duck issue

[ac65830]

I have a female duck and she has a swollen hock on her left leg. last weak I learned that it was infected so I took care of that and the swelling went down in the area of the infection, but it is still swollen closer to her hip(higher up on her hock). she doesn't really put any pressure on that leg and walks with the help of her wing for stability. I have tried everything I have thought of at home and do not have the time or the moey to take her to the vet. sorry I don't have a picture of the leg.


can someone please help

 

[nuthatched]

We cant help unless we have a better idea of what's going on?
Breed, age, what you've tried or used? Diet? Can you find a picture on the internet that's similar?

 

[Miss Lydia]

You can also buy antibiotics online. So if you can answer the questions that @nuthatched asked? maybe we can point you to the best antibiotic for her since it sounds like an infection. Start soaking her in warm Epsom Salt water to help with swelling. [just don't let her drink the water it is also a laxative.] if I have to soak I use a bucket and put both legs down into it and hold onto the duck to keep them from jumping out.

 

[ac65830]

We cant help unless we have a better idea of what's going on?
Breed, age, what you've tried or used? Diet? Can you find a picture on the internet that's similar

it a penki duck and she is about 3.5 years old. I have not put her on a diet.

 

[Miss Lydia]

By diet @nuthatched means what do you feed?

was there a wound at one time?

 

[ac65830]

the picture i posted is what it looks like. and its a pekin duck sorry for the miss spelling before.

 

[ac65830]

I feed the corn scratch and crushed grain. I have never had trouble with that feed and I have owned ducks for at least 7 years but nothing like this has happened. and there was no wound before, we though that her limping was caused by us having to many males but it has not gotten better since we sperated her and took care of the invection. she has been seprated for a leat a month.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Since you can't take her to the vet can you order an antibiotic?
https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-10


It is given at a dose of 0.05ml per pound of body weight, orally, twice a day for five straight days. If the duck is laying you will want to avoid eating the eggs for a few weeks to eliminate the chance of antibiotic contamination into your system.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[ac65830]

I can order antibiotics and she is not laying any eggs. thank you I will let you know if that helps. hat antibiotics should I look into since I m not sure what is causing the swelling.

 

[Blue Raptor]

I have a female duck and she has a swollen hock on her left leg. last weak I learned that it was infected so I took care of that and the swelling went down in the area of the infection, but it is still swollen closer to her hip(higher up on her hock). she doesn't really put any pressure on that leg and walks with the help of her wing for stability. I have tried everything I have thought of at home and do not have the time or the moey to take her to the vet. sorry I don't have a picture of the leg.


can someone please help

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