Hi, I a 1 year old female Indian runner and she has a limp! Its like she walks on he tippy toes and hops along favouring one side more than the other ! She still eats and drinks fine but when it comes to moving she walks abit then has to rest. Is there any common problems that anyone knows of?
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My Indian runner has a limp
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Posted 1 year ago #
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hi, lots of things can cause a sudden limp, if you can get hold of her have a good look for anything obvious, injury or heat,
I got 3 new ducks recently and one developed a limp turned out they all had bumblefoot which if caught early can be treatedmo xPosted 1 year ago # -
Hi, Thanks for that but what is bumblefoot? I haven't heard of it! do you know how to treat it too?
Posted 1 year ago # -
sorry sounds scarey doesnt it but its really just a fancy name given to an abcess or infection on the bottom of birds feet here is the link to when my girls had it including a photo to help people know what to look for its the swollen heel and the black marks on her underside of the foot
http://farmingfriends.com/forums/topic.php?id=3008mo xPosted 1 year ago # -
Hi, thanks so much for that! I will have a look at her feet in the morning and see what they look like! thanks again
Posted 1 year ago # -
you're welcome
mo xPosted 1 year ago # -
ive just noticed that my female runner duck is limping slightly, must be from running around over excited. hopefully it will go away in a few days, this has happened before with my mini appleyard too and he was ok after a few days. i will check her leg before she goes to bed to make sure theres no swelling/damage first xx
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