I have 3 RIR purchased from TSC beginning of March, making them 8-10 weeks old. Somehow, one of them managed to injure her right leg at the hock. It is swollen and the leg rotates out about 45 degree to the side, and it stays bent (whether that her not putting weight on it or due to the injury preventing straightening, I don't know). It doesn't seem to be a break on the straight leg bone, but I can't really tell. If it were, I'd just splint it and sling her for a few days to let it rest and heal up before she had to put weight on it. But this seems to be a hock joint injury.
I'm going to sling her up anyway, just to get the weight off and keep her from having to put the weight on it. But I'm not sure if there's anything else I can do. How would I splint it? Straight?
I know this is a weird question to be asking here, but the other resource doesn't seem to be much help this weekend. So I thought I'd give it a shot. Thanks.
Oh, she's eating and drinking fine. No other signs of problems.
I'm going to sling her up anyway, just to get the weight off and keep her from having to put the weight on it. But I'm not sure if there's anything else I can do. How would I splint it? Straight?
I know this is a weird question to be asking here, but the other resource doesn't seem to be much help this weekend. So I thought I'd give it a shot. Thanks.
Oh, she's eating and drinking fine. No other signs of problems.