Help! Ducks attacked by mink!

[casportpony]

Try mixing one pack with 20 ml of water, stir well and give 2 ml orally twice a day. If she is not drinking enough you should consider learning how to tube fluids because she needs no less than 100 ml of fluids per day or there is a good chance she will die from dehydration. I can teach you how to tube of you're interested.

 

[Lukemjm]

@Lukemjm hows Carmella this morning?

Not much change from the ducks this morning. Carmella seemed to have a teeny bit more energy, but it's so hard to tell. I gave them both more water, and Gregory ate some food all by himself(one pellet from my hand). I'm going to try to find some tubing that can fit on my syringe, just in case I need to tube feed them. Neither of them are eating nearly enough.

 

[Lukemjm]

You need hardware cloth instead of chicken wire on the coop!

Yes, I'm going to get some before I put them back outside. I am also going to be locking them in their coop every night now.

 

[Lukemjm]

Try mixing one pack with 20 ml of water, stir well and give 2 ml orally twice a day. If she is not drinking enough you should consider learning how to tube fluids because she needs no less than 100 ml of fluids per day or there is a good chance she will die from dehydration. I can teach you how to tube of you're interested.

Thank you. I would love to learn to tube feed. I'm not certain she's getting enough water. It's probably around 100ml with the water she drinks combined with the fluids in the mash I've been feeding her. I'm going to put them in a lukewarm bath for a swim today, see if that helps them drink more, and possibly lifts their spirits. Ducks love swimming. Neither of them have open wounds anymore, so I'm not as concerned about further infections. I'm mostly concerned about treating anything that may have gotten in from the initial bites, as well as helping them recover from the trauma.

 

[Lukemjm]

How likely is brain damage in this situation? I know that for most animals, brain cell death occurs rapidly if the brain doesn't receive enough oxygen from the blood. I also know that my ducks lost a lot of blood. This isn't even considering any impacts to the head and neck that may have occurred during the attack..
They both just have bad aim, awful balance, and difficulty performing basic motor function.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony is leader in tube feeding

 

[casportpony]

Can you go to tractor supply and get a 60 ml syringe, then go to petsmart or petco and get some Kaytee Exact Baby Bird Food and some aquarium air line?

 

[chickens really]

Hmmm? To be honest..The less a person does is actually better the first couple of days. Stress and trauma causes Birds to die more than the actual injury. A safe clean shelter and give them time alone.. clean them up and basically wait ..If a Vet isn't an option then that's the best way of handling it.

 

[chickens really]

How likely is brain damage in this situation? I know that for most animals, brain cell death occurs rapidly if the brain doesn't receive enough oxygen from the blood. I also know that my ducks lost a lot of blood. This isn't even considering any impacts to the head and neck that may have occurred during the attack..
They both just have bad aim, awful balance, and difficulty performing basic motor function.

Definitely they sound injured and possibly too badly to recover..How sad..

 

[Lukemjm]

I might be able to find a bigger syringe. I should be able to get tubing and the baby bird food.

Also Carmella took her first 2mL dose (10mg) of antibiotics orally. She only spilled about 10% of it, the rest she swallowed.