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Update: Daffy is alive and well! She has grown back almost all of her feathers and although she sometimes has the effected wing slip down her side, she is able to keep it where she wants it most of the time so I don't think to much damage was done. She flaps and plays just like our other 2...

She doesn't like her picture being taken but Daffy is doing much better! She did end up getting a small infection on day 3 so we did a couple more days of penicillin and it cleared up. The wound is closing remarkably fast and she is starting to act herself again. I have given her 2 salt water...

Would it harm the duck to drink the salt water? Do we need to rinse off the duck after soaking it in salt water? I am thinking about letting her take a bath in a clean tub, I could make it a salt water bath. But the ducks use the water to clean their nostrils and eyes, would this hurt them...

Daffy is eating a tiny bit which is better than nothing but is drinking almost a normal amount. She keeps trying to preen but the shirt I have on her keeps her from making contact with the wound. I have given her 2 doses of meloxocam (12 hours apart) and 2 doses of penicillin (24 hours apart)...

Purchased Vetricyn and going to use it when we get home (driving there now). Also purchased some 0-3 month t-shirts with no decals to use to help keep the wound clean but open to air. And hopefully keep daffy from preening the area. Also got some neosporin without the added pain stuff so that we...

We have meloxocam from a previous animal injury. I found dosing that was given by a vet for a duck almost the same weight on another forum post. Going to try that. Would hate to heal the wound but have Daffy die from pain/not eating and drinking

No. The closest vet is almost 3 hours away and has a 2-3 week wait list for an appointment.

Thank you for your response. I had not even thought of fly maggot issues! We have Daffy in our home with us but this time of year some Flys get in. I'll get fly strips to put near her temporary home to try to keep any that get inside frome going to Daffy. Thank you!

Thank you for the response! I will go get a preemie t-shirt to put on instead of the bandaging and call my pharmacy to see if I can find chlorhexidine or vetericyn. Truly I appreciate any advice anyone can give. This is our first time having ducks and Google is more confusing than helpful

I have an indian runner duck about 8 weeks old weighs about 2 1/2lbs. Last night we had our 3 Indian runners in their outdoor enclosure (we are putting them in it for a few hours at a time to get then used to it) and we got home an hour after dark to find Daffy had been attacked been a...