Splayed legs in parrots
Other names: Splayed leg، Open leg
Symptoms
- One or both legs stretched out to the side
- Inability to stand
How it spreads
Not contagious; a slippery nest floor, calcium/vitamin D deficiency in the mother, too many chicks.
Diagnosis
Examination and radiographs.
Treatment
Very early (days): tie the legs with a hobble, a deep supportive cup, or a "surfboard" bandage; late cases need surgery.
Prevention
Enough wood shavings in the nest (not a smooth bottom), a balanced diet for the mother.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Crop stasis/sour crop
- Crop burn
- Aspiration pneumonia
- Stunting (failure to thrive)
- Beak deformities (scissor/protruding)
- Constricted toe syndrome
- Chick dehydration