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Date Posted: 15:18:11 07/15/12 Sun
Author: Lauri
Subject: Injured Embden Gosling Leg

We purchased 4 Emden goslings three and a half weeks ago. We kept them in a children's swimming pool in our back bathroom, which is undergoing total renovation, for nearly three weeks. We used pine shavings for beddiing and they did have traction under their feet. They grow so fast that we recently put them in a stall in the barn because they were 'falling out' of the swimming pool. The day after we put them in the stall, I took them out for a walk and noticed that one of the little boys was having trouble keeping up. He held his leg out to the side and kind of hobbled to try and keep up with us. We tried to splint his leg with some Q-tips and Coban and despite our efforts to the contrary, must have gotten it too tightly wrapped as his foot swelled up. We spent all morning this morning massaging his foot while running it under cool water to get the swelling down. We tried splinting it afterwards with lateral strips and Q-tips but are having difficulty getting it to stick. We don't notice anything visibly wrong with his hock joint but that seems to be where the pain is coming from. He's such a sweetheart and tolerates our efforts with great patience. Please help because we know not what we are doing and this guy deserves a good chance at life.

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