Help!! My duck was attacked.

[EcoGreen]

shes in the laundry room inside our house. Her going into shock was/is what I am worried about though. @drumstick diva would you know what antibiotics I might be able to buy in case she does get an infection?

 

[EcoGreen]

Glad to say she made it through the night. I went to the nearest feed store and the sold me nitrofurazone topical application for the wound. Is that good for her wound, as I drove home I wondered if he thought I said dog instead of duck....??

 

[shawluvsbirds]

@casportpony ?

 

[casportpony]

I remember reading someplace that nitrofurazone should not be used on wounds because it can cause delayed healing or something. For cleaning, you want to clean it with saline and chlorhexidine or saline and betadine. Then I think you could use something like Neosporin instead of nitrofurazone.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I remember reading someplace that nitrofurazone should not be used on wounds because it can cause delayed healing or something. For cleaning, you want to clean it with saline and chlorhexidine or saline and betadine. Then I think you could use something like Neosporin instead of nitrofurazone.

Should she try to bandage it or leave it open? I never know what to suggest on that.

 

[casportpony]

Should she try to bandage it or leave it open? I never know what to suggest on that.

I never know what to suggest either, especially if there is a chance that it isn't clean.

 

[casportpony]

@EcoGreen, can you take the duckling to a vet?

 

[Cayuga momma]

I have seen others that have used nitrofurazone on duck wounds, but I have also seen that if you use it too much it can cause paralysis or nerve damage.

As long as the ducks inside you can probably leave the bandage off so the wound can get air to it.

 

[casportpony]

I have seen others that have used nitrofurazone on duck wounds, but I have also seen that if you use it too much it can cause paralysis or nerve damage.

I need to look into this more...

 

[True Patriot]

@casportpony
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/nitrofurazone