Your girl can heal up alright too, I know it. but still, fingers crossed!! 
SMZ-Pediatric. It's the same antibiotic this vet has prescribed literally every time we've brought a chicken or duck to him, but it's also worked so far.
That's amazing!! Did you continue to treat with antibiotics after the vet declined further treatment? I read that proper nutrition, especially vitamin A, can also make a big difference. I'm hopeful that her switching from whatever she was eating in the pond to regular duck food will be just as helpful to her recovery as the antibiotics.
Yes I did. I ended up doing a lot of studying up on what was going on with my duck and the different antibiotics and combinations of antibiotics that work best for severe infections that involve the bone and/or joints. After deciding on an antibiotic I already had on hand, I started looking into the different dosages and the maximums/minimums. I ended up doubling the dosage she was getting before. I continued to soak her foot and bandaged her up every night. Eventually I was able to remove the pus and it was a lot! She had quite the hole in her foot pad but it healed up beautifully! You're right, a good diet is definitely important
I like to add nutritional yeast to their food to bump up their niacin and other good stuff. Their environment is another important factor. With her being so severe right now, did the vet mention keeping her contained in a heavily padded area until shes better? Does she have an obvious wound on her foot? I'm so happy you have an Avian vet supporting you and this duck. Have you named her?
That’s amazing! I’m so glad that she healed up and has you to take care of her. Lucky duckYes I did. I ended up doing a lot of studying up on what was going on with my duck and the different antibiotics and combinations of antibiotics that work best for severe infections that involve the bone and/or joints. After deciding on an antibiotic I already had on hand, I started looking into the different dosages and the maximums/minimums. I ended up doubling the dosage she was getting before. I continued to soak her foot and bandaged her up every night. Eventually I was able to remove the pus and it was a lot! She had quite the hole in her foot pad but it healed up beautifully! You're right, a good diet is definitely important
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I really appreciate your offer! I’m not sure at this point if wrapping her foot will help, but I’ll ask the vet at her next check up. At some point, I’m sure I’ll have questions about the specific antibiotics that you ended up using, but it’s still early days.@Peas4Ducks are you seeing any improvement with the duck? If you need to wrap her foot, I'm happy to show you what I use like @Miss Lydia mentioned above.
Did the vet xray the ducks leg and foot? The lack of a wound with swelling in the ankle sounds eerily familiar. Bumblefoot is the most common, especially with heavyweights like Pekins, but the more I read, the more I feel like I was wrong on my ducks initial diagnosis back then. She DID in fact develop bumblefoot. I'm not 100% sure about a difference in treatment between another diagnosis. I did have to remove pus (hard chunks) from her ankle by making incisions on multiple occasions. Since you've got an Avian vet, I'm confident they know way more than I do, but I just worry since the vet wasn't enthusiastic about her recovery. I wonder if the vet suspected something more than severe/Grade 5 bumblefoot? I hope she's improving
