Good morning. This is my first post, but I have been reading for quite some time. I have a 14 week old Cream Legbar Pullet.
About two weeks ago, I noticed her limping on her right leg. I checked her out and did not see any obvious injury. Within about two days, she could no longer stand at all. I took her to a local vet who did a series of x-rays. Over $600 later, he confirmed that she had no break or dislocation. Since she was sedated, he did a once over, and found a fairly large wound on her right upper leg. He prescribed an anti-inflammatory and a subcutaneous antibiotic injection for 10 days. That was an adventure.
We are going on two weeks now, and she still cannot walk. Her injured leg sticks straight out in front of her and is somewhat cool to the touch. If it wasn’t for the fact that I saw the wound we were dealing with, I would be scared it was Merick’s. Sidenote, she was vaccinated at hatch.
I’ve been trying to clean her wound, which still looks very angry. She’s also not using her left leg anymore. I cannot afford to take her back to the vet for another $600 visit. I’ve also been giving her a bunch of vitamins and trying to keep her still. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I’m worried that if she continues to not move her legs, her muscles will just atrophy.
I have attached a few pictures. Does anybody have any suggestions? I feel so terrible for her. She is still eating and drinking and making her happy chicken noises.
About two weeks ago, I noticed her limping on her right leg. I checked her out and did not see any obvious injury. Within about two days, she could no longer stand at all. I took her to a local vet who did a series of x-rays. Over $600 later, he confirmed that she had no break or dislocation. Since she was sedated, he did a once over, and found a fairly large wound on her right upper leg. He prescribed an anti-inflammatory and a subcutaneous antibiotic injection for 10 days. That was an adventure.
We are going on two weeks now, and she still cannot walk. Her injured leg sticks straight out in front of her and is somewhat cool to the touch. If it wasn’t for the fact that I saw the wound we were dealing with, I would be scared it was Merick’s. Sidenote, she was vaccinated at hatch.
I’ve been trying to clean her wound, which still looks very angry. She’s also not using her left leg anymore. I cannot afford to take her back to the vet for another $600 visit. I’ve also been giving her a bunch of vitamins and trying to keep her still. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I’m worried that if she continues to not move her legs, her muscles will just atrophy.
I have attached a few pictures. Does anybody have any suggestions? I feel so terrible for her. She is still eating and drinking and making her happy chicken noises.
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