My poor Waddles, can you help?

[DuckyDonna]

Agree. I am definitely a pocket revolver

I feel like such a weenie but I'm trying!

 

[Chassmarie83]

Oh my, I was in such a panic today when I went out and Waddles was missing. I seriously couldn't have been inside for 10 minutes and was out side for an hour with it before I went in and it didn't even want to get out of the kennel the whole time I was out there. I put it out two times and it just kept backing itself back into the kennel. And was not wanting to stand up. I thought Waddles was getting worse or really sore from all of yesterdays adventures and never thought for a minute about it going any where while I was inside. I kept looking across the road just because I thought the only way it could have gotten that far was if something had carried it off. After checking the basement, because there was seriously no where else to look, I stepped out on the porch to continue searching to see something moving way across the field. Thankfully, there was Waddles laying the weeds!!

 

[casportpony]

How is he today?

 

[hatchichickens]

Looking much better. Poor Waddles
Hope things continue to improve

 

[Chassmarie83]

It is with a heavy heart that I must report that Waddles passed away last night. I do not know what happened to make him pass so suddenly because he was seeming to get so much better but he was gone when I woke up this morning. Thank you all for your help.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

So sorry. I thought he was going to make it

 

[DuckyDonna]

So sorry. I thought he was going to make it

Me too!

 

[quackiemama]

Aww that is so sad, I am so sorry

 

[DucksOhio]

So, four days ago I heard every duck moms worse nightmare, my flock going crazy in the middle of the night. Out the door with the gun and dog we ran to find the red devil herself, a fox, running out of the yard. After a quick head count sure enough 2 of my young Pekins were missing and I was immediately fearing the worse. Thanks to a spotlight and a hound who was immediately trying to find which way the fox had actually gone I was able to locate both 2 month old ducklings still alive. I quickly brought them inside and put them in a pet carrier, after checking them for any gaping wounds, and let them calm down for the rest of the night. One did not make it until morning, but the other did. I have named it Waddles and have been nursing it since but am unsure if it is a fight that is humane or if I am just essentially setting it up for a life that is going to be cut short any way. I am unable to afford a vet bill for it and am hoping some of you might be able to give me some help that I am not finding through research. Waddles did not have any visible wounds other then some missing feathers off of its back which I have been keeping clean with bathes and sterile saline and have seemed to heal rather nicely and quickly. At first, IT (too young for me to sex) could not stand up without falling over and seemed to not be able to pick its head up at all. I have been feeding it several times a day and keeping it in a small pet carrier where it can not flop its self over on its back. Well, it was putting its head up to the carrier door and looked uncomfortable so I left the door open the other day and was shocked to see it half way across the living room the next morning. Since, then I have been taking it out side during the day when we are out there and letting it lay around and wonder when it can and have seen 100% improvement from that first day. Here are some videos and pics of Waddles that I am hoping help everyone to help me know whether this is something it will recover from. And as a disclaimer it was doing much better then this yesterday and after these videos but these were taken after it had been caged all day because we were gone and I wanted to have something for you all to look at. Thanks to everyone for reading my ramblings..

That would be my worst nightmare as well, so sorry.
Hope the other duck gets well soon. Everyone here is offering great advice.

 

[SuperDuck]

Im so sorry. I just found this thread and was so excited seeing Waddles running after his buddies. Then I saw the update. Heartbreaking.