Pet turkey with swollen legs, feet

[kcwaldrop]

Nothing like this on her feet. I think we're going to the vet for pain management. thanks for the examples!

 

[ivan3]

If you'd be so kind as to post up the Dx and treatment, if you do take her to vet, that would be very helpful.

Good luck!

 

[Celie]

Thanks for the great article! I think Bertha is a big breasted turkey with the mentioned leg issues. Her center of gravity is the same as the illustration; it's in front of her feet. I looked at the soles of her feet and I don't see anything like sores or blisters. We're going to the vet for pain medicine and I'm going to control her diet to keep her weight manageable. Thank you SO very much for taking the time and energy to help.

She is a $6 turkey and the vet will cost lots of $ to give her drugs for pain. What quality of life will she have for the little time she has left? Wouldn't it be nobler to let her adorn your Thanksgiving table, like she was bred for? I don't mean to sound cruel, but would you like to live the sort of life you have in store, or to fulfill your destiny as a BB turkey dinner?

 

[Frosty]

She is a $6 turkey and the vet will cost lots of $ to give her drugs for pain. What quality of life will she have for the little time she has left? Wouldn't it be nobler to let her adorn your Thanksgiving table, like she was bred for? I don't mean to sound cruel, but would you like to live the sort of life you have in store, or to fulfill your destiny as a BB turkey dinner?

Unless I'm reading it wrong, the turkey waddles and has (possible) swollen feet. She doesn't sound crippled and may not even be in pain. If the previous owners had her for two years, she's well past the rapid growth phase so shouldn't get much worse. Limit the corn and other fatty foods and encourage exercise. Remember that she IS a broad breasted turkey, and they do tend to have thicker feet and legs than a heritage turkey. I know of someone who had a tom that lived to be 9 years old, if I recall she gave him some baby aspirin if he seemed to be having a bad day. She took him to school class rooms and talked to the kids about turkeys. It was a sad day when we heard he passed...

 

[casportpony]

She is a $6 turkey  and the vet will cost lots of $ to give her drugs for pain. What quality of life will she have for the little time she has left? Wouldn't it be nobler to let her adorn your Thanksgiving table, like she was bred for? I don't mean to sound cruel, but would you like to live the sort of life you have in store, or to fulfill your destiny as a BB turkey dinner?  

Some people get very attached and keep turkeys as pets. I sell meat ducks and roosters, but my turkeys and peafowl are pets, so they get to visit the vet when needed. Cats/kittens/dogs/puppies are often less than $6, but most people will spend money on them, right? I see no difference, but I do understand where you're coming from.