SS swollen legs and feet getting worse-not emergency

[Lyranonamous]

Did any of the vets aspirate anything from any of the swellings?
When you touch them, do they feel liquidy, like maybe it's liquid or a mayo type substance in them...or are they harder like maybe hard cookie dough or even firmer? Or are they just plain hard? If you gently press your finger into one (very gently) is there an indent left after you take your finger away? If so, how long does that area stay indented?

Sorry for the food references but it's a good way to paint a picture for people who can't touch her for a better idea of the swelling's make up.

The first vet tried and was unable to get fluid. I think I will ask Cornell to try again. I felt her feet yesterday checking for heat and that felt normal. But I did not press on them, I will do that today.
What would be your guess if they are hard or liquidy?

 

[Lyranonamous]

To me that looks like bacterial or viral arthritis. It may be complicated by bumblefoot now, but in your earlier thread, it looked like MS (mycoplasma synovitis.) I never thought the earlier pictures you posted looked like osteopetrosis (marble leg disease) and these don’t either. These are early pictures from your earlier thread, and here is that thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...legs-after-death-of-another-in-flock.1288202/
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Thanks for the suggestion of mycoplasma synovitis. I looked at some photos of this and it does appear similar. Will bring this up with the vet. But what's interesting is she isn't in pain and it's been over a year and none of other 3 have become sick. In the summer she is the one who flies over the fence and lands on her feet on the other side-so it doesn't seem like she's avoiding any activities.

 

[Eggcessive]

The old black and white picture along with the bone section was diagnosed as osteopetrosis. It is such a rare condition that most vets don’t seem to know much about it. In osteopetrosis, the legs are described as being hard, not squishy.

I think that MS or other bacterial arthritis might be best diagnosed with a necropsy where the avian pathologist can do histology. That is what I would do if you decide to cull the hen or she dies.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Looks kind of like gout, possibly.

 

[Lyranonamous]

Ok I did not find this tread before but this looks very very similar and it also appears to be a SS. I found other photos online when this started and they were SS also
The photos are from 2014 when the hen was 1
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/gout-in-chickens.915762/

 

[Eggcessive]

I cannot get that link to open.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

The first vet tried and was unable to get fluid. I think I will ask Cornell to try again. I felt her feet yesterday checking for heat and that felt normal. But I did not press on them, I will do that today.
What would be your guess if they are hard or liquidy?

I didn't have a guess but knew more information would be helpful. Hard would lead me to think bone related, soft could be fluid retention/accumulation, and in the middle (cookie dough) perhaps an abscess of some sort. I don't have any knowledge or experience with the conditions Eggcessive posted while I was writing my post and logic told me to start with basic questions to help rule some things out.
I glanced at the other thread's original post that was linked and see now where you said a vet did try to aspirate and got nothing. If the fluid (if it is fluid) is in the synovial space then it would make sense why the vet might not get anything at the time.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I also am unable to get the link to open.

 

[Lyranonamous]

Here is the photo from that link. (this is not my chicken) I think the OP was asking about gout. I think Eggsessive was in the conversation. It looks like a Speckled Sussex
The post is from 2014 and it seems the OP has not been on BYC since 2015
i will try to fix the link

 

[Lyranonamous]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/gout-in-chickens.915762/#post-13930883
possible gout BAY AREA CHICK