My Female Pekin Duck (Nearly two years old) hurt her leg..?

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casportpony said:
Okay, so cat food probably doesn't have enough niacin and othe vitamins and minerals that ducks need, so is there any way you can borrow $20 to buy a bag of all flock feed? Or a small bag of chick starter and some b vitamins?
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My dad bought me this :)
 

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I think she has a strain or bruise from the hose tangling but yes, she also has bumble or at least torn pads on her feet.... give her warm epsom salt soaks daily, clear iodine on the scabby/swollen spots on her feet and keep her in clean, confined area... try not to let her drink the epsom salt water, it is a laxative... but the deeper the better, full floating time will help her, it's called hydrotherapy...

Chick food is just fine for her, keep the cat food down to an occasional treat... but I understand emergencies and having to give what you have...
 
Caleb looks to a few of us she has bumble foot on both feet. It's an infection and needs to be treated.See the blk scab looking areas that looks like bumble foot.

Do you have any epsome salt you can soak her feet in some nice warm Epsom salt water [don't let her drink it is also a laxative. ] But let her soak I use a bucket put it 1/3 full of warm water add half cup of ES mix well then put you duck down into it feet first hold onto her so she stays put At least 5min longer if she'll let you then dry and if you can get it clear[colorless] iodine [Walmart and most drug stores have it]apply with a qtip. Keep her on as clean of bedding as you can soak every day apply iodine every other day you can also use something like triple antibiotic but I have found the clear iodine works faster. But after 3-4 days try using your finger nail to gently pull up the scabs if they won't come up easy then keep soaking using iodine till you can get them off with out ripping healthy skin once you get the scabs off use a sterile tweezers to pick out the pus in poultry pus is thick not thin and runny after getting the pus out
soak her feet then apply triple antibiotic and keep her feet as clean as possible till fully healed.
All the best.
 
Ravynscroft said:
I think she has a strain or bruise from the hose tangling but yes, she also has bumble or at least torn pads on her feet.... give her warm epsom salt soaks daily, clear iodine on the scabby/swollen spots on her feet and keep her in clean, confined area... try not to let her drink the epsom salt water, it is a laxative... but the deeper the better, full floating time will help her, it's called hydrotherapy...

Chick food is just fine for her, keep the cat food down to an occasional treat... but I understand emergencies and having to give what you have...
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Sorry to repeat Rav you were faster.
 
Thank you all :) i'm actually pretty scared to try to pick off the scabs once ready, are the scabs the black black area (on her upper foot) that looks kind of like a bubble? and it would be really helpful if you could send me a link of the clear iodine, since I don't want to have my parents get the wrong thing, I already have those salts though, and the bath is a big bath, like big enough to let her move, I don't think I have anywhere where I could give her one other then in there, any suggestions on how I could do that without letting her drink the water? and i'm sorry if I am asking for a lot just want what's best for my duck.
 
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You're just fine, @CalebTheDuckLover :hugs
We've walked many theough bumblefoot treatment... please do go back and edit your post to delete your age, it's just against BYC rules for minors to post their age...

Here's the clear iodine Walmart sells... it's around $3...

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Drinking the epsom salt water won't hurt her, but will give her bad diarrhea... if she is in a wire kennel, line the sides with something to avoid explosive poops shooting out everywhere, lol...
 
Ravynscroft said:
You're just fine, @CalebTheDuckLover :hugs
We've walked many theough bumblefoot treatment... please do go back and edit your post to delete your age, it's just against BYC rules for minors to post their age...

Here's the clear iodine Walmart sells... it's around $3...

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Drinking the epsom salt water won't hurt her, but will give her bad diarrhea... if she is in a wire kennel, line the sides with something to avoid explosive poops shooting out everywhere, lol...
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Thank you :) i'm sorry, I had no idea, I went back and cleared it. sorry again. and I really appreciate all the help from all of you! if I need help with anything else i'll come back here for sure, i'll keep everybody updated overtime.
 
CalebTheDuckLover said:
Thank you :) i'm sorry, I had no idea, I went back and cleared it. sorry again. and I really appreciate all the help from all of you! if I need help with anything else i'll come back here for sure, i'll keep everybody updated overtime.
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No need for sorry, no harm, no fowl... :)

Please do keep us updated and don't hesitate to ask any more questions if you need to!
 

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