Hi all,
A couple days ago, we came home to discover one of our turkey poults had it's ankle wrapped tightly in twine. We removed the twine, and are hoping for some feedback and opinions on his progress. Right now he is isolated in our spare bathroom making a disaster of it.
A few hours after twine removal:
Yesterday:
Tonight:
We gave him a duramycin injection the first night, and he is slightly weight bearing on it. But, he is also pecking at it and causing it to bleed between the toes and on the top of his foot.
As you can see from the pictures, his toes are turning dark. I'm not sure if this is brusing or if it's necrosis.
Any opinions are appreciated. We can cull if it would be the best option, but would like to save him if we can. (He's one of four 10 week old Royal Palm poults, and with our luck our only hen.) Is amputation necessary? Or even an option? Or should we let nature heal his foot? I don't want him to be in excess pain.
A couple days ago, we came home to discover one of our turkey poults had it's ankle wrapped tightly in twine. We removed the twine, and are hoping for some feedback and opinions on his progress. Right now he is isolated in our spare bathroom making a disaster of it.
A few hours after twine removal:
Yesterday:
Tonight:
We gave him a duramycin injection the first night, and he is slightly weight bearing on it. But, he is also pecking at it and causing it to bleed between the toes and on the top of his foot.
As you can see from the pictures, his toes are turning dark. I'm not sure if this is brusing or if it's necrosis.
Any opinions are appreciated. We can cull if it would be the best option, but would like to save him if we can. (He's one of four 10 week old Royal Palm poults, and with our luck our only hen.) Is amputation necessary? Or even an option? Or should we let nature heal his foot? I don't want him to be in excess pain.