Duck hasn't walked in months

[casportpony]

about 1/2 cc

how many times a day?

 

[Chako23]

1 cc of Baytril is way too much!

At 8 pounds the max Baytril dose I would use is 0.36 ml twice a day.

At 10 pounds the max Baytril dose I would use is 0.45 ml twice a day.

Ok soo about 1/2 cc twice, gotcha

 

[casportpony]

Ok soo about 1/2 cc twice, gotcha

You really need to figure out what he weighs.

 

[Chako23]

You really need to figure out what he weighs.

Yes. I have a luggage scale somewhere that I think would work

 

[casportpony]

Yes. I have a luggage scale somewhere that I think would work

Baytril is one of those drugs that give based on actual weight, I never try to guess.

 

[jeanetteiacovon]

I have a white male duck who started out with bumble foot and was limping. I never had ducks before and did not realize he had bumblefoot until I researched it. I am assuming that I realized it too late since now he no longer walks, the leg is still swollen. I had him on antibiotics in his water, which he drank at first but stopped due to taste, I then resorted to giving it in a syringe. He stayed on the antibiotics for over a month with no result. This has been going on about 4 months. He eats, drinks, and will swim around if I put him in the small pond, but cannot walk. I don't want to put him down, but I am out of ideas. I even tried penicillin injections daily into breast muscle. I feel really sorry for him. It may also be aexciting. Any thoughts would be appreciated

Have you contacted a vet, sometimes they get something like a pebble or splinter under the skin. It will fester. It needs to be removed for him to walk again. Try to find it and remove it. Then try Epsom salt bath for the foot don't let him drink it, just float in it a few times a day. Good luck

 

[Chako23]

Baytril is one of those drugs that give based on actual weight, I never try to guess.

I know it's only been 2 1/2 days, how long do you give this Antibiotic? I am still soaking the leg but have not noticed any decrease in swelling

 

[Lil Drake40]

@casportpony

 

[casportpony]

I know it's only been 2 1/2 days, how long do you give this Antibiotic? I am still soaking the leg but have not noticed any decrease in swelling

If I don't see results in 3 days I stop giving Baytril. If given too long it will cause a yeast infection.

 

[DrHawkeye07]

As before, patience will be key. It's probably going to take longer than a couple days to start seeing an improvement, if it is indeed an infection. Bone and joint infections require a long duration of treatment. Sounds like you've had several weeks already of various antibiotics. May be time to start thinking of other causes. Does the swelling feel hard and solid, or squishy and movable? Hard could mean a tumor.