Pea with a limp

[zazouse]

I would just keep an eye on him and make sure he does not get worse.

I would not separate him as it can stress them and may cause him to start pacing the pen trying to get with his flock which could make it way worse.

I have 100's of birds and see this once in a while it is usually just cause they landed wrong coming down from the roost.

Knock on wood i have never lost a bird to a limp in all these years i have had them.

 

[ChicCrazyAZ]

I have a yearling who started limping about a month ago. He was still using it, but clearly trying not to bear weight. After a week, I got really upset (He is my baby and the friendliest boy we have) and decided to check him out. He is super tame, so he let me man handle him.

I think I made it worse; maybe it was sprained, but I think I may have broken it in handling him. I don't really know, but after that he stopped using it completely and only hopped on one leg. I tried splinting it for a week; he did seem more comfortable, but I didn't really know what the heck I was doing and no vet would touch it with a ten foot pole.

I resigned to taking the splint off. Three weeks later and he is now clearly starting to "try" and put weight on it; he has full control of his toes, which I was not sure he even had feeling below his knee for most of this time. I am so glad he is recovering; I thought for a while he would just die from lack of mobility, but he kept eating and drinking.

Moral of the story: I would leave it alone and wait to heal on it's own. I really think I did more harm than good. As long as you can tell it is not dis-located; I would leave him be

Good luck, I hope your story has a happy ending like mine appears to be approaching!

 

[Kedreeva]

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No exotics vets near you? We had to take Blu in to a vet that did "exotics" and birds both, but I would think most vets would jump at a chance to examine a new animal and be able to say they did. I know when I asked, my vet was very excited to see him... so excited that she spent a lot more time feeling him up to learn about peacocks than was necessary to look at his leg XD

But yes, to the original poster, you can definitely make it worse catching the bird and stressing them out if it's not something serious to start with.


And about slipped tendons- does anyone have pictures of a normal leg vs a leg with a slipped tendon? I'll make a separate post asking, but figure people are already here. I think I might start a malady/treatment thread soon.

 

[konopswj]

Thanks to all of you for your replies. When I went out to see them this morning before work, he was fanning out for the other male and seems fine on it. He only limps when he's just walking around, so this makes me feel better that it can't be hurting him too bad. I'll take the advice and just keep an eye on him for now!

Some pictures of a slipped tendon would be very useful if someone had some.

Thanks again,
Walter