My drakes foot is ALWAYS bleeding??!

[shawluvsbirds]

I know I hate this gotta get my boy better and healthy. The pic on the bottom, the color looks better and it’s not as swollen and the scabs not as bad as the top pics foot

It just looks so painful. Poor aflack

 

[danielley101215]

It just looks so painful. Poor aflack

I know. And somehow he’s such a trooper. He doesn’t limp or anything, he walks normally and he’s just so strong. I love him so much and he fights along with me. We won’t stop until he’s better

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I know. And somehow he’s such a trooper. He doesn’t limp or anything, he walks normally and he’s just so strong. I love him so much and he fights along with me. We won’t stop until he’s better

He is probably just accustomed to the way it feels he has had the problem off and on for so long.

 

[danielley101215]

He is probably just accustomed to the way it feels he has had the problem off and on for so long.

I know. I’m sure we gotta get him better this time 110% so he can play around in the mud happy again with the ladies and swim in his pool and run around happy

 

[Pyxis]

Okay he fights me for it when I’ve tried to medicate him in the past, like he gets grumpy and starts biting when I try to pry his bill open, advice?!? Lol. The meds won’t be here for a couple days but still, need help lol he doesn’t like meds orally. I gotta get to work on his feet soon too

You might wanna wrap him in a towel if he really fights you. What I do is hold the bird under one arm making sure its wings are pinned, then use the arm that's holding it to open its mouth - squeezing at the base of the beak usually gets the beak open and then I slide my finger in to keep it open. Then with the other hand do the medication.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Can also help to have someone hold said bird. @Pyxis when I ordered the Baytril it said put into the birds water?

I wrap in a towel and get my dh to do holding then you have 2 hands free to give meds. Maybe your mom can help you

 

[onaharley]

Okay he fights me for it when I’ve tried to medicate him in the past, like he gets grumpy and starts biting when I try to pry his bill open, advice?!? Lol. The meds won’t be here for a couple days but still, need help lol he doesn’t like meds orally. I gotta get to work on his feet soon too

Ok, here is a video I made on giving meds to my ducks. I am not sure if this would be helpful or not. But it will give you some ideas on holding the duck. Pardon the extreme tiredness, the meds and soaks can be exhausting

 

[Miss Lydia]

That was greatTed is such a good patient too

 

[danielley101215]

Ok, here is a video I made on giving meds to my ducks. I am not sure if this would be helpful or not. But it will give you some ideas on holding the duck. Pardon the extreme tiredness, the meds and soaks can be exhausting

Waiting for it to load phones being slow lol, but trust me I know what you mean I get exhausted by the end of all of it

 

[danielley101215]

Ok, here is a video I made on giving meds to my ducks. I am not sure if this would be helpful or not. But it will give you some ideas on holding the duck. Pardon the extreme tiredness, the meds and soaks can be exhausting

Just watched it, that was a great demenstration I’ll give it by best go! My boyfriends great at getting them to take oral medications he helped teach me to deworm my turkey before he passed away. Why is it that it’s always at the right side of the throat? And yes lol your boy is so calm and great Aflac throws a big fit and makes a crazy mess HATES soaking