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[Greta A]

This morning I woke up to a bobcat attack. I yelled at it and it did not drop my drake. I had time to get the gun It has been injured and hubs is looking for it to finish the job. My ducks are ferel ish muscovies and while they are friendly they don’t like me touching. I am worried about his eye the most Is there something I can put in his food ?

 

[ruthhope]

This morning I woke up to a bobcat attack. I yelled at it and it did not drop my drake. I had time to get the gun It has been injured and hubs is looking for it to finish the job. My ducks are feral ish muscovies and while they are friendly they don’t like me touching. I am worried about his eye the most Is there something I can put in his food ?

Cats and dogs including wild felines and canines have highly contaminated mouths. Your boy needs his eye bathing regularly with salt water and tetracycline eye ointment applying after bathing. He needs that initially 4x each day reducing to 2 times as it gets better and finishing off once a day for a couple of days. Are there any other puncture wounds or scratches? If there are, the wounds need cleaning with salt water and spraying with antiseptic, gentian violet [Blue Kote] or betadine. If he were my drake, I would also put him on oral antibiotics -- enrofloxacin/Baytril from a vet or certain on line sites eg: https://allbirdproducts.com/products/baytril-2-5

I note that your boy isn't particularly friendly. HE needs securing in a dog crate in a quiet place so that you can care for him until the danger of sepsis is over. I find grabbing my muscovy boys and securing them wrapped in a large bath towel is the easiest way to manage head and eye wounds/ infections. I can hold a feisty muscovy drake against his will against my body with one arm once he is wrapped tightly in a towel

 

[Greta A]

Ok. I will try