surferjoe86
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- Feb 2, 2015
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Hi
Our duck (Mo) was attacked by a dog tough a steel gate. I didn't see the attack but I can only assume that Mo was grabbed trough the gate by the scruff of his neck and ragged around. When I found him he was covered in blood and not walking.
We brought him in and ran a salty bath to clean his wounds, put savlon on the open wounds.
His back was a mess -now fully healed
His legs were bad - the backs of his hocks (knee joints?) where scraped away, like 7mm of tissue loss.
Am I correct in thinking that's where his tendons are?
This was 2 weeks ago
We followed advice on keeping him warm and safe inside, He's eating and grooming. ~Pooing like a trouper
Yesterday he started to try and walk on his hocks. He can't move his legs from the hock below - even when swimming.
His legs won't straighten out. My presumption is that the tendon has been torn and that is the problem, would that be correct?
He doesn't seem to be in pain (infact I think he's quiet enjoyed himself being spoilt and sitting infront of the TV) and there's no obvious break or dislocation.
Just want to make sure were doing the right thing, been told a trip to the vets often stresses them the death, literally. I also call 2 local vets and they won't look at him.
If he were in alot of pain I would be going to the ends of the earth for a vet, But everything I've read says let them rest and it will heal.
Just want to know were doing the right thing.
Thankyou for reading
Joe
Our duck (Mo) was attacked by a dog tough a steel gate. I didn't see the attack but I can only assume that Mo was grabbed trough the gate by the scruff of his neck and ragged around. When I found him he was covered in blood and not walking.
We brought him in and ran a salty bath to clean his wounds, put savlon on the open wounds.
His back was a mess -now fully healed
His legs were bad - the backs of his hocks (knee joints?) where scraped away, like 7mm of tissue loss.
Am I correct in thinking that's where his tendons are?
This was 2 weeks ago
We followed advice on keeping him warm and safe inside, He's eating and grooming. ~Pooing like a trouper
Yesterday he started to try and walk on his hocks. He can't move his legs from the hock below - even when swimming.
His legs won't straighten out. My presumption is that the tendon has been torn and that is the problem, would that be correct?
He doesn't seem to be in pain (infact I think he's quiet enjoyed himself being spoilt and sitting infront of the TV) and there's no obvious break or dislocation.
Just want to make sure were doing the right thing, been told a trip to the vets often stresses them the death, literally. I also call 2 local vets and they won't look at him.
If he were in alot of pain I would be going to the ends of the earth for a vet, But everything I've read says let them rest and it will heal.
Just want to know were doing the right thing.
Thankyou for reading
Joe