My baby dove's spraddle legs and curled toes are worse. Can a vet fix?

Thanks for reaching out about Cutie and including photos. This condition often arises from improper substrate that allows the legs to slip outward. During the developmental phases of grown, bones are soft and bend easily. You can attempt to "hobble" the legs underneath her in an attempt to correct things but prognosis is not good. A veterinary visit can improve odds, especially if avian experienced. Good luck.

Splayed legs can sometimes be splinted together to help the leg grow back into a normal position, strengthen it, and help your bird start to perch and move around. It would be best to bring Piji into a vet so the leg can be examined for any injuries or other issues that might be causing it to be splayed, and splinting can get started if needed. Making sure your birds are also on a balanced diet is a good idea to help prevent any nutritional deficiencies during the growing process.

It is important to begin treatment as soon as possible. A chick will grow and develop rapidly. If you have no experience treating splay leg (or spraddle leg), have the chick examined by an experienced avian veterinarian for treatment.

Breaks are usually fixable in birds, either by applying a splint or surgically, it depends how bad it is basically. this will need to be assess and done by an avian vet specialist, if the leg and not the wing is broken then her chances are generally better.

Poor Lily! The deformed limb issue can be common in chicks. Sometimes this deformity will correct itself as the chick develops. Veterinarians will often try to correct this type of issue with splinting the limb and teaching owners how to perform safe range of motion exercises to help the limb become normal. Sometimes surgery is an option too. Likely this would only be recommended when Lily is older and you would need to find a veterinarian comfortable with this type of orthopedic issue to find out timing and after-care requirements. I am concerned that Lily has two openings to her vent in addition to this limb issue and want to kindly caution you that more than one congenital abnormality is not good. I wonder about other abnormalities that could be internal. It would be best to have Lily examined by a veterinarian as soon as possible to ensure you are able to keep her healthy and happy.

Thanks for reaching out about Dhal and including photos. Vitamin D3 and calcium deficiencies could result in weakened bones and possible fractures/metabolic bone disease. Other considerations are enlarged internal organs (right testicle or kidney) placing pressure on the nerve going to the limb, and possible orthopedic problems. A veterinary visit is recommended to assess and provide a diagnostic/treatment plan which should include radiographs. Fractures and luxations are painful and difficult to fix later, testicular or renal enlargement might be more responsive to treatments early on in the disease. Good luck.

If the foot is shriveled up it could be that the leg was deformed in the egg rather than broken, though if it was trapped a while that could have injured it as well. I would keep an eye on it and if it doesn't improve or straighten out, or seems to be causing distress, have it checked by a vet. They may need to offer a splint or other treatment plan to help it improve and get the baby feeling better.