MiniChickenMommy
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- Sep 6, 2020
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Hello everyone,
For almost 2 weeks now, my hen Pearl has a completely paralysed lower left leg and foot. I've had her to the vets twice already (costing over £70 each time), but they can't be sure what is causing the issue and how to treat it. So far, they have given her a weeks worth of baytril, which did absolutely nothing, and then 2 days ago we went back and she had 2 shots of cortisone and has had 1 tablet crushed in 1ml of water per day since. However, no improvement is visible as of yet. She also lost about 140g in weight in the week that she was having the baytril, from 780g on the day of the first vet trip down to 640g a few days ago. She does seem to be eating and drinking as usual, so I dont understand what couldve caused this weight loss??
Back to the leg, the vet doesn't think there is a break or fracture anywhere as there is no redness/heat/swelling/crackling or crunching of the bones. But she has suggested an xray to see if they can see what's going on. I however am not willing to pay for this as it would cost approx. £200-£250, which I quite frankly dont have, & as she is so small there is a risk she could die under sedation.
I've also been adding vitamins and probiotics to her food for the past week to rule out a vitamin deficiency, but again there hasnt been any noticeable improvement.
Does anyone have any idea what this could be or experienced anything similar with a hen? Is she ever going to get use of her leg back? Shes only about 2/3 yrs and such a sweet little girl
Thanks for reading.
For almost 2 weeks now, my hen Pearl has a completely paralysed lower left leg and foot. I've had her to the vets twice already (costing over £70 each time), but they can't be sure what is causing the issue and how to treat it. So far, they have given her a weeks worth of baytril, which did absolutely nothing, and then 2 days ago we went back and she had 2 shots of cortisone and has had 1 tablet crushed in 1ml of water per day since. However, no improvement is visible as of yet. She also lost about 140g in weight in the week that she was having the baytril, from 780g on the day of the first vet trip down to 640g a few days ago. She does seem to be eating and drinking as usual, so I dont understand what couldve caused this weight loss??
Back to the leg, the vet doesn't think there is a break or fracture anywhere as there is no redness/heat/swelling/crackling or crunching of the bones. But she has suggested an xray to see if they can see what's going on. I however am not willing to pay for this as it would cost approx. £200-£250, which I quite frankly dont have, & as she is so small there is a risk she could die under sedation.
I've also been adding vitamins and probiotics to her food for the past week to rule out a vitamin deficiency, but again there hasnt been any noticeable improvement.
Does anyone have any idea what this could be or experienced anything similar with a hen? Is she ever going to get use of her leg back? Shes only about 2/3 yrs and such a sweet little girl
Thanks for reading.