Leg lesion in a chicken

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

Braden Collins — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:13:47 GMT

I would say treat it like any other animal - a cat or a dog would need a biopsy to get a diagnosis, so same for a bird.

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

mariette asselbergs — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:05:55 GMT

Thanks you all! I think if it keeps growing the owner will consider letting us operate, and yes, we'll enjoy the adventure!

Mariette

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

Mark Rowland — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:36:47 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]It's a chicken. If it's suffering elongate it's neck! [/quote]

You mean like this ???

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

Marie Kubiak — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:15:39 GMT

[quote user="Michael Woodhouse"]

It's a chicken. If it's suffering elongate it's neck!

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But they're fun to operate on! Birds that don't need operating microscopes and microsurgical instruments, bliss. Where's your sense of adventure?

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

Michael Woodhouse — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:59:05 GMT

It's a chicken. If it's suffering elongate it's neck!

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

Marie Kubiak — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:21:23 GMT

[quote user="mariette asselbergs"]

Thanks Marie, The owner confessed "having taken a knife to it" (suspecting it was an abscess) and it bled a bit, but not very much. Does seem vascular though, and that is what I have never seen on chicken legs before....

Mariette

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Oh dear. Probably looked less unpleasant before that! May still be a cellulitis/granuloma but excisional biopsy would be useful as a wide variety of neoplasms can occur on bird legs. Might be tricky to close though as it looks like there will be quite a deficit and this skin doesn't have much elasticity.

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

Mark Rowland — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:15:50 GMT

Could be a myelolipoma which can be seen on birds limbs from time to time. They can bleed quite a bit but you would need histo (obviously ) to diagnose. It sounds as if the client isnt going to want to do much if they are chopping at it themselves. If you go for removal and do not have electrecautrey, you could use some Celox impregnated dressings. I was asked to do some work with the stuff in exotic species and it seems to work quite well.

Goodluck.

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

mariette asselbergs — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:08:52 GMT

Oh and no other history of trauma, and how quickly it came up they don't know, just noticed it one day.

Mariette

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

mariette asselbergs — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:07:25 GMT

Mariette

Re: Leg lesion in a chicken

Marie Kubiak — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:00:14 GMT

Nothing chicken specific that I can think of. How quickly has it appeared and any history of trauma? I would look at biopsy for diagnosis, but would have electrocautery to hand as it looks quite vascular!

Marie