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The chick has shown massive improvements with eating and drinking and can also get it's legs under itself and stand up without support in the last two days. However I noticed when changing its wound dressing that the bone or joint I'm pretty sure that's what it is, is poking out the skin. I also was pretty sure it was when the vet had a look. Does this mean that it's just injured the area bad enough that the skins split or does that only happen or confirm it's most likely slipped tendon and the vet maybe misdiagnosis.
I have started him on avi-vital and the chick doesn't seem to be in pain or in a bad way. Just a bit more tired and stressed when moved around. He's currently gently wrapped and in the cardboard box method to support him but I haven't taped his feet down. Just washed the wound with saline and gently wrapped with gauze and I didn't want to attempt to splint again without vet advice.
Is this something that it could recover from if it's just a wound and has the right treatment or is this something more serious and should be done in a way that's best for the chick if suffering.
Thank you
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