Stipenvlerk
Crowing
Hi everyone.
Today we had kind of an emergency. A friend who adopted 4 ducks from us called this afternoon that 3 of them were in a car accident. 1 immediately died. 1 escaped to a big pond and is still there, and one she could catch.
She called me and I went to pick up this poor bird as there is not much she could do.
Upon examination in my house I found a big belly wound and a broken femur on one side. I consulted an emergency vet and she told me to try to close the wound and immobilise the leg as there is not much they can do.
While I tried to immobilise the leg, the peritoneum ripped bigger. So this was outside of my scope.
We called s veterinarian in my street who normally doesn’t sees ducks to see if there is anything he can do. He said, he could euthanise her because things look pretty desperate. But since she is allert and drinking and making sounds, he would give sutures a try. With the promise from my side that I would come back if she became lethargic as the wound probably is infected.
Now my question. The only way she is comfortable is on her back. I know this isn’t good for duckies but when I turn her on her tummy, she immediately starts to shiver real bad. Because it probably hurts a lot.
Is there a way to keep her more comfortable than in this position? Or is this the best I can do?
Fingers crossed that she will survive
Today we had kind of an emergency. A friend who adopted 4 ducks from us called this afternoon that 3 of them were in a car accident. 1 immediately died. 1 escaped to a big pond and is still there, and one she could catch.
She called me and I went to pick up this poor bird as there is not much she could do.
Upon examination in my house I found a big belly wound and a broken femur on one side. I consulted an emergency vet and she told me to try to close the wound and immobilise the leg as there is not much they can do.
While I tried to immobilise the leg, the peritoneum ripped bigger. So this was outside of my scope.
We called s veterinarian in my street who normally doesn’t sees ducks to see if there is anything he can do. He said, he could euthanise her because things look pretty desperate. But since she is allert and drinking and making sounds, he would give sutures a try. With the promise from my side that I would come back if she became lethargic as the wound probably is infected.
Now my question. The only way she is comfortable is on her back. I know this isn’t good for duckies but when I turn her on her tummy, she immediately starts to shiver real bad. Because it probably hurts a lot.
Is there a way to keep her more comfortable than in this position? Or is this the best I can do?
Fingers crossed that she will survive
