9 week old juvenile wood drake with sprained leg or Flipper ☹️

[Roundlakeduck]

I looked at it and nothing seems broken. He does not seem uncomfortable or in pain other than that?it. He can stretch out his leg, and put a bit of weight on it, but is having trouble walking. He also can swim pretty well with it too. I think it happened in one of his many attempts at flying? He is a bit of a disaster with the flying thing.

 

[sumi]

Put T Relief cream or comfrey salve on the leg twice a day, once before his bedtime. It will take five or six weeks to heal completely if it is a sprain. Check for a splinter, too.

 

[TearDucks]

Plain Niacin capsule in a gallon of water will help. Keep a pan of water around him, something deep enough he can soak in. It'll feel better for him to soak and have the weight off his leg. Another helpful thing to try is tumeric. You can buy the spice and gently sprinkle it on his food. It helps with inflammation. I sprayed my ducks food with water and applecider vinegar then sprinkled the tumeric on it. I noticed the spice falls to the bottom of the dish, so spraying it lightly helped it to stick to the food.
Another thing is half a cup of epsom salt to a gallon of warm water. Soak him in it without letting him drink it as its a laxative. My rouen had a thorn in her toe and it swelled up and got infected. These were a few things that helped.

 

[Roundlakeduck]

Put T Relief cream or comfrey salve on the leg twice a day, once before his bedtime. It will take five or six weeks to heal completely if it is a sprain. Check for a splinter, too.

Thank you!
We will definitely try the comfrey salve.

 

[Roundlakeduck]

Plain Niacin capsule in a gallon of water will help. Keep a pan of water around him, something deep enough he can soak in. It'll feel better for him to soak and have the weight off his leg. Another helpful thing to try is tumeric. You can buy the spice and gently sprinkle it on his food. It helps with inflammation. I sprayed my ducks food with water and applecider vinegar then sprinkled the tumeric on it. I noticed the spice falls to the bottom of the dish, so spraying it lightly helped it to stick to the food.
Another thing is half a cup of epsom salt to a gallon of warm water. Soak him in it without letting him drink it as its a laxative. My rouen had a thorn in her toe and it swelled up and got infected. These were a few things that helped.

Thank you for the help!
The suggestions are greatly appreciated. He has a nice water bath in his pen (in the house) and loves to soak in the warm bath. He does not seem to be in any pain, other than when he tries to walk. Which is good. He has been stretching that leg out often too, so that is an improvement over yesterday. I cant believe I didn't think of using Niacin & turmeric earlier? I have RA and use both it to help with my joint inflammation? Good to know I can use them with Quackers.