Duck Phallus Prolapse - Surgery Anxiety

[Jelibaen]

Long story short, Daisy is going for surgery on Tuesday, and I feel like my anxiety is going to rip my stomach apart.

Daisy's phallus prolapsed at the beginning of May. Managed to get it back in and fixed with home treatment, but it happened again this week. We couldnt get it back in to stay. I brought him to work yesterday and we tried replacing it and putting sutures to hold it, but it didnt work. So now he is going to a referral centre on Tuesday to get it amputated.
He regurgitated a bit while sedated yesterday, so now he is a bit gurgly in his throat. His lungs are still clear though. He is going on antibiotics before the surgery anyway so if there is any issues that should help.
I have to keep it moist and clean until then, so I have him separated from the others and I'm applying prep H and giving him Meloxicam to keep the swelling down.

Daisy is the first duck I ever hatched. He is the nicest duck I have, he follows me around, nibbles on me, waits for me to collect slugs for him to eat, always the first for treats. He'll be 4 years old in August. He's my baby

I hope everything goes well but I am so worried I feel sick. Anyone have tips for caring for a duck post surgery? Tricks you did at home? Has your duck had this done?
Please, any advice or reassurance is appreciated. I work in as a vet tech and its mind boggling how as soon as its your own animal, all veterinary training goes out the window.

 

[SmiYa0126]

Tagging @Miss Lydia and @New duck mommy 2021 please help!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm sorry to hear about Daisy, I hope things go well.

Tagging in @Luv Ducks to see if she may have some tips for you.

You may find this thread helpful:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/prolapsed-duck-phallus-need-help.1605272/

 

[Luv Ducks]

When my little Call Duck had this problem, I did not have access to a vet. I have also heard that putting a duck under sedation is risky anyways. I actually looked on Youtube and decided I would do it myself. He had about an inch of his phallus out that was a round ball of greenish brown and I knew if I did not amputate it the infection would go through his system and he would die. I sterilized a very sharp pair of scissors and cut off all of the part that did not look healthy. Then I sprayed the area with Vetericyn and turned him loose. That has been over a year ago and he is just fine. I pray that your Daisy makes it alright.

 

[Renbackyard]

When my little Call Duck had this problem, I did not have access to a vet. I have also heard that putting a duck under sedation is risky anyways. I actually looked on Youtube and decided I would do it myself. He had about an inch of his phallus out that was a round ball of greenish brown and I knew if I did not amputate it the infection would go through his system and he would die. I sterilized a very sharp pair of scissors and cut off all of the part that did not look healthy. Then I sprayed the area with Vetericyn and turned him loose. That has been over a year ago and he is just fine. I pray that your Daisy makes it alright.

I have had this too with one of my call drakes today I cut the dead bit off after reading thread and looking on YouTube, it did bleed a little I used a silver pen to cauterise the bleeding I used vet plus spray and manuka honey and popped it back in when I checked him it had come back out, I have given him pain relief and hoping that it’s just still a little swollen to stay in, any advice would be great

 

[Jelibaen]

I have had this too with one of my call drakes today I cut the dead bit off after reading thread and looking on YouTube, it did bleed a little I used a silver pen to cauterise the bleeding I used vet plus spray and manuka honey and popped it back in when I checked him it had come back out, I have given him pain relief and hoping that it’s just still a little swollen to stay in, any advice would be great

I realized I forgot to update this: Daisy did great after surgery and is back to his usual bossy self! It was expensive but absolutely worth every penny.

My advice is contact a vet. If you cant get it in on your own, waiting can make it worse. I should have brought Daisy in after it first happened. Instead I risked infection, sepsis and possibly losing his life. Leaving it made it worse.
They might not need to do surgery to take it off, but meds will help to take down swelling and give him some relief!

 

[Luv Ducks]

I have had this too with one of my call drakes today I cut the dead bit off after reading thread and looking on YouTube, it did bleed a little I used a silver pen to cauterise the bleeding I used vet plus spray and manuka honey and popped it back in when I checked him it had come back out, I have given him pain relief and hoping that it’s just still a little swollen to stay in, any advice would be great

I was very fortunate to be able to cut off just above the infected part and nothing else was actually exposed as I was able to cut next to its stomach. I still sprayed the whole area and it worked just fine. I hope that yours makes it alright. We all don't have access to vets and some people have had to cut more than once. Good luck.