arthritis

Hello! I am making this post in hopes that someone can suggest something to help my duck… I have a Muscovy duck named SPLASH who is quite old, he is about 15 yrs old, has lost sight in one eye, but still kicking :) SPLASH has always had wat we just called a ‘wonky wing’ ((we assumed he injured...

Hello! My turkey Sweet Pea has done two of these poops over the past two weeks. She is currently inside due to an arthritic joint that she won't use, she is on carprofen 2x daily and sometimes tramadol. I rub a lotion on her hocks 2x daily that contains glucosamine, boswellia and arnica. These...

Hello everyone A while ago I posted about my quail who started limping in september, a few weeks after her toenail broke off. I think it’s getting worse and the leg that she uses for getting around started swelling up. She probably also had scaly mites so the vet gave her a drop of Ivermectin. I...

Hi everyone! One of my Indian Runner has bilateral DJD (fancy name for Arthritis in both knees), it’s more severe in his Right leg, you can see over this passed year the decline in him drastically. I have an amazing Avian vet, where we’ve tried a few pain meds (NSAIDs) which worked for a while...

I really need help don't know what to do next, thinking amputation but the vet is not available. If anybody knows a way to go about this please help. I've made more posts about my rooster with more information, but not much help as far as medical treatment for his foot. Here are the most recent...

So we have this hen (New Hampshire red) named rusty, shes one of the only 2 birds we still have left from when we got chickens again years ago. We have had her for at least 6 years, I think longer (we got Her as a chick so that’s her age). but her arthritis is acting up and it’s spread to at...

Greetings, all! We have an "elderly/ geriatric" aged Peacock (they cannot tell exactly how old he is. He was wild, he got injured so we took him in). We recently took him to the vet, and they said he has pretty bad arthritis in his feet/legs/wings. We are giving him a weekly shot, as well as...

My rooster started doing this wierd thing, it’s like his legs don’t work and he starts flopping around, but when I go to get him he jumps up and takes off running like it ain’t no thing. He’s getting worse from once a week to 2/3 times a day. I took him to my local vet and they said it looked...

Hello! I have an elderly (8.5 years old) Barred Rock whose legs/feet have been gradually growing stiffer and making it difficult for her to walk. A few days ago I noticed her really struggling to stand/walk. I have brought her inside and have made sure she can reach her food and water, taking...

Hi, I have an Isa Brown hen who was found wondering around town. Her wings are cut really badly. She barely has any left! I was wondering if anyone knows anything that will make it a little more comfortable for her. I also have an 8 yr. old Wyandotte who has Arthritis, anything to sooth her...

originally thought our wonderful 10 yo rooster had scaly leg mites, with some lameness as his scales looked raised a bit. We initially treated the entire flock per instructions of DVM Michael Darre, head of small poultry enterprise management at UConn We soaked legs in gasoline, then slathered...

I have a hen that is turning five this year and she seems to be having trouble with her arthritis, especially now that the snowy weather has arrived. Can anyone recommend any medicines/herbs or treatments for her ? I’d be most grateful.

I recently noticed a hard lump on the inner side of one of my 1.5 y/o RIR's ankles (around where her foot meets her leg). It does not feel warm to the touch, and is quite hard. It seems a bit pinkish, but it's hard to tell, because all of my chickens' feet get a little splotchy and pink when...

My rooster is about 3 years old. His name is monster and for the past 6 months, his been hopping and limping so I took him to the vet. He does have severe arthritis and now its swollen. He is eating fine and drinking. His poop is normal. Last night the pain got worse and now he keeps hopping on...

Hello all, I have been a silent fan of Backyard Chickens for six years, when I first became a chicken owner. I had three chickens until a few days ago, a Rhode Island Red (Eleanor), a Barred Rock (Iggy), and a Polish (Simone). My girls were best friends and I genuinely believe that there was no...

I've got an old hen, Lady Gaga, who's almost 8 years old. I didn't realize something was wrong until tonight, when I went to shut up the chickens. She was sitting in the corner of the coop underneath the roost. Even though she's old, she has never failed to get up on the roost until tonight. I...

First let me say I’m grateful for this web site and all the wonderful wisdom you all dispense! :-) My 2.5 year old Rhode Island Red has had swollen ankles and feet for the past 2.5 months. She is eating and drinking great, no bluish crown or color. Her feet just keep getting bigger and bigger...

Does anyone know at approximately what age hens can develop arthritis in their joints?

Hey all! Ok so my aging girl has been on glucosamine here and there for a while. But...I think she may need something a bit more. (Lets be honest - chews are also easier and more consistent of doses than drizzling liquid stuff on her food) Has anyone tried something like this? I have a friend...

So I just came back from the vet, where I brought my chicken in because she's having trouble walking and has a sore on one of her feet. They said that while it might be bumblefoot (my diagnosis) that the fact that she can't bend her toes is more likely to be arthritis, and prescribed Meloxicam...