Help me please! My poor duck!!!!

[chickens really]

Half a baby aspirin for her...

 

[Sylie]

agreed, half a baby aspirin

 

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Yes I think lubricating eye drops would be more gentle and moisturizing than contact solution. This is probably more of what you all are referring to.

I think contact solution is fine as long as it is the sterile saline. A basic contact solution is only sterile saline. This is perfect for cleansing wounds. It also has a closing lid. Better than making your own with a water bottle because it closes. The lubricating solution, while soothing I'm sure, won't do a good job cleaning. Standard sterile saline is what we use in medicine for humans.

 

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Looks much better after she is cleaned up.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I see her eye
I think that should heal with plenty of tlc as long as it doesn't get infected.

 

[CayugaJana]

I think contact solution is fine as long as it is the sterile saline. A basic contact solution is only sterile saline. This is perfect for cleansing wounds. It also has a closing lid. Better than making your own with a water bottle because it closes. The lubricating solution, while soothing I'm sure, won't do a good job cleaning. Standard sterile saline is what we use in medicine for humans.

All lubricating eye drops are a sterile saline solution. Just with other soothing ingredients and a lid. Saline solution stings like chit is all. But either work just fine!

 

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All lubricating eye drops are a sterile saline solution. Just with other soothing ingredients and a lid. Saline solution stings like chit is all. But either work just fine!

Usually they are propylene glycol or polyethylene glycol but also can contain mineral oil, boric acid, sodium hydroxide, HCL; sometimes in combinations - and small containers too - that would be an expensive wound wash! I put sterile saline in open wounds all day long at work and maybe one in 50 will ever say it stings or withdraw from it. I do remember putting saline in my eyes though when I was wearing contacts and if they were irritated, I can remember a stinging sensation too.

 

[WVduckchick]

Wow, I've been offline all day. I'm so sorry about your girls injury! (my bet is a chicken did it, little peckers!) Good info given, I have nothing to add but moral support. And

I'm not sure how she will get along without an eyelid, but logic would make me think a duck would do better without one than a chicken, since they regularly rinse their heads.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

@WVduckchick, @shawluvsbirds, @CayugaJana, and everyone else who has helped me, after a few days of recovery, Jemima's eye is looking great! Swelling has gone down considerably, the skin shrunk, and the bloody spots are scabbing over. I am so relieved she didn't go blind in that eye as I feared! The drakes have been locked up the whole time and hate it

 

[CayugaJana]

That’s such a big relief she’s feeling better. All the girls thank you for putting the turds up for awhile!!!