Tendon injury

[mellinda]

Can someone please advise?
It's been days there's severe discussion /fighting in my fam: not allowed to take my chicken to a bird specialist because previous week and they even took my keys and threatened me.

Prev week went to local vet. After feeling and moving her hip and leg several times his diagnosis was ruptured or damaged tendon. After a week of rest it doesn't improve. I'm suspecting also a hip problem in her.

But im not allowed to take her to a vet specialist for xray.. they won't even allow me to let me pay it myself...

This is how she walks and rests. She holds her paw stif and toes like a bend claw. When walking, she seems to click her joint in her hip and her paw underwards her to the outside and she almost falls every time she does take a step.

When resting the toes stay in claw form and the paw and leg feels very warm. She lets her hip of that paw always lay lean over to the side...

She does still get vibrac anti inflammatory.
But since they refuse to help her... what can I do to help her otherwise than vet?

 

[Eggcessive]

Are pictures or a video of her walking possible? Videos must be uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo, etc. with a link posted here. It sounds like it could be an injury, or curled toe paralysis. That is seen sometimes in riboflavin (vitamin B 2) deficiency, Mareks disease, and an injury where the sciatic nerve is inflamed. I would try some human vitamin B complex which has riboflavin and other B vitamins. Dosage is 1/2 tablet daily for a few weeks, to see if it helps. Give it orally into her beak, or crush into a little food or spoonful of water. I can understand the reluctance to spend a huge amount of money on a chicken. Families may not think that it is important enough, especially if money is important to the well being of the family.

 

[mellinda]

Google drive temporal access vid and picture. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13CH5EH5g7huiw3FHUjrksgoRnYyN29Gm
The prob is... on our flock out of 9 we did spend in 4y over 1000 euro's...
Somehow i can understand them a bit but it's just heartbreaking to watch her...

Is it ok to give her some bowl with a tiny bit of milk ? She looks a bit pale

 

[Eggcessive]

I cannot get that video. I would try the vitamin b complex for now. Here is some reading about riboflavin deficiency:
https://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/diseases-of-poultry/217/vitamin-b2-deficiency

 

[mellinda]

Thank you. Did some reading. With a bit of luck it might improve. Went to stores but they didnt have some vit b complex with b2 in it. So bought it from a pet shop online, will be delivered tomorrow.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12wvPftcB1JskJFc7bAjx84qjEJKL2zu_/view?usp=drivesdk , perhaps this link works?
Update: she walked (stumbled) on her own under the table a couple of times.

It's still sore but a bit less and she sings more often. Eats well, drinks well, vitamine supplements will arrive tomorrow.
Gets 2 times a day some sips of milk in a bowl. And dad digs daily for fresh worms and gives her grass from outside.

She puts a bit more weight on it but still very stiff, claw form and the leg seems to still bend to the side. The claw toes at the bad feet seem a tiny bit more relaxed.

She starts to become very bored despite watching TV. Anything to lessen her boreness? We do have a chicken feeding toy ball but we don't dare to give it to her. Afraid she might walk too much while moving the ball.

 

[mellinda]

Update: we are idiots... we made a half m high wired small area of 1 1/2m. The roof was for later after our drink.

She was very happy outside laying down in the sun. We only lost her out of sight for <2m while grabbing a drink inside.

She flew over it and we saw her almost running at her bad leg. now she lies still in the kitchen and doesn't talk anymore.

The claw figure she makes with her toes seems however since the vit b droplets better.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry that she injured herself more. Hopefully, it isn’t too bad. They do like to fly over things, but maybe sh prevented a hard landed. . A wire dog crate with bedding, food and water makes a good portable hospital crate that can be moved outside in the coop or inside. Most grocery and drug stores sell vitamin B complex in the vitamin section. Let us know how she gets along.,

 

[mellinda]

The claw is much better but afraid it's a hip injury. It isn't improving well and we see her leg wobble like it's either broken and exterior bending. It makes a big heavy sound when she lands it. When she walks it sometimes swings to all sides when lifting it like there's no bone or muscle in it the poor dear...

No good, can also hear a "popping clicking" sound... since I'm not allowed to take her yet, i did mail a bird specialist tonight and asked for assistance via mail. Perhaps when he will be listing tomorrow the chances of her having a normal life or injury is treatable, they well let me take her. If she is still suffering just need to carjack parental car, got drivers licence anyway...

 

[mellinda]

Happy update: your extra daily supplements did the trick eventually! She puts her paw normally!!! even puts weight on it!!! Agreed her hip is still bad and leg still stiff and instable like she has a pirat leg, but missy walks fast through the kitchen! She can move to the gardening house now during the day. My 80+ dad cant rest at noon since he snores and each time he snores she starts talking haha. At night she will still be sleeping with us in the basement.

Thx so much for the B vit tip!!! I could nearly hug you from joy!

 

[Eggcessive]

Glad to know that she is more mobile and improved. Hopefully, she will continue to get better.