Dog Attack - Duck

[MotherHen75]

We have a female duck that our little lapdog managed to get. The duck has survived 3 days, we thought she was going to die, still hanging on.. She’s eating, drinking and pooping (no eggs but that’s been normal for her) she just can’t walk or stand on her own. There was no blood or puncture wounds, her legs and wings seem okay, is she paralyzed? She’s been laying on her side, can’t tell if she’s getting better or worse. Should we just put her out of her misery or wait? Not sure if the vet takes ducks, or if it’s worth it, sadly.

 

[Stipenvlerk]

We have a female duck that our little lapdog managed to get. The duck has survived 3 days, we thought she was going to die, still hanging on.. She’s eating, drinking and pooping (no eggs but that’s been normal for her) she just can’t walk or stand on her own. There was no blood or puncture wounds, her legs and wings seem okay, is she paralyzed? She’s been laying on her side, can’t tell if she’s getting better or worse. Should we just put her out of her misery or wait? Not sure if the vet takes ducks, or if it’s worth it, sadly.

Dear Mother hen,
Did you see how your duck catched her? By the legs, by the back?
Please try to look again for any punture wounds. somethimes it's hard to find with all those feathers..
Can she use one leg or none? (if you lift here gently, so that she doesn't fall does she put weight on one foot or the other?)
Did she walk normally before

 

[MotherHen75]

Dear Mother hen,
Did you see how your duck catched her? By the legs, by the back?
Please try to look again for any punture wounds. somethimes it's hard to find with all those feathers..
Can she use one leg or none? (if you lift here gently, so that she doesn't fall does she put weight on one foot or the other?)
Did she walk normally before

I didn’t see how she caught her. She seems to put more weight on her left leg than her right, but she can move both legs. We didn’t see any blood on the duck or the dog. She has some missing feathers on her neck and back but pretty sure those are just from the male ducks. She walked normal before the attack. If you lift her, she moves her neck weird a bit.

 

[Stipenvlerk]

I didn’t see how she caught her. She seems to put more weight on her left leg than her right, but she can move both legs. We didn’t see any blood on the duck or the dog. She has some missing feathers on her neck and back but pretty sure those are just from the male ducks. She walked normal before the attack. If you lift her, she moves her neck weird a bit.

Hopefully it's just bruised.
Watch her leg for signs of inflammation
@Miss Lydia told me with a duck who can't walk because of leg problems, You should consider water therapie. That way muscles are still used butshe doesn't have to put pressure on her legs.

A piece from the Niacin deficiency article by @Isaac 0
You can read the whole article, however it's not niacin in your case, here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/niacin-deficiency-in-waterfowl.75862/

Quote:
How to keep your duck comfortable while recovering

It’s important during treatment for the birds to have soft clean bedding, and offered food/water often. Pain and discomfort in the legs of niacin deficient birds is quite common so letting them exercise and relive the weight off their legs may help significantly during treatment.
Birds that tend sit around most of the day aren't able to able to practice hygiene and are going to be more likely to end up with other problems like wet feather, bumblefoot, sticky eye, or external parasites, letting them in the water may help to prevent most of these problems for occurring. When doing water therapy, given that the duck's leg is most likely weak, they should be watched the whole time they are in the water to ensure they don't drown.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Good advice from @Stipenvlerk. Ducks are wonderful at recovering from trauma and even severe wounds if given great care and time. Since she is eating drinking and pooping sounds to me like she has the will to recover. So time is on her side if you give it to her. If your dog pounced on her she may have an injury you cannot see. But hopefully will recover from it. Placing her in water where she can float can also help you see if she can move her legs normally with pressure taken off of them from the water holding her up. Please let us know how she does.

 

[MotherHen75]

Thank you so much! I will do water therapy and see how it goes. I put hay in the horse stall so she’s not lying in dirt. We’ll see how she does.

 

[MotherHen75]

Sorry to say she died this morning , we buried her under a willow tree.