Elderly cat breathing difficulties when purring

[ruth1]

Well my one and only Appenzeller chick that hatched just over a week ago has developed a splayed leg.

So we risked the cold last night and with little chick tucked up in a shoe box along with Eeyore the heatpad donkey we went to see the vet.

After about 10mins the vet who is not the one I usually see( I discovered has his own chooks , so followed long discussion on our chooks and hatching etc.)managed the very fiddly job of splinting the little ones leg.

 

So hopefully in two weeks when we are due to go back it will have set in the correct position, if not then the necessary deed will need to be done , so all fingers crossed please.

 

I will certainly be asking for that vet in the future when I need to go with the girls, he was fantastic with the little one.

 

Heres a little blurry pic

 

[Egluntyne]

Poor little thing. I hope the splint does the trick.

[Chickvic]

I hope the splint works

[Guest]

hope your leg gets better little one

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Fingers crossed it works .

[Plum]

Poor baby hope it sets, did he say what caused it?

[sparkysmum]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww, poor wee thing. Fingers crossed xx

[likeastar--x]

i know it isnt ideal but we bought a bantam of about 12 weeks that had a splayed leg that had never been treated (it was a very dodgy breeder...i had a few words ) but she lived quite happily, as the tissue hardened over time so she limped slightly but was a very happy chicken...i guess it depends how bad the splay is...

[Redwing]

what a tiny tiny splint that must have been

 

Fingers crossed that it does the trick

[Lewis]

I hope he/she gets better soon.

 

Just for future reference, you can try and correct it yourself using a plaster cut in half and wrap it around both legs, but I'm sure you did the right thing going to the vet.

 

Have a look here.

[ruth1]

I did look at trying that, but the splay was caused by his ( its bound to be a boy ) knee joint not being at the right angle, Dont know why, I was worried it was something I had done but it doesnt seem to be.

So the splint is to try to correct the angle of the knee and he has a little tape hobble on his lower legs to keep the legs in the correct position.

If its not successful the splay will be to severe for him to manage on .

 

I have since discovered that apparently Appenzellers are prone to splayed leg when they are chicks.

[The Dogmother]

Splayed legs are quite common in chicks and one of the reasons that they need to be on a non-slip surface for the first couple of weeks.

 

I once had a chick who had a very slightly splayed leg - I hobbled it with a bit of sewing thread for a couple of days and kept it restricted - it turned out fine. If you catch it early they can make a full recovery.