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Gasping is not good. Can you get him to a vet?

Are there any vets you can take him too? I fear this is one of those very serious situations. :hugs

That crossed my mind as a possibility.

Oh no! :hugs what happens if you put him in a dark room? Does he quite down?

Looks really good!

Plucking is what most vets do I think. Based on my experience with wounds, that wound is not the type they would suture closed, especially as old as it is. My vets say that these heal best when left open.

They look good!

Great pitcure! That shows how a wound should be cleaned! :bow to your vet Could be teeth. Let me see if I can find one of mine so you can compare. Question, other than cleaning, what else did they do? Here is one that I had:

I am glad you were able to take them in. :fl hope all goes well tonight and tomorrow.

I know it's scary, but syringe feeding is more dangerous than tube feeding.

When they lose 5-10% of their body weight.

It might be okay if the nutri drench doesn't contain any calcium. I would Google tetracycline drug interactions and double check the nutri drench for those ingredients. Generally speaking, I don't use more than one drug at a time in the waterers.

Could be. But that number is useful because it you weigh all of them and the carrier individually, their total weight should be 42-43 pounds.

But still, getting a baseline weight is something that's usually done with dogs and cats, so why not ducks? What was he thinking?

Your vet should be spanked for not weighing them, lol.

If you are worried about whether or not they are eating and drinking enough, start weighing them in the morning. If they are eating and drinking enough they will not be losing weight. I Did your vet weigh them?

Trust your gut! If you feel like the vet did not assess the wounds properly, then very carefully take a close look at them and clean them if they look like they need to be cleaned.

Normally I would clean and debride, but if your vet thinks it's better not to, then I would listen to him/her. I don't want to contradict what your vet suggested because it could make matters worse.

I am very sad for you. :hugs My best advice is to follow your vets instructions and if any start looking more depressed get them back to the vet ASAP. In the meantime, keep them in a warm, clean place.

So sorry! It would be great if you could post pictures. While at the vet, did they weigh them?