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13th August 2009, 07:16 PM
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splayed twisted legtoday the dog officer from a neighboring town brought me a piji about 3 weeks old or so.
i'm not convinced he is a feral could be a homer, much bigger than a feral of the same age, and very adorable his little leg was sticking straight out to his side, i took him to the vet and he wasn't convinced that his hip was in socket but wasn't positive. i'm busted financially from the baby season i had this year so i couldn't afford an x ray at this time. we hobbled him with a sponge (toe seperaters) but his leg and foot still twisted to the right outward. so i made a short soft perch and taped his feet to it in the proper direction, plus keeping him hobbled. i wish i would have taken a pic before hand but i didn't think of it at the time. i set him up in a donut but he doesn't want to stay in, and he will just fall on his face if i give him freedom to move about. not sure if i am doing the right thing for him, and if this is going to be a painful problem for him the rest of his life or not. i see lots of piji's that do just fine with one leg and my thinking is if i can at least get it in a better position he may be able to survive just fine if he's a feral, and i would try to find a home for him if he is a homer i will try to get a pic of him in the t'mrrw any advice would be appreciated. 
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14th August 2009, 11:02 AM
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Pigeon orthopedic leg frameWhy don’t you try to design something like this from large paper clip or similar wire? Side 1 goes to the twisted leg and bottom part is for fixing foot. Side 2 can either be fixed to other leg, or to the sponge. Add soft padding to avoid leg skin bruising and irritation.
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15th August 2009, 06:40 AM
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I just fixed my woodie's leg, both legs were sticking ourt sidewards and they slipped further out when he tried to walk. I had made several failed attempts to tape it and also tried other thinks like the bendy straw and the sponge. Nothing worked.
Then I tried the tape again and suddenly it went well, the tape was in the right place and after a while he was able to walk on his feet (although they are twisted and need correcting). Today I saw him do a wing stretch for the first time. he is in a small aviary with other disabled woodies and when he sees me approach he hurries away to hide, moving very smoothly and quickly! Cynthia
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15th August 2009, 06:53 AM
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i'm not understanding how your diagram works plamenh.
sorry i wasn't on yesterday, my parents are in town and in between feedings i was visiting, still havn't found my camera. i think what i have done will work i will remove everything on the 20th and see what happens, hopefully i won't have to tape him up again. what i'm having the hard time with is keeping him in a comfortable position and getting him to stay put once i get him in the right spot! lol. such a long time for the little guy to have to stay in one place just when he's getting to the age where they walk around and test those little wings.
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15th August 2009, 09:55 AM
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Here we goGreen line is how frame should fit legs and feet. Red circles are points of fixation toes and legs.
 Blue is same hobble just bit more curvaceous. Padding is compulsory of course. Last edited by plamenh; 15th August 2009 at 10:00 AM.
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15th August 2009, 12:02 PM
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#10
15th August 2009, 10:45 AM
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ahhhh, i get it so you just tape the toes flat in position, i like it.
now i'm not sure if i should start over, i think i will give him a few days at least i don't want to undo any of the correction that has hopefully taken place. i have pretty much accomplished getting the leg turned in the proper direction, just instead i took a piece of the big vine people use for thier reptiles it's soft and spongy about a 1/2 to 3/4" in diameter and taped his both feet in a perching position, instead of flat like your idea would do. plus i used 2 toe seperaters to hobble his legs in between his ankle and knee, yours is simpler and one contraption.
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15th August 2009, 05:05 PM
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hi, have to put in my 2 cents...I have been struggling with this too ....pipe cleaners are not strong enough for my case. when I got my pidge, his entire leg was straight out backwards. I have tried foam, and then medical tape...still iffy.
this wire method, how do you attach?? and stop pidge from getting out of it or tangled? what kind of wire?
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15th August 2009, 05:22 PM
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i was just reading your post, as for me i think i am going to try a wire hanger then wrap it with vet wrap. i will tape him to it with paper tape because it's easy to remove by getting it wet and doesn't seem to irritate their skin or pull out feathers, then i will wrap the rest up with waterproof first aid tape.
i'll let you know how i do
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