HELP! Please help ASAP!!!

[CrazyChicken Lady]

Adding one more..... @Miss Lydia
She is great with ducks. Also I’m so sorry for your poor baby! Breaks my heart too just seeing the pictures.

 

[black_cat]

Adding one more..... @Miss Lydia

Good catch!

 

[azygous]

1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.

2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.

3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite or puncture makes indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days.

4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.

5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken or duck. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.

6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.

 

[mamaof2wi]

Can you send pictures of her now?

 

[black_cat]

I'd clean up that blood while she's still wrapped to make it easier after you unwrap her.

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

Poor baby, clean up the blood on her. Does she look like she is still bleeding? I would leave the wrap in a little while longer

 

[mamaof2wi]

I am unsure if it has stopped. She is wrapped in gauze and then the vet wrap.

 

[Duckbreeder2020]

I am unsure if it has stopped. She is wrapped in gauze and then the vet wrap.

I would leave the wrap over night. Then check on her in morning, unwrap and post pics.

 

[mamaof2wi]

Sorry mixed comments. LEAVE WRAPPED OR UNWRAP AND CLEAN BETTER? (not yelling just want to make the question bold)

 

[mamaof2wi]

I would leave the wrap over night. Then check on her in morning, unwrap and post pics.

We posted at the same time. Thanks for reply!