injured duck help!

[duckiesrule]

Hi,

I haven't yet seen the wound, but one of my ducks was attacked and is bleeding from her underside.

We are applying pressure and have been told to use gauze. Any other suggestions for stopping the bleeding and then getting her to recuperate after the bleeding stops (hopefully!)?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hi,

I haven't yet seen the wound, but one of my ducks was attacked and is bleeding from her underside.

We are applying pressure and have been told to use gauze. Any other suggestions for stopping the bleeding and then getting her to recuperate after the bleeding stops (hopefully!)?

Do you have any idea what got your duck? you need to wash the area so you can see what your dealing with pressure will help unless it is a severe wound then you may need to see a vet. Is she bleeding profusely ? if not you could put her into a tub of warm water and wash her off good so you can examine her wound to see how bad it is. then post back and let us know.

 

[duckiesrule]

Thanks for the response! I'm super squeamish and so I haven't looked at the wound directly, but my mother has and I believe it is a large open wound. I don't know if we know how deep. She was bleeding for quite some time, but it has since stopped and we were able to cover the wound with gauze and then attach it with a bandage. Since it is her underside, I didn't know whether putting her in water would be bad. When they have back injuries, that makes sense to me, but how long would you wait before putting a duck with an underside wound into water? I think that would be more restful for her because I think she has been standing all night. We cleaned the wound with water and tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide. I think we will do that again today with more hydrogen peroxide and recover the wound and keep her in the dry tub. She has eaten a little of her dry food, some watermelon and has been drinking a little bit of water with electrolytes and vitamins in it. We haven't been able to get antibiotics yet. Maybe tractor supply or the vet on Monday

 

[Amiga]

See if you can find it in yourself, for love of the duck, to face the injury. She depends on you for help, if that helps you set aside squeamish (I used to be a fainter at the sight of blood, so I know that sometimes we can, if we concentrate on helping the animal, manage our squeamishness).

In any case, someone needs to see the wound, and trim the feathers from around the edges. Hydrogen peroxide is good for killing germs but it can be rough on tissues that need to heal. I would start using mild saline solution rinses, and get Veterycin spray and start using that for rinsing the wound. Keep her away from flies! They will lay eggs in the wound and that is beyond horrible.

Vitamins in her water to support her recovery is a good idea, keeping her on the cleanest possible bedding, like old towels, can help, too. Ducks can recover from dreadful injuries, though sometimes they are too much. So keep trying.

Read post 10 on this thread for some ideas.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...llet-attacked-by-a-raccoon-and-in-need-of-aid

 

[Miss Lydia]

See if you can find it in yourself, for love of the duck, to face the injury. She depends on you for help, if that helps you set aside squeamish (I used to be a fainter at the sight of blood, so I know that sometimes we can, if we concentrate on helping the animal, manage our squeamishness).

In any case, someone needs to see the wound, and trim the feathers from around the edges. Hydrogen peroxide is good for killing germs but it can be rough on tissues that need to heal. I would start using mild saline solution rinses, and get Veterycin spray and start using that for rinsing the wound. Keep her away from flies! They will lay eggs in the wound and that is beyond horrible.

Vitamins in her water to support her recovery is a good idea, keeping her on the cleanest possible bedding, like old towels, can help, too. Ducks can recover from dreadful injuries, though sometimes they are too much. So keep trying.

Read post 10 on this thread for some ideas.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...llet-attacked-by-a-raccoon-and-in-need-of-aid

X2, I was saying to put her into the tub of warm water so you could wash her wound good enough to see what is going on. and like Amiga says Hydrogen peroxide is good for cleaning once but will hurt good tissue so don't use it again. I really like Veterycin spray I use it a lot., very good recc.

 

[duckiesrule]

We have cleaned the wound with saline and used the veterycin spray, but we can't keep a bandage on the wound ... She fidgets out of it. How important is it to cover the wound? She is inside in a bath tub on a towel and we are changing the towel every few hours. We were able to keep the bandage on yesterday but not today. She is eating a little (mostly watermelon) and drinking some water, she even laid an egg this morning! We will be calling an avian specialist tomorrow when the vet opens and hopefully we can get antibiotics then.

 

[duckiesrule]

When she laid that egg this morning, I decided that she needs an official name change from Spotty to Warrior Princess.

 

[Miss Lydia]

When she laid that egg this morning, I decided that she needs an official name change from Spotty to Warrior Princess.

I agree, Warrior Princess is a name that suits her, do you know what attacked her? I'd say as long as she isn't still bleeding and organs aren't exposed from the wound you can leave it uncovered especially since you have her inside.

 

[Amiga]

Yay for you!!!

Yay for her!!!

If she is inside, away from flies, covering the wound ought not to be so important. Just keep it as clean as possible, rinse frequently, and watch often. Some people use Blu-Kote, I haven't used it yet, myself.

 

[duckiesrule]

I believe it was a dog, but I don't know what happened or how.