Zane... An Update for Those Interested
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Yes I know you have been working hard with him. Enjoy him while you can!
You know you may give up on the daily therapy, after all it has been a very long time now..but don't give up on Zane. Please keep us posted on him. I am always looking for info on Zane. He is such a neat big guy. You can still keep him can't you????
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I feel the same.
I feel the same.
He's such a dear sweet soul! As long as he is content, that's really all that matters. It's been my experience over the years with all sorts of animals that they really will tell you when they are content and when they are distressed or unhappy. All his signals sound like he is content.
hugs to you both!
hugs to you both!
I really hate that his leg won't improve Cyn. I really think that he permanently damaged a nerve when he fell and that is what is going on with him. It is great news that the infection is gone totally now and at least that part of the battle is over. I do think you're right in giving up on the physical therapy, however. I would think that if it was going to help, you would be seeing some improvement by now. Sending you lots of hugs for Zane and you both.
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JJ
JJ
Cynthia,
It sounds like you are making progress. I've had two birds need intensive care due to injuries and they both made it. The treatment took many months for both.
The first is was a young pullet who was named Stumper after her ordeal. I came home from work and found her with a broken leg, right above the foot, bone protruding, foot hanging seemingly by a chunk of leg skin.
I cleaned it and seperated her. I am not sure how it happend but figured a horse stepped on her. I splinted it and applied copious nitrofurazone and them wrapped it in vetwrap.
Her routine was new Nitro every few days and readjusting the bandage/splint. Her foot turned green at one point and I began to think I should remove it or cull her. She had been 'stumping' around on one foot just fine so I figured she would be fine with out it. But, I decided to give it a few more days, she was moving her toes.
Good thing I did, the leg healed, the green was bruising as she has yellow shanks. I pulled migrating bone splinters for a long time but she walks, with a limp. To move fast she does a monkey hop/skip and flaps wings. Stumps is 6 years old now and living the high life here.
The other was my best rooster, a 3/4 black giant and 1/4 orpington, he is massive. He was attacked shortly after I moved to my present home in January 2007 by a contractor's dog. He brought a dog with out my knowlege and let it out of his truck. A blue heeler thing which first ran after my cats in a couple of feet of snow. It never listened to its owner and bolted down the driveway to the chicken house, no fencing, I moved in Jan 1, ground frozen.
Into the house it went snapping and snarling and chickens were flinging everywhere. They could not move in the deep snow. The rooster did his best to protect his girls and the dog did leave and ran down the road, still disobeying its owner. I wanted to shoot the dog right then and there.
The rooster had a bad bite on his foot and it took me three days to find a vet to see him. He was abscessing by then and really in pain. It was a crushing injury. The vet cleaned him up and I had 10 days of 2X antibiotic injections ahead. Poor guy took every one of those shots too.
The hens though had other ideas since he had a wound. I had no where to keep him seperate so I got some pink vet wrap with purple hearts and a can of pine tar. I made a nice wrapping for him ever few days, it was pretty custom since he had huge spurs. The pine tar kept the pecking from progressing. It worked after MANY long months. He has retired to a border town with some fancy buff orpingtons and is fine. He could not walk for three months and was able to hop around after that.
I sued the company in small claims since it also shut my egg production down. They forked over $500 to settle.
Don't give up on your boy. Chickens can be pretty tough. My rooster took 6 months to become able enough to be a chicken again. He's also 6 years old now.
:aww
It sounds like you are making progress. I've had two birds need intensive care due to injuries and they both made it. The treatment took many months for both.
The first is was a young pullet who was named Stumper after her ordeal. I came home from work and found her with a broken leg, right above the foot, bone protruding, foot hanging seemingly by a chunk of leg skin.
I cleaned it and seperated her. I am not sure how it happend but figured a horse stepped on her. I splinted it and applied copious nitrofurazone and them wrapped it in vetwrap.
Her routine was new Nitro every few days and readjusting the bandage/splint. Her foot turned green at one point and I began to think I should remove it or cull her. She had been 'stumping' around on one foot just fine so I figured she would be fine with out it. But, I decided to give it a few more days, she was moving her toes.
Good thing I did, the leg healed, the green was bruising as she has yellow shanks. I pulled migrating bone splinters for a long time but she walks, with a limp. To move fast she does a monkey hop/skip and flaps wings. Stumps is 6 years old now and living the high life here.
The other was my best rooster, a 3/4 black giant and 1/4 orpington, he is massive. He was attacked shortly after I moved to my present home in January 2007 by a contractor's dog. He brought a dog with out my knowlege and let it out of his truck. A blue heeler thing which first ran after my cats in a couple of feet of snow. It never listened to its owner and bolted down the driveway to the chicken house, no fencing, I moved in Jan 1, ground frozen.
Into the house it went snapping and snarling and chickens were flinging everywhere. They could not move in the deep snow. The rooster did his best to protect his girls and the dog did leave and ran down the road, still disobeying its owner. I wanted to shoot the dog right then and there.
The rooster had a bad bite on his foot and it took me three days to find a vet to see him. He was abscessing by then and really in pain. It was a crushing injury. The vet cleaned him up and I had 10 days of 2X antibiotic injections ahead. Poor guy took every one of those shots too.
The hens though had other ideas since he had a wound. I had no where to keep him seperate so I got some pink vet wrap with purple hearts and a can of pine tar. I made a nice wrapping for him ever few days, it was pretty custom since he had huge spurs. The pine tar kept the pecking from progressing. It worked after MANY long months. He has retired to a border town with some fancy buff orpingtons and is fine. He could not walk for three months and was able to hop around after that.
I sued the company in small claims since it also shut my egg production down. They forked over $500 to settle.
Don't give up on your boy. Chickens can be pretty tough. My rooster took 6 months to become able enough to be a chicken again. He's also 6 years old now.
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Too bad we can't make he use little chicken crutches and send him to PT with Ernie...
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Birch Run, thank you for taking the time to write all that out. It certainly is encouraging. I do adore Zane; he is just the most special boy, and I wasnt ready to let him go. We are just getting discouraged when nothing seems to be working. Guess we just haven't been at it long enough to say whether or not he'll get any use of that leg back. I may do his therapy every couple of days rather than trying to get it done every day.
Maybe some day, I'll be able to find a hen to stay with Zane, some company for him. You should have seen him fighting with his brother, Dutch, through the fence, hackles flaring, him sort of standing on one leg, LOL. He hasn't done that before now. I was so glad the fence was between them because obviously, Zane doesn't realize he is in no shape to hold his own with big Dutch.
You think Ernie would let Zane go with him, S.C., LOL? How is Ernie anyway?
Maybe some day, I'll be able to find a hen to stay with Zane, some company for him. You should have seen him fighting with his brother, Dutch, through the fence, hackles flaring, him sort of standing on one leg, LOL. He hasn't done that before now. I was so glad the fence was between them because obviously, Zane doesn't realize he is in no shape to hold his own with big Dutch.
You think Ernie would let Zane go with him, S.C., LOL? How is Ernie anyway?
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