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Paralyzed leg ?

Hi

I have a young ayam cemani who's been quite ill for the past weeks.

It all started with worms (she might not have received a sufficient dose at the breeder). She was staying prostrated in a corner of the coop and was lethargic.

We gave her a de-worm (I'm French spare my poor English 😅) and, as she was still limping, we thought she might've actually hurt her leg.

I totally blame my inexperience here because I didn't know vitamin deficiency could cause leg paralysis and we started treating her with supplements quite late.

Right now she receives vitamins B complex (the human kind as I couldn't quite find Riboflavin), crush and mixed with water. I can't tell you the exact dosage ... Count one tablet in 50 ml of water (kept in the fridge) and she receives 2ml twice a day alongside cat food.

She's better now. More alert, more energetic, she eats like an ogre, developed a deep dislike for the syringe and quite a liking for my fingers (little devil ❤️).

Problem, her legs are not getting better even after almost two full weeks of treatment.

One is limp, with little strength. She tries to move it, with more or less success, to crawl. The other is tetanised raised against her body (under her wing) and we feel great resistance when we try to move it.

She moves by crawling using her wings and sometimes even her head.

I don't know what to do. I'm not ready to give up because it's obvious she isn't either and fights like a space marine on a crusade.

Does anyone know what I can do ?

Thanks in advance

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