Duck leg/foot pain relief options?

[Miss Lydia]

Even if those aren't scabs the soaking will help with inflammation and swelling if she has an injury. Keep her from over using that foot while you are treating her. An injury can take a week or more to heal too.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Thank you for that information. So helpful! I didn’t know what to expect for an average time frame on healing.

 

[Isaac 0]

I had a call who pulled her leg last summer took about two weeks and her leg was good as new.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My Runner did the same. I kept her in a dog X pen for 2 weeks let her out and she started limping again so back she went for another week after that she was fine. Poor legs an feet take a lot of abuse.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

 

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[HeatherKellyB]

This is a few minutes after her last soak (just now) she seems to love the soaks but I am a nervous wreck trying to keep her bill out of it. I accidentally lost track of time with this last soaking and she was in it for about 15 minutes. Any ideas? Anything obvious looking that would cause this much pain and swelling?

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@Miss Lydia did you see my pictures posted yesterday? Honey seems sad. She will eat, but I know she's not eating as much as normal. She's constantly trying to listen out for the others. It's so heartbreaking! She still sleeps in the duck house but I have a dog crate out there for her, to keep her in at night when the Flock joins her. They free range all day and she's locked in her house and small run area (that I use for feeding them in only). She is allowed to move throughout both but she doesn't much. I wonder if I should try her on carprofen instead of ibuprofen. I don't want to knock out all of her pain because I don't want her to injure herself further but I feel like her being in pain and so sad isn't a good combination. She doesn't mind the soaks at all but it's a process bringing her up from the pond and then I am worried as she spreads her oils all over and beautifies herself after the epsom soak. Should I be rinsing her off after the soak?