mblack03
In the Brooder
- May 16, 2020
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Hi everyone!!
I've recently hit a little bit of a wall here and would really like some advice.
I have a 5/6 week old mallard, Moe, that has perosis/slipped tendon in her left leg. Recently, she's been doing great! She can stand like a normal duck and, while a little goofy looking, she can get around fine. Something that's a little worrysome lately though is her right leg.
Sometimes, her right leg will just completely fail her and give out. She'll usually give a loud peep or two and immediately fall to the ground; she usually isn't able to get back up for maybe 15 - 30 seconds. She usually gets right back up after. We felt around to make sure she hasn't slipped her right tendon, and nothing felt out of place or odd. This usually has happened after a bath when she's been overworking/compensating for her left, but today after a day of complete rest, she's fallen about twice. Is she just overworking it, or does it sound like her right really is giving and going lame?
Is there anything I can do, anything I can try? I've read threads of assisted living ducks just like Moe not making it because they just can't/don't want to walk anymore, and I don't want that happening to her. I want to help but I just don't know how, any ideas?
I've recently hit a little bit of a wall here and would really like some advice.
I have a 5/6 week old mallard, Moe, that has perosis/slipped tendon in her left leg. Recently, she's been doing great! She can stand like a normal duck and, while a little goofy looking, she can get around fine. Something that's a little worrysome lately though is her right leg.
Sometimes, her right leg will just completely fail her and give out. She'll usually give a loud peep or two and immediately fall to the ground; she usually isn't able to get back up for maybe 15 - 30 seconds. She usually gets right back up after. We felt around to make sure she hasn't slipped her right tendon, and nothing felt out of place or odd. This usually has happened after a bath when she's been overworking/compensating for her left, but today after a day of complete rest, she's fallen about twice. Is she just overworking it, or does it sound like her right really is giving and going lame?
Is there anything I can do, anything I can try? I've read threads of assisted living ducks just like Moe not making it because they just can't/don't want to walk anymore, and I don't want that happening to her. I want to help but I just don't know how, any ideas?