Ivermectin with duck

[Mamahen2104]

So I got oral ivermectin and gave a dose to my sweet runner. She had more maggots this morning than last night. About when should I be expecting the maggots to die? And I read that I need to give another dose in 10 days. Should I also be adding sea salt to her soaks?

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC.

I don't think oral ivermectin treat maggots. Where on your duck are these maggots? This is a serious medical condition called flystrike, all maggots need to be manually removed ASAP, as in *now*, or death is likely to occur. Once all of the maggots are off you will need to clean the wound that they have been feeding on.

Read these:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/fly-strike
https://the-chicken-chick.com/flystrike-in-backyard-chickens-causes/

 

[Mamahen2104]

Pretty sure, they're in the wound and tiny white worm looking things. I've given her several soaks and just gave her a dose, it has boticide in it. Finances are tight so a vet is pretty much out of the question. I'll start picking them off, so hopefully she gets better

 

[casportpony]

@Folly's place is my go to person for fly-strike advice, others, like @Eggcessive, and @Wyorp Rock will have good advice too.

 

[Mamahen2104]

Alright. I'm at the store now picking up plastic syringes to wash out as many maggots as possible. I want this girl to make it

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Welcome to BYC.

I don't think oral ivermectin treat maggots. Where on your duck are these maggots? This is a serious medical condition called flystrike, all maggots need to be manually removed ASAP, as in *now*, or death is likely to occur. Once all of the maggots are off you will need to clean the wound that they have been feeding on.

Read these:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/fly-strike
https://the-chicken-chick.com/flystrike-in-backyard-chickens-causes/

I agree, the maggots will need to picked out, the wound flushed very well probably 2-3 (maybe more) times a day until the maggots are gone.

Can you post photos of the wound?

 

[casportpony]

Flush with saline.

• https://health.onehowto.com/article/how-to-make-saline-solution-for-wounds-12821.html
• https://www.thoughtco.com/how-to-make-saline-solution-608142

 

[Eggcessive]

You can soak her wound in salt water, or add some Betadine or Hibiclens (chlorhexidene) to the water, to try and kill as many of the maggots as possible, while picking them off with tweezers. Repeat baths twice a day until all maggots are gone, and they apparently will continue to hatch out for 24 hours. Once they are all gone you can spray the wound with Vetericyn Wound Spray or weak Betadine or chlorhexidene. Do you have a picture?

 

[Folly's place]

Maggots will be present in the wound, under remaining skin, in the vent if the wound is nearby, and eggs and little maggots will be hatching out every hour, so it's a real emergency!
Wear gloves, rinse, pull them out individually, and look all over her body, because those flies will have layed eggs elsewhere too.
One day to hatch, one day to grow by destroying tissue right to bone, and produce toxins that will cause death.
Use an insecticide like permethrin, as part of the rinse.
Then treat with Neosporin, maluka honey, or Silvadene, to cover all the damaged tissue, house her on hospital pads or towels, and keep her eating and drinking.
It's survivable IF it's treated immediately, and not secondary to an untreatable malady.
All the best,
Mary

 

[Mamahen2104]

Here's a picture, it's not the best but she won't stay still. I flushed with saline solution and picked out as many as I could. I'm going to soak her again here soon
https://imgur.com/a/Y22XS2K