Dog attack :( Does and don'ts and life expectation?

[Miss Lydia]

I have used the swat but I didn’t think about the duck eating it. You need to give her a bath in Epsom salt water and let her soak that should kill any maggots that hatch then any left you’ll need to take a pair of tweezers and pick them out. Might be better since she’s a wild duck to see if you can find a rehabber to take her they have the know how and means to care for them.Is this a Mallard? CB is my phone typing what it wants!

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/please-help-im-in-tears-duck-with-lots-of-maggots.64001/

 

[Skye'sDucks]

Oh okay, thank you for letting me know.

She is a muscovy I totally forgot to mention. We are actually going to the store, I think we are getting the spray. It has the same ingredients as swat at least. When we get home I'll do the Epsom salt bath and then apply fresh vetercyn spray and then the fly repellant.

If she gets worse I'll look into getting in contact with a rehabber, but I'd like to see if I can help heal her first.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Are they considered invasive where you are? if so if you hand her over they may euthanize her.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'd hold off for a few days on bathing her but clip those feathers back so you can keep an eye on any maggots that may hatch. If she has deep wounds. Just for now spraying with the Veterycin right now. Be sure to read instructions before spraying her. You might have to just do like you did before wet a paper towel and rub it close but not on her wounds. Bless her heart is she eating and drinking today? Plus clipping feathers back will keep any from getting closed up in the wound while it's healing.

 

[Skye'sDucks]

I'd hold off for a few days on bathing her but clip those feathers back so you can keep an eye on any maggots that may hatch. If she has deep wounds. Just for now spraying with the Veterycin right now. Be sure to read instructions before spraying her. You might have to just do like you did before wet a paper towel and rub it close but not on her wounds. Bless her heart is she eating and drinking today? Plus clipping feathers back will keep any from getting closed up in the wound while it's healing.

Alright, thanks for your help. I'm extremely grateful to see that the flies only got to one of her wounds, but go figure it was also the deepest. I'll have to be cautious they don't migrate to the other wounds, if they can. I'll make sure to clip back any feathers that cover it for a clear site to watch for maggots.

I was thinking the same thing about putting the fly repellent on a paper towel so as not to get it in her wounds. As far as I know she is drinking but I haven't seen her eat. We're moving her cage (as we are able to) much closer to the house since the flies don't seem so bad where we currently have her. I'll put fresh food in there then. I'm considering getting nuchridrench as someone else brought up in case she won't eat to help her get some nutrients.

Right now, we just got home from the store so I need to go outside and take care of her. Hopefully the flies haven't found her here, too. We have fly netting and traps aside from the spray we plan on using to keep them away as much as possible.

I live in Florida and I don't quite know if where I am they are considered evasive, but I hadn't thought of that so thank you very much for the reminder. She has a fighting chance I believe and I will be very diligent to make sure she gets better.

She really is a little star. Honestly, for being a wild bird only mildly used to me, she has struggled far less than my domesticated ones when I have had to treat them! Although the poor girl is probably in pain and possibly still a little shock.

 

[Skye'sDucks]

Also thanks for the link to the thread, it has been helpful!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yep Florida sees Muscovy as invasive and some places there they are allowed to kill them . I'd not call rehabbers. Just once you get her clipped keep an eye on the wounds for smell or oozing in case of infection.

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fly-eggs-in-open-wound-only-an-hour-old-please-help.213856/
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/fly-strike Sorry don't want to bombard you but maybe some of these will help if maggots show up.

 

[Skye'sDucks]

Thank you for the links, it's fine. I like trying to read as much as I can so I am prepared and to know what I am doing.

I just finished taking care of her...I did everything you said even though I noticed the maggots have regrouped in her puncture wound. I believe I got most of them but it looks like there's a decent amount left. I'm sorry for not getting pictures...totally forgot to grab my phone when I went out the door.

I can always get pictures later. Do I need to do something about those maggots now, or should I just plan to wash her tomorrow with epsome salts and try to pick out any I can see?

I am a big worry wort so I will definitely keep a close eye on her wounds! It looks like her other ones are doing fine so far.