Injured duck PLEASE HELP!!

[sophieharkins]

1.5 year old Peking duck attacked by dog on the head. Lethargic and having trouble extending neck, but eating and drinking / walking around.
I’ve put her in a covered crate with food and water. I need help. I can’t take her to the vet without my parents money I am 17 and work an 8 dollar an hour job but if I need to take her I will. Can I buy antibiotics at a tractor supply co?? How do I clean the wound without hurting her or stressing her out?????
She’s my favorite thing in the world she has to be ok..please help

 

[sophieharkins]

Start by flushing the wound out with warm saline/salt water. Do you have a children’s medicine syringe you can use to flush it? Then you should be able to see more. I would keep neosporin on it once it’s clean. Keep it clean and I bet she will recover just fine.

I’ve trimmed some feathers away with cuticle scissors and am trying to clean it with a wash cloth. I’ll try the syringe

 

[CayugaJana]

Sometimes I hate it but I have to put my big girl panties when my ducks need me to care for them and I know its going to hurt them. But the alternative is them getting sick or an infection so I do it. But I feel your uneasyness. I hate putting them in pain. It’s the best thing for her though to clean out the wound so she doesn’t get an infection.

 

[sophieharkins]

1.5 year old Peking duck attacked by dog on the head. Lethargic and having trouble extending neck, but eating and drinking / walking around.
I’ve put her in a covered crate with food and water. I need help. I can’t take her to the vet without my parents money I am 17 and work an 8 dollar an hour job but if I need to take her I will. Can I buy antibiotics at a tractor supply co?? How do I clean the wound without hurting her or stressing her out?????
She’s my favorite thing in the world she has to be ok..please help

I have to go to work until 6 but I will check back then

 

[4hduckproject]

You could try Vetericyn to help with the wound. It is sold at tractor supply (at least the one near me) and it's not too expensive. I hope she gets better soon!

 

[CayugaJana]

Start by flushing the wound out with warm saline/salt water. Do you have a children’s medicine syringe you can use to flush it? Then you should be able to see more. I would keep neosporin on it once it’s clean. Keep it clean and I bet she will recover just fine.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Please post some pics once you’ve cleaned the wound up you might want to trim the feathers away from the wound warm salty water would be a good way to clean it up.

 

[sophieharkins]

Please post some pics once you’ve cleaned the wound up you might want to trim the feathers away from the wound warm salty water would be a good way to clean it up.

Ok I will, thank you

 

[Miss Lydia]

@sophieharkins how your duck this morning?

 

[Jpat]

Once you wash that up it might not be as bad as it looks! Hopefully!

Their tough buggers