DUCK ATTACKED BY RACCOON three weeks ago. Help with wounds. Should he be better by now?

[azygous]

He needs to be on an oral antibiotic since the infection is deep and goes beyond the original injury. These types of wounds are very difficult to treat and can take months to heal.

He should have an Epsom salt soak each day for the next few days if you can find time. Use Betadine or another antiseptic wash in the soak water. along with the Epsom salts. Don't try to remove the yellow fatty stuff, only stuff that will easily scrape out.

After soaking, dry off and pack it with antibiotic ointment and place a non-stick gauze pad over it and bandage with Vetrap, ending the strip behind the hock so he can't nibble it loose. If he needs a bath/swim, let him do it before you bandage the leg. Reapply the ointment if some gets washed off.

 

[Chikenshiken]

He needs to be on an oral antibiotic since the infection is deep and goes beyond the original injury. These types of wounds are very difficult to treat and can take months to heal.

He should have an Epsom salt soak each day for the next few days if you can find time. Use Betadine or another antiseptic wash in the soak water. along with the Epsom salts. Don't try to remove the yellow fatty stuff, only stuff that will easily scrape out.

After soaking, dry off and pack it with antibiotic ointment and place a non-stick gauze pad over it and bandage with Vetrap, ending the strip behind the hock so he can't nibble it loose. If he needs a bath/swim, let him do it before you bandage the leg. Reapply the ointment if some gets washed off.

Thank you so much the betadine was just what I needed. He actually had another infection on his left foot and the betadine did wonders for both of his feet!!! The swelling has gone down A LOT and on the other infection it’s no longer red and irritated. For the fatty one, the swelling has also gone immensely and now the boil looking things have just gotten hard like a scab. But I think it’s a good sign because it’s no longer swelled or raw looking, just looks as if it’s in an awkward stage of healing where it gets hard and scabs. I’m so glad to have been told about using an antiseptic it’s gotten better over night more than what I’ve been using for almost a month?! It’s really shocking and I’m very relieved I feel as if now I can jump over these hard hurdles that really gave me a scare and try to get him back on his feet for reals this time. Thank you also @Miss Lydia i appreciate it a lot!! I felt super lost this whole process and with no money for a vet right now I’m glad to have had some good advice. I’ll give an update but as of today, there’s some pretty big noticeable improvements he is kicking his feet and trying to escape his little epsom salt bath and actually able to hook his feet up to kick out of the tub. He’s also been eating a lot more with nutri drench and I got him to eat his regular food in soupy form and now his stool is a lot more normal that watery

 

[azygous]

I love good progress reports! Keep up the good work!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds like you are making great progress with him.