my duck was attacked...need help

[goats rule 101]

I have her in my bedroom in her kennel without a door. She is staying either in that or she crawls in my lap if I sit in the floor. She can walk but is limping on her right leg. I've put Vetericyn on her wounds and will keep applying.
I know fir sure it was my pup. He recently threw up a large amount of feathers with full quills attached. :-(

It's normal dog behavior but since hes young you should hopefully be able to train him well. With time your duck will most likely improve and be back to herself. Until she's fully recovered you might want to keep her away from your dog and keep her inside. Make sure she has clean water and plenty of food too. It sounds like you are doing everthing just fine though.
I hope she heals over quickly! Keep us updated. Best wishes!

 

[dmoney]

Thank you @goats rule. My other dogs are just fine around her but I've made sure I've kept them all away from her since the pup was born. I still don't know how he managed to get her. I'm certainly hoping she will be fine and thank you all for the advice and encouragement!

 

[heartsizedfarm]

I have a border collie pup and I train her to leave the critters alone by putting a bit of food on the floor and if she goes for it yelling "Leave it!" And if she leaves it she gets my undying adoration! This then translates to outdoor activities. Raccoon ****. "Leave it!" Skunk den. "Leave it!" Gosling nest. "Leave it!" Chickens paddling in the veg garden. "Okay go get them!!!" Kidding.

 

[chickengirl88]

My duck was also attacked by our dog she has some feathers ripped out and teeth marks what should I do I have cleaned it with some antibacterial medicine and kept it covered in the day for flies and let her walk around to strength her muscles should I clip the feathers around the wound she is drinking really good but not to interested in food what should I feed her I thought about chopped up watermelon

 

[Miss Lydia]

My duck was also attacked by our dog she has some feathers ripped out and teeth marks what should I do I have cleaned it with some antibacterial medicine and kept it covered in the day for flies and let her walk around to strength her muscles should I clip the feathers around the wound she is drinking really good but not to interested in food what should I feed her I thought about chopped up watermelon

Thank goodness she wasn't seriously injured or killed, make sure whatever you use on your duck doesn't have pain relief in it. I'd keep it clean like you are doing and covered if you have flies. possibly keep her in the house. clipping around the wound will help keep the feathers out of the wound when healing. make a mash of her feed small mounts so you aren't wasting.and add a bit of ACV to it, sometimes they will eat their feed if it's moist. But if this just happened she may still be in shock.

 

[chickengirl88]

Thank goodness she wasn't seriously injured or killed, make sure whatever you use on your duck doesn't have pain relief in it. I'd keep it clean like you are doing and covered if you have flies. possibly keep her in the house. clipping around the wound will help keep the feathers out of the wound when healing. make a mash of her feed small mounts so you aren't wasting.and add a bit of ACV to it, sometimes they will eat their feed if it's moist. But if this just happened she may still be in shock. 

thanks for the advice Should I leave maggots in the wound or flush them out and we live at the beach so if I put her in some saltwater would it help or hurt her

 

[Miss Lydia]

thanks for the advice Should I leave maggots in the wound or flush them out and we live at the beach so if I put her in some saltwater would it help or hurt her

don't leave maggots in the wound they will kill her. salt water would be a good idea but don't let her drink it it would probably cause dehydration.
some info on maggots

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NOT true that they won't eat living tissue. They will eat the bird alive, literally.

Maggots are indeed used at times on humans, though not often -- but they are not gathered in the wild, they are raised for the purpose in a sterile environment, and they are removed before they can get to living tissue. Maggots like what are in this chicken wound carry diseases.

You got some good advice about getting them out and how to care for the wound. It is true that it is nearly impossible to pick them all out so a product that will kill the rest is well advised.

And do not consider trying to suture or close a wound like this. It needs to be open for infection to drain out. It will scar over.

Penicillin is also an excellent drug for wounds. What is put in the water is usually duramycin and you do not want this for this type of wound.




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don't leave maggots in the wound they will kill her. salt water would be a good idea but don't let her drink it it would probably cause dehydration. some info on maggots

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NOT true that they won't eat living tissue. They will eat the bird alive, literally. Maggots are indeed used at times on humans, though not often -- but they are not gathered in the wild, they are raised for the purpose in a sterile environment, and they are removed before they can get to living tissue. Maggots like what are in this chicken wound carry diseases. You got some good advice about getting them out and how to care for the wound. It is true that it is nearly impossible to pick them all out so a product that will kill the rest is well advised. And do not consider trying to suture or close a wound like this. It needs to be open for infection to drain out. It will scar over. Penicillin is also an excellent drug for wounds. What is put in the water is usually duramycin and you do not want this for this type of wound.




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Thanks for the information. Do you know how to keep them out?

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Thanks for the information. Do you know how to keep them out?

Keep her inside till healed up, there is a product called swat I think I got it at TSC but you can put it on the wound just around it. Best is to keep her away from where flies would be able to get on her.

 

[chickengirl88]

Thank you for the advice it saved her life now she is outside playing with her duck friends and feeling and looking good