URGENT!!! SICK DUCK! PLEASE HELP

[DiamondSwan]

Thank you. I will be taking her inside. where do I get the vitamin b and nutri drench you guys are suggesting and how do I ask for them?

Nutri Drench might be easiest to use since the Vitamin B Complex is injectable, and you can get it from Tractor Supply.

 

[casportpony]

Thank you. I will be taking her inside. where do I get the vitamin b and nutri drench you guys are suggesting and how do I ask for them?

You could go to a human pharmacy and get some liquid B complex or B complex tablets.

Nutri Drench might be easiest to use since the Vitamin B Complex is injectable, and you can get it from Tractor Supply.

They might not have it in Canada.

 

[casportpony]

@C0987, this is a very long thread, but it describes one person's journey treating two ducks that were attacked by a mink, neither were drinking or eating so we convinced the OP to learn to tube feed.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-ducks-attacked-by-mink.1294178/

 

[Miss Lydia]

@DiamondSwan she is in Canada.

 

[DiamondSwan]

Veterinary care is always best! But Sometimes we can't afford it.

I agree 100% with this, and @C0987 , there are many people on BYC that are qualified to teach people how to tube feed. So if she doesn't start eating in 1-3 days let us know if you want to learn how to tube feed.

Yeah, I've been in that place many times... It gets a little bit better when you've had poultry for several years, and these things happen all the time.

The only problem is finding a tube... and shipping takes awhile.

 

[casportpony]

The only problem is finding a tube... and shipping takes awhile.

Aquarium air line with the end melted will work, that's what the guy in the mink thread used.

 

[chickens really]

In my experience..Less invasive treatment works. Give her rest..

 

[DiamondSwan]

@DiamondSwan she is in Canada.

Well, I guess I wouldn't know where you'd get your poultry supplies over there.

 

[casportpony]

We're gonna have to teach you to tube feed.

 

[casportpony]

Rule of thumb says if they lose 5-10% of their body weight and they aren't eating that tube feeding should be done. They can go days without food, but once they lose too much weight it's almost impossible to bring them back.