HAWK PUNCTURED DUCKLING LUNG!!!

lena_

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8 Years
Oct 4, 2016
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Ducklings have been going missing, dragged through the bars... And today I think I found the cause. I was browsing BYC when I heard my pet four-month-old muscovy (Who's for some reason adopted a duckling) going crazy outside. I saw the cause. A hawk had pinned Fluffy (The adopted duckling who's about a month old) down on the ground. The muscovy was trying to attack the hawk, but he was no match for it. I raced outside and scared the hawk away. I picked up Fluffy and took him inside. His breath was ragged and he had a puncture wound that was bleeding quite heavily. I propped him upright, stopped the bleeding, and cleaned the wound with tea-tree oil. That was a few hours ago, he's now sitting in a well ventilated box with his muscovy friend for comfort. I haven't given him food or water, in fear of it flooding out his lungs. I'm guessing the hawk punctured his lung. It's currently 8:40 pm in New Zealand. I'm going to bed soon. He's perked up and is pecking around. Any help is greatly appreciated. (I haven't found an avian vet in my country yet....
 
Hope someone comes around to help you with this,as the only suggestion i can give you is a vet appointment ASAP.
 
*UPDATE*
It's the next morning 6:36 am to be exact. I checked on them and Fluffy is still alive. I plan on putting them in a larger cage outside. I'm giving Fluffy teaspoons of water.
 

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