'I will do anything and go into any amount of debt to save his life,' his caretaker says. 'My vet came out and was able to sedate and stabilize him until I could find an avian specialist. I have been treating him around the clock.'
Emmanuel came down with the virus after a flock of wild Egyptian geese were making frequent visits to Knuckle Bump Farms, the South Florida farm where he lives.
The virus has now claimed the lives of 99% of the farm's birds and left Emmanuel fighting for his life since Wednesday. It's"relatively impossible" to vaccinate birds for the virus because there are many mutated versions of it, according to Blake. The farm is in touch with the state following the tragedy, which thinks standing water from Hurricane Ian has made the Avian Influenza spread rampantly.
The caretaker and her girlfriend built Emmanuel a sling for his damaged leg and have started physical therapy with him so he can regain function of it.that Emmanuel is making progress -- sitting up by himself, taking backwards steps and putting pressure on his right foot.
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