AusChicken_mumma
In the Brooder
- Mar 21, 2024
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Hi all,
Really hoping to get some advice/reassurance for my 3 week old chick. When cleaning their box last week, I forgot to include the non-slip mat flooring, and just put pine shavings down. The next day, my beautiful chick was lying on her side and limping. I looked at her leg and saw one leg splayed to the side, so I treated her for spraddle leg by bracing her legs together with a band-aid. She wasn't able to stand without falling so I took her to a local vet the next day who removed the bandaid and prescribed an anti-inflammatory as her hock was/is swollen, and instructed me to hold her and slowly place weight on the injured leg a few times each day.
She was doing great the next day. Standing on two feet but not walking on both. She was happy for me to hold her and slowly put weight on the foot. The day after that I suspect she reinjured it because she stopped using that foot all together and now hops on one leg, she seems agitated if I try to help her out weight on the leg. I'm worried I should be doing more to help her but unsure what to do. The vet said to give it more time but I'm not longer seeing improvement, for 3 days now she exclusively stands on one foot with the other held up.
I would appreciate any advice for my little darling. Thank you!
Really hoping to get some advice/reassurance for my 3 week old chick. When cleaning their box last week, I forgot to include the non-slip mat flooring, and just put pine shavings down. The next day, my beautiful chick was lying on her side and limping. I looked at her leg and saw one leg splayed to the side, so I treated her for spraddle leg by bracing her legs together with a band-aid. She wasn't able to stand without falling so I took her to a local vet the next day who removed the bandaid and prescribed an anti-inflammatory as her hock was/is swollen, and instructed me to hold her and slowly place weight on the injured leg a few times each day.
She was doing great the next day. Standing on two feet but not walking on both. She was happy for me to hold her and slowly put weight on the foot. The day after that I suspect she reinjured it because she stopped using that foot all together and now hops on one leg, she seems agitated if I try to help her out weight on the leg. I'm worried I should be doing more to help her but unsure what to do. The vet said to give it more time but I'm not longer seeing improvement, for 3 days now she exclusively stands on one foot with the other held up.
I would appreciate any advice for my little darling. Thank you!
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