Peacock can not stand. Please help!!

[casportpony]

No he does not. That’s why the vet said I should put him down. Also those pics are a little old. The wounds have closed up more.

That's not good. What if you poke him above the wounds?

 

[cazychicgirl]

I looks like frostbite or burns to me, I am sure it hurts him. What kind of flooring in the coop? And what does your perches look like? (construction) I will tell you more of my experience when we get home from the city.

It actually could be burns. I do remember seeing him roosting during the day over the chimney. His roosts at night are rafters in my coop. Flooring is sand.

 

[cazychicgirl]

That's not good. What if you poke him above the wounds?

I’ll have to check on that. He seems to want to get away when I’m doing his dressing changes and poking around at his wounds.

 

[casportpony]

I’ll have to check on that. He seems to want to get away when I’m doing his dressing changes and poking around at his wounds.

Unfold a paper clip and start poking at the toes and work your way up until you get a reaction.

 

[cazychicgirl]

Unfold a paper clip and start poking at the toes and work your way up until you get a reaction.

Ok! Thanks!!

 

[cazychicgirl]

Ok I have been encouraged today! I went out to check on my pea and while I was in the area I have him he attempted to collect his legs under him and “stand” he didn’t stand but I could tell he was pushing back against the floor. I did his dressing changes and took a pic of his left leg wound. I forgot the right. It it is slightly worse than the left. But I was messing around with the wound on the right and he definitely did not like it! I also used the paper clip to test his feeling. You will see in the pictures where he feels at. I do have to push very hard. But he definitely pulls away or try’s to get away. I did it multiple times to make sure it wasn’t a coincidence. I do believe he is slowly getting better because at the vet he squeezed his feet really hard with hemostats and he didn’t flinch. I’ve included pics. I just wish I knew what caused this and I’m hoping I am doing all that I can do to help him.

 

[Islander11]

It does look like frost bite. Try to get the wounds closed. Especially If it's going to be cold again.

 

[KsKingBee]

This bird got frostbite in early January. I had some that were much worst losing toes and another bird an entire foot.

 

[KsKingBee]

What happened, in this case,

is the bird got too cold up on the roost or got knocked down in the dark and layed on the cold sand floor. Next to concrete, sand is about the worst for birds to sleep on in the cold weather. The sand is not only cold but the moisture in the sand compounds the frost.

 

[BeautifulCreatures]

I am certainly no expert and I hope the vet was wrong but I do know that even in humans it is possible to be paralyzed and still have involuntary leg movements... Sorry! Let us know how he does if you get those wounds to heal up!!