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She's the Cream Legbar that was attacked by Atilla the Maran when they were about 10 weeks old. I think they are about 28 weeks now.
Remember we originally tried physio and manipulation and I came up with a boot idea well....
The first boot was a bit of a disaster - foot shaped three toes wide but proved too cumbersome.
After a couple of weeks gave up on the first boot and made a pipecleaner splint with electrical tape and attached to her leg and middle toe to straighten the joint in the correct direction instead of knarled under.
She's been like that now for weeks - haven't a clue how many - with Christie keeping her company. The toes to either side originally curled under but somehow have straightened to proper positions since.
So, I said to Chocolate Brownie we'd take the boot off this weekend. CB panicking wanted to leave it on another few weeks. BUT, today the top half of the boot dislodged so I decided to cut it off. And.....
It's worked
She's walking on the foot with the joint correct and middle toe pointing the right way, although she is still goose stepping like Ministry of Funny Walks
. It's very weak, but it's the right way up WOW....
I had her down as a dead loss a few months back and thinking of 'doing the right thing by her'
I am oh so chuffed...
Remember we originally tried physio and manipulation and I came up with a boot idea well....
The first boot was a bit of a disaster - foot shaped three toes wide but proved too cumbersome.
After a couple of weeks gave up on the first boot and made a pipecleaner splint with electrical tape and attached to her leg and middle toe to straighten the joint in the correct direction instead of knarled under.
She's been like that now for weeks - haven't a clue how many - with Christie keeping her company. The toes to either side originally curled under but somehow have straightened to proper positions since.
So, I said to Chocolate Brownie we'd take the boot off this weekend. CB panicking wanted to leave it on another few weeks. BUT, today the top half of the boot dislodged so I decided to cut it off. And.....
It's worked
She's walking on the foot with the joint correct and middle toe pointing the right way, although she is still goose stepping like Ministry of Funny Walks
. It's very weak, but it's the right way up WOW.... I had her down as a dead loss a few months back and thinking of 'doing the right thing by her'
I am oh so chuffed...
I think (scratching my head) that riboflavin and vit B2 are meant to be ace for devp bones and I know of some people that have supp diets (esp during breeding periods in the hope that this is passed onto the chicks) but I can't remember what with. Anyone else any ideas? Is it sardines?
Glad she doesn't have to wear hers any more. 
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