Sick 4 mo old pekin

[pitonia]

Yes I have the durivet vit b complex from TSC.

Will start that combo tonight.

Thanks again for all the help you are an
Huh, I tried to put an angel emoji on and it wouldn't show up.
So I'll do it the old fashion way and type it: you are an angel!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am just hoping we can help her! If you haven’t named her yet may Angel would be a good name for her!!

 

[pitonia]

I was afraid to name her.

That's my nieces name I'm sure she would like that. She loves coming over to visit all the animals.
Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[pitonia]

These are the best I can do pic wise.


She's doing physically about the same as yesterday.

Started the calcium.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I can see her leg is bowed. poor baby but honestly I have seen other pics of ducks with legs worse so hopefully the B and calcium will help her at least get strength to walk. I wonder if she could have had a break? Does her leg feel normal there at that joint? Other than being bowed?

 

[pitonia]

I had originally thought that. The joint is solid. Same size as the right one. I feel no bumps like maybe a healed break.

Other then the bowed look it looks good.
Healthy color. She can move her toes well. Leg, feet and toes have normal warmth, so circulation is good.

I don't know why she dosent want to walk.

Could it be in her hip?
She dosent seem to have a problem getting up and down now though.

I'm usually pretty good at diagnosing these things.
This one is out of the norm.

I was just watching her swim. I notice when she is relaxed the leg floats off to the left. But when she tightens up to paddle the leg pulls in at a normal angle.

Could it be tendon and muscle related?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hopefully once she gets enough of the complex and calcium she’ll start walking I sure hope so the vits and warm water therapy hopefully will get her going.
Only other option would be letting a vet examine her. Well I guess there are other options too.

 

[pitonia]

I'll have to research my area for a good fowl vet.
There's a really good farm vet a 1/2 hr away but they really only do large animals.

Most of them around here I wouldn't go to if my life depended on it let alone my pets.

Hopefully it won't come to that.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Give the vitamins time to work. Does she act depressed?

 

[pitonia]

Not really.

In the tub she bobs and swims.

Otherwise she just lays there. She switches directions. But always on right side with left foot out.

Always quite.

She makes a little somewhat quack when I come in room and that's about it.

Eats, drinks and poops.