Duckling With Wry Neck

[Arya28]

Use only like warm water never cold. @Knighstar679 has been treating a duckling with wry neck

Ok is that specifically for wry neck or just ducklings in general?

 

[casportpony]

Ah, okay. Go back to the store and get some of this (b complex for cattle):

It might also look like this:


or you could use this (human liquid from a pharmacy):


I would also give it some vitamin e.

 

[casportpony]

Ok is that specifically for wry neck or just ducklings in general?

It's been my experience that some ducklings will have a bad reaction when given cold water.

 

[Arya28]

Ok thanks! Would nutri drench help? We have some of that.

 

[casportpony]

Ok thanks! Would nutri drench help? We have some of that.

No, I don't think it has enough b vitamins. I recently had two chicks with this and both recovered in a few hours after getting an injection of the b complex.

 

[Miss Lydia]

If you don’t feel confident giving an injection use it orally

 

[Arya28]

No, I don't think it has enough b vitamins. I recently had two chicks with this and both recovered in a few hours after getting an injection of the b complex.

Ok yeah I just checked it doesn’t have any vitamin b. So once we get the vitamin b, do we give it to it orally? Or do you actually mean an injection?

 

[Arya28]

If you don’t feel confident giving an injection use it orally

Thanks!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Keep us updated on this lil one. If you use a syringe to give the Bcomplex be careful to just do s tiny bit at a time never shoot down the throat. Since so tiny you might want to give less than rec @casportpony what do you think? And depends on which one you get in the liquid also make a difference in dose.

 

[casportpony]

Ok yeah I just checked it doesn’t have any vitamin b. So once we get the vitamin b, do we give it to it orally? Or do you actually mean an injection?

If you haven't injected chicks before I suggest giving it orally, though you will need a needle and syringe to get it out of the bottle.

For a duckling that size I think I would give it ~0.1 ml, which is 4 or 5 drops I think.