Re: My duck is limping

From: Jill. (news_at_REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk)
Date: 03/26/05 

Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:43:09 -0000

Rose wrote:
> Have you checked the bottom of the foot? I understand ducks can get
> bumblefoot as well as chickens. A search will find you lots of
> information and treatment. It's a hard one to beat. Takes a lot of
> time and care.

indeed -- but the OP seems to have had this before and was specific in
saying leg rather than foot?
Seemed to suggest that the problem was in the bones, joints etc a bit 

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>
> Roz
>
>
> "Linda Hardy" <linda_ann_hardy@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:GpgJd.132862$K7.124228@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>
>> " Jill." <news@REMOVETHISkintaline.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:41f4cfd1$0$39411$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader01.plus.net...
>>> Linda Hardy wrote:
>>>> I have a female duck, age unknown, still young I think, she usually
>>>> lays an egg every morning, but for the last two mornings there has
>>>> been no egg, however what concerns me is her left leg.
>>>>
>>>> Her leg appears to be slightly swollen and she's having trouble
>>>> walking and is limping quite badly, she's had problems in the past
>>>> with a curled up swollen web foot on the same leg, but the foot has
>>>> got better and now looks normal but now her leg (same one) has
>>>> swollen.
>>>>
>>>> She is eating as normal and drinking as normal, should I consider
>>>> taking her to a vet, I live out in the countryside, she mixes with
>>>> other ducks and chickens and sheep, I have 12 acres and the ducks
>>>> just wander everywhere, they seem to walk miles, but today I've
>>>> left her in her pen and let the other ducks out, at night they go
>>>> back in the pen, thinking if she didn't do too much walking she
>>>> may rest her leg and it might get better, is this the right thing
>>>> to do?
>>>>
>>> have a look at Mycoplasma synoviae infection in ducks
>>> While they frequently do not show the snuffles I gather -- the
>>> lameness might be related
>>> If you can give her a pal in her confinement that might settle her
>>> better ITs also possible that there has been some over energetic
>>> mating which has
>>> strained her weak leg?
>>> Good luck
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> regards
>>> Jill Bowis
>>
>> Thank you Jill, I shall have a Google on that infection you mention
>> above and see what it says about it.
>>
>> Linda

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