***HELP*** Neck Wound!!!

[SweetLilDuckies]

I had four 6 week old Indian Runners this morning. I let them out and they went swimming in the creek that runs across the front of our yard. like usual. An hour or so later one of them was in the front yard. They usually are together, so that was the first red flag. I went outside to look for the other ones and one was in the creek with blood on it's neck. We wrapped it in a towel and held it. The other two ducks are nowhere to be seen and haven't come back leading me to believe their gone.
The one with the neck wound can still talk, move it's legs and wings, but can't lift it's head. I put it in a cage inside and within five seconds of releasing it, it had a seizure. I can't afford a vet trip and I don't think it'll survive the night. I don't want it to suffer but I don't want to put it out of it's misery if there's a happy end to it. Help?

 

[EverythingDucks]

Rinse it off with some water and look for any bite marks or puncture wounds. @Miss Lydia and @Isaac 0 may be able to help, I don't know much about injuries

 

[DuckyDonna]

Can you clean up the wound so you can get an idea on what's going on?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can’t really see the wound how deep and can you get a better pic? Sounds like an attack of a four legged kind to take 2 ducks.

 

[DuckyDonna]

warm soapy water would be good and a soft gently cloth. So one duck isn't injured, 2 are totally gone and this one his hurt?

 

[EverythingDucks]

Could have been a dog or fox, or even a cat. I would re-post in the emergencies thread as well, usually people that know about this look through there

 

[EverythingDucks]

Just read this:

Stop bleeding and thoroughly clean wounds by flushing with copious volumes of warm sterile saline solution or 0.05% chlorhexidine. If ducks were bitten, especially from a cat, dog or other carnivore, they should be put on antibiotics immediately

 

[EverythingDucks]

If you can, I would have someone look for the others. If they are still out there they may be hurt and it's best to get to them as soon as possible

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just read this:

Stop bleeding and thoroughly clean wounds by flushing with copious volumes of warm sterile saline solution or 0.05% chlorhexidine. If ducks were bitten, especially from a cat, dog or other carnivore, they should be put on antibiotics immediately

They will just redirect it back over here.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Main thing is we’re on the neck is the wound and how deep?