she may have an infection she is fighting off elsewhere. is it vet time? should I give her time? she's eating and drinking but I wonder if I am just dragging my feet and she is suffering. I have not noticed the coughing today or yesterday for that matter, at 730 she was in her enclosure, by 815 when I went out to put them inside she had "escaped" and was with the other ducks, its not hard for her to do so apparently so if she was so inclined during the day, I feel she would have. she seems to drift in the pool and hang her head over the side to poke in the mud.