Before I start this I would like to make it very clear before I'm torn to shreds that I am 4 hours from any avian vet. So here we go...
Yesterday around 5 o'clock I noticed that my jumbo Pekin duck had a lot of flies harassing her vent. To get a closer look I found to gash wounds under her wings with maggots crawling around inside. I took her indoor and washed her off and cleaned her off with antibacterial soap. Then i applied neosporin to the wounds and let her rest in a crate.
This morning she was very upset being alone and was much worse, so I put her in an empty breeding pen with my female blue swedish.
I went to check on her at 12 pm and her wounds are so badly infected you can smell the rotting flesh and see 100s of flies. She is a white pekin with so much damage she seems 50% black.
Is there any hope in saving her or should I just cull her? And if so how would you suggest culling her with no bloodshed?
Thanks ahead of time
Yesterday around 5 o'clock I noticed that my jumbo Pekin duck had a lot of flies harassing her vent. To get a closer look I found to gash wounds under her wings with maggots crawling around inside. I took her indoor and washed her off and cleaned her off with antibacterial soap. Then i applied neosporin to the wounds and let her rest in a crate.
This morning she was very upset being alone and was much worse, so I put her in an empty breeding pen with my female blue swedish.
I went to check on her at 12 pm and her wounds are so badly infected you can smell the rotting flesh and see 100s of flies. She is a white pekin with so much damage she seems 50% black.
Is there any hope in saving her or should I just cull her? And if so how would you suggest culling her with no bloodshed?
Thanks ahead of time