I am so excited for you!! I'm so so happy the second vet is going to help her.
From what you said the first time something just didn't seem right to me that the vet would euth her out of the gate without even trying anything. So glad you got a positive outcome.
I hope Sally continues to...
So, I'm absolutely not trying to give you false hope or anything here. But I wanted to let you know my experience.
I rescued a duck many many years ago that we dubbed 'Hoppy'. She was a young Pekin duck that was either born without/or lost her leg to an injury. She was the happiest duck I've...
If you've removed pus/debris previously and it's still this swollen, it's likely still got some trapped in there. What antibiotics were you using? She may need something stronger then you can give her.
If you can I'd see an avian vet. That looks like a very severe infection, and she may lose...