Author Topic: twisted leg  (Read 2001 times)

Crazyboutdaanimals

  • Joined Apr 2012
twisted leg
« on: May 18, 2012, 07:46:26 pm »
hi one of our ducks has a twisted foot, she is walking around okish but does limb and walks slow because of this, her foot is twisted inwards, but am not sure what to do with it, apart from the fact she seems to be in a little pain hence the limb she is acting normally, she is laying so is a bit older (about 9 months to a yr but unsure)
any advice is accepted, as our duck is easy to catch when out (i caught her outside on our 8 acres to look at her leg extremly quickly usually it is impossible) and am a bit worried the fox may get her  :(

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: twisted leg
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2012, 07:48:04 pm »
has it always been like this?
you could maybe splint it - but she's perhaps abit too old for it to make any difference....
Little Blue

Crazyboutdaanimals

  • Joined Apr 2012
Re: twisted leg
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2012, 07:55:41 pm »
nope jus about sun/mon, when i did catch her it didnt seem so twisted, it was just a little swallon i thought she may have sliped on the mud and sprained it but only wednesday i could see on the floor it was twisted, and i thought she may be a bit old to have it splinted but was unsure, would she be alright?

chrismahon

  • Joined Dec 2011
  • Gascony, France
Re: twisted leg
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2012, 07:59:42 pm »
How about an elastic support bandage around the swollen joint Crazy?

 

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