Slipped tendon help!

[desy05]

Ok great! No bottle unfortunately, they prefilled syringes for me. 0.2. Does it sound about right?

Give him therapy at least twice per day to keep the tendon from freezing up. The meloxicam is what I had hoped the vet sold to you, the liquid aspirin was in case you didn't have the proper drug. Use the dosage on the bottle.

 

[KsKingBee]

Ok great! No bottle unfortunately, they prefilled syringes for me. 0.2. Does it sound about right?

I have only had the oral type so I do not know about the injectable.

 

[KsKingBee]

You know that the slick paper towels may have caused the slipped tendon. Consider using the foam shelf liner on top of the towels. The liner is cheap, washable, and reusable.

 

[desy05]

I have only had the oral type so I do not know about the injectable.

Not injectable, sorry for confusing you. It’s prefilled syringes to give orally. The vet prefilled them

 

[desy05]

First of all thank you for replying!
I taped the tendon in place and the leg in a straight position and I found a rod holder made of foam, slit on the side, that I think is holding it in place. I am kind of scared to check! This morning I also made a little chair and wrapped him up to immobilize him, with the leg suspended underneat.
He’s eating and drinking on his own, but he’s not happy at all.
Saying him but I don’t know for sure obviously.
Every how often should I take the bandage off and flex? The vet gave me meloxicam/metacam 1.5 mg/ml, but I haven’t given it to him, because I didn’t trust that vet. Is it ok to administer?

You know that the slick paper towels may have caused the slipped tendon. Consider using the foam shelf liner on top of the towels. The liner is cheap, washable, and reusable.

Will do! The bottom of the kennel is rubbery, so I thought it would work, but I will definitely upgrade it prevents further issues

 

[desy05]

@KsKingBee, i just changed the bandage and we did the therapy that you suggested. The tendon didn’t even try to get out of place! I kept it between my fingers as I was flexing the leg tho.
The leg also seems much less swollen. It looks and felt great. He was able to curl his toes and didn’t even scream or try to move, I think it felt good!
I gave him the meds from the vet earlier, I am sure that’s helping also. I’ll keep my everything crossed and keep updating, thank you so so much for your help so far
Ome more question, I was reading that it would be better to aupplement with vitamin b. Any suggestion for that? What go get where from ecc. All I can think of is save a chick from tractor supply, would that work?

 

[KsKingBee]

Save a chick wouldn't hurt, I just give vitamins and electrolytes. Here is a little fellow I removed the splint today. He is looking normal now but I will leave the tape on until it falls off. He went from dragging his leg around to hopping and jumping almost overnight.

 

[Anon112]

I hope your boy continues to improve! The pain reliever you have is one that two different vets I trust have prescribed for my chickens in different situations, and it's a good one to have. (I'm not an expert on dosing, so I can't give any opinions on the amount--I always just follow the directions on the bottle!).

 

[desy05]

Save a chick wouldn't hurt, I just give vitamins and electrolytes. Here is a little fellow I removed the splint today. He is looking normal now but I will leave the tape on until it falls off. He went from dragging his leg around to hopping and jumping almost overnight.View attachment 4140392View attachment 4140393View attachment 4140396View attachment 4140397View attachment 4140398

Ohh that’s amazing, your chick looks so cute and happy! And your splint looks professional

 

[desy05]

Save a chick wouldn't hurt, I just give vitamins and electrolytes. Here is a little fellow I removed the splint today. He is looking normal now but I will leave the tape on until it falls off. He went from dragging his leg around to hopping and jumping almost overnight.View attachment 4140392View attachment 4140393View attachment 4140396View attachment 4140397View attachment 4140398

morning update, i toolk the splint and bandage off, and moved the leg quite a few times, almost all the way bent but not quite. I pushed a bit but didn’t want to push to hard on it.
The little guy escaped his chair twice last night. I set the alarm every hour and a half to check on him.
I don’t really like the position the leg is in, all the way to the back. In his little chair, it should be going downwards directly under him, but I am not confident that it’s not holding it to the side a bit.
how long do you think I should keep him immobilized? The tendon didn’t try to get out of place as I was flexing the leg, which still makes me feel good about it. I took a picture of how it looks like.
Is it time to cut off a slit through the splint at the knee like you did and let him try and move around a bit?
On another note I upgraded the kennel to rubber liner yesterday afternoon. I was afraid they’d try to eat it but they did good overnight.