Duck with Bumblefoot (Warning Viewer Discretion Is Advised)

[Lamaremybabies]

That's how I feel about it, those poor duckies.

I know. People can be so cruel

it's like they don't care that animals have feelings too. Just because we don't speak duck, chicken, cow, sheep, dog, cat or any other animal language doesn't mean that they don't feel pain or emotion in general..

 

[DiamondSwan]

I know. People can be so cruel   it's like they don't care that animals have feelings too. Just because we don't speak duck, chicken, cow, sheep, dog, cat or any other animal language doesn't mean that they don't feel pain or emotion in general..

I know, I always wonder what go's on in those people's heads.

 

[DiamondSwan]

Clean the tub with bleach before you use it again.

-Kathy

Ok.

 

[Lamaremybabies]

I know, I always wonder what go's on in those people's heads.

I don't think they use their heads.

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Hey Destiny,
Do you ever find yourself on BYC for longer amounts of time rather then doing your homework?
I do...

I purposely do like an hour of work but then spend like two hours "Taking a break on BYC" but then going and doing like another hour of work... and then back to BYC..

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Ducks: Ooooo mom's here! Let's go see if she has food.

Albert: Heeeeelllllllooooooo

 

[DiamondSwan]

Took Flapper to the vet. I'm so glad it's not worms, or coccidiosis. The vet lady said he has a soft tissue injury, and said if it was broken, he wouldn't be using it at all, and there's no swelling, heat, or redness to indicate that there's any infection. She showed me how his joint looked different than the other and that it didn't bend the same. It didn't make sense to her why he isn't eating. She said it's probably anxiety from being away from the other ducks and being in the house. She said to put him in a separate pen, where he can see the other ducks and put one of the girls with him. She said it's not good for a hurt duck to be free ranging, because the duck would be an easy target for predators. She said it's best for him to not use his foot, and that we could continue the epsom salt compresses and warm baths. She said sprinkling his food in his water dish or bath water might encourage him to eat. They showed us how to tube feed and gave us the tube, in case he still isn't eating. She said to use 40 ml of baby bird food, or his regular food made into a thin enough paste to go into the tube. They said to make sure it's warm, and test it on your skin like you would with a baby bottle. The assistant lubed it first to make it go down easier, and said to make sure it go's down the right side, and not the wind pipe. He said if it go's down the wind pipe, the duck would freak out and go bananas. While he was plunging it down, he said to do it slowly and make sure nothing comes up. He said if it does, let him up so he can get it down before plunging the food down him again. They gave us 1/4 Carprofen tablets for pain, to give him once a day for 5-7 days. Flapper had no care in the world, he was given some water to drink, and he got in it, made a huge mess, preened his feathers, and had himself a good 'ole time. The vet lady said if he was sick, he wouldn't be acting all perky like that.

Edited to put, "She said sprinkling his food in his water dish or bath water might encourage him to eat."

 

[Julie Birb]

They're gonna be big fat cute ducks with cute orange webs and their bodies will look so fat and fluffy! And cute!



The kisses are the most important part! Glad she is doing well.

You are awesome. You see exactly what I see. It is crazy how adorable that is. It's love. Love of a ball of chunk roundness and the feets. The webs. If u will.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Took Flapper to the vet. I'm so glad it's not worms, or coccidiosis. The vet lady said he has a soft tissue injury, and said if it was broken, he wouldn't be using it at all, and there's no swelling, heat, or redness to indicate that there's any infection. She showed me how his joint looked different than the other and that it didn't bend the same. It didn't make sense to her why he isn't eating. She said it's probably anxiety from being away from the other ducks and being in the house. She said to put him in a separate pen, where he can see the other ducks and put one of the girls with him. She said it's not good for a hurt duck to be free ranging, because the duck would be an easy target for predators. She said it's best for him to not use his foot, and that we could continue the epsom salt compresses and warm baths. They showed us how to tube feed and gave us the tube, in case he still isn't eating. She said to use 40 ml of baby bird food, or his regular food made into a thin enough paste to go into the tube. They said to make sure it's warm, and test it on your skin like you would with a baby bottle. The assistant lubed it first to make it go down easier, and said to make sure it go's down the right side, and not the wind pipe. He said if it go's down the wind pipe, the duck would freak out and go bananas. While he was plunging it down, he said to do it slowly and make sure nothing comes up. He said if it does, let him up so he can get it down before plunging the food down him again. They gave us 1/4 Carprofen tablets for pain, to give him once a day for 5-7 days. Flapper had no care in the world, he was given some water to drink, and he got in it, made a huge mess, preened his feathers, and had himself a good 'ole time. The vet lady said if he was sick, he wouldn't be acting all perky like that.

That is great news. Glad it is just soft tissue injury. Hopefully being able to see the others and having a friend will perk him up let us know how it goes. You have learned alot and so have we.

 

[DiamondSwan]

One of the RIR chicks passed away while we were gone yesterday. I don't know how it happened, but just to be safe, I completely sanitized everything with vinegar. It could of been anything that caused it. The others seem to be doing fine, but I'm going to keep an eye on them.

I'm going to put Flapper with the others in the little 4 x 4 dog pen with cover I got for the chicks. I was going to put it in the coop and move the chicks into it the other day, but it's going to be really cold at night for like a week, so I'm keeping them in the house for an extra week. I got a video of the assistant tube feeding Flapper, so I'm gonna go figure out how to post that.