This is An SOS

[trumpeting_angel]

I just read this whole thread. My heart goes out to you! You were expecting blindness, so I hope this isn't upsetting. It seems to me you are doing beautifully with her, and I hope you are taking excellent care of yourself, too! Your beautiful duck is getting better, and still has oral antibiotics. I know you'll be super gentle with her eye. Be good to yourself, and try not to stress too much.

Not just your duck friends, but BYC is in here with you, hoping for the best!

 

[AmberLittlejohn]

I just read this whole thread. My heart goes out to you! You were expecting blindness, so I hope this isn't upsetting. It seems to me you are doing beautifully with her, and I hope you are taking excellent care of yourself, too! Your beautiful duck is getting better, and still has oral antibiotics. I know you'll be super gentle with her eye. Be good to yourself, and try not to stress too much.

Not just your duck friends, but BYC is in here with you, hoping for the best!

Thank you! I am not disappointed! I am happy she has improved so much. I know that her girlfriends will look out for her and am thankful she still has sight in the other eye. Thank you for your kind response, I love this community. Everyone here is always so helpful and kind!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I’d say continue with what your doing and hopefully @casportpony will be on to help either tonight or tomorrow. Is she eating and drinking good?

 

[AmyJane725]

Great suggestion. We have been giving her verbal cues and trying to be respectful by trying to grab her from the side she can see out of.

Glad you're approaching from her good side. That's a kind thing to do.
I'm so stumped on what could have impaled her poor little eye like that. I know nothing about ducks, but it seems like the consensus is drake attack. Too bad we'll never know for sure.

 

[AmberLittlejohn]

I’d say continue with what your doing and hopefully @casportpony will be on to help either tonight or tomorrow. Is she eating and drinking good?

Drinking well, just picking at treats, not touching her regular grains. She did eat some grass seed and bugs when she got to go in the grass today in her playpen. I'm hoping to get the all-clear soon that I can put her back out in the pen and free-ranging in the day. I am unsure if I'm in the clear or not for flystrike.

 

[aart]

So am I good to continue on ointment and flushes or do I need to change up my tactic?

I would just continue with warm rinse wipes and ointment.
Scab came loose another may or may not form.

 

[AmberLittlejohn]

Glad you're approaching from her good side. That's a kind thing to do.
I'm so stumped on what could have impaled her poor little eye like that. I know nothing about ducks, but it seems like the consensus is drake attack. Too bad we'll never know for sure.

I think the culprit was our boy Rufus. He does have an evil look about him. He's being separated because I lack trust in him. I'm unsure what to do with him at this point other than keeping him from my other girls.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I wouldn’t put her back yet. With the Crust that developed around her eye I’d say there is a fair amount of drainage just the thing to draw in the flies. Maybe you can put one of her friends in with her sometimes having a buddy can help them start eating.

 

[AmberLittlejohn]

I wouldn’t put her back yet. With the Christine’s that was around her eye I’d say there is a fair amount of drainage just the thing to draw in the flies. Maybe you can put one of her friends in with her sometimes having a buddy can help them start eating.

That's part of the reason I'm giddy to get her back out I have her two friends in there in a playpen next to her and they are making a hot mess of my garage/photo studio. Haha, I will be patient though until drainage goes down!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Your a great duck mom!