Not an emergency but advice is appreciated

[Stipenvlerk]

@ruthhope I’m half way… found a sturdy bandage and the Ibuprofen liquid solution

 

[Stipenvlerk]

@ruthhope the enrofloxacin is indeed not allowed in europe. a vet is able to see her in an hour So hopefully she will get the right medication

 

[ruthhope]

I’m goig tosee if I’m able to get some . Just went to see how she is doing and she survived the night. Only she managed to get out of the bandage. So will check for more sturdy bandage too!

That is a good sign -- escaping from the bandage. You might get a [human] baby tee shirt and put that on over the bandage. I generally have to tie a knot in the back of the neck to make it too small to pull down. They are very good with their feet wriggling out of bandages and tee shirts

 

[ruthhope]

@ruthhope the enrofloxacin is indeed not allowed in Europe. a vet is able to see her in an hour So hopefully she will get the right medication

I am moving house today. I will try and check back in on my phone, but I have to drive 900 miles with a UHaul trailer and might forget. I'll do my best.

 

[ruthhope]

I checked in!

 

[KathiQuacks]

@Stipenvlerk How’s the ducky doing today?

 

[ruthhope]

@Stipenvlerk what did the vet say? How is your girl today?

 

[Stipenvlerk]

@ruthhope The vet said the emergency stitches were well done but he thought it would be better to euthanise her because of the femur which is broken badly and the risk of infection from the belly wound. But because she is so fierce I just couldn’t give up.

Hower we are a day and a half further now and she’s still going strong. Even tried to stand on 1 leg multiple times. And the wound is not looking infected.

She’s got quite a temper at the moment. Hissing if I come close and biting my hand. She completely done with the treatment.

My next question is, how soon can I let her swim in clean water so she can clean herself? Because the manual removal of poop is also something she hates

 

[Stipenvlerk]

I checked in!

i’m so sorry, only got an alert of your last message, not this one

 

[ruthhope]

@ruthhope The vet said the emergency stitches were well done but he thought it would be better to euthanise her because of the femur which is broken badly and the risk of infection from the belly wound. But because she is so fierce I just couldn’t give up.

Hower we are a day and a half further now and she’s still going strong. Even tried to stand on 1 leg multiple times. And the wound is not looking infected.

She’s got quite a temper at the moment. Hissing if I come close and biting my hand. She completely done with the treatment.

My next question is, how soon can I let her swim in clean water so she can clean herself? Because the manual removal of poop is also something she hates

So far so good. Use the pain killer and if the vet didn't give antibiotics, pray he doesn't have a deep infection.

Give the stitches 5 days to heal and then she can swim. Let her swim for 5 minutes initially. If all goes well increase the time slowly to 15 minutes twice a day but she must be supervised while swimming.

I let injured birds swim in my bath, so that they cannot get out. I have a long, deep narrow plastic box that I use as a brooder. I put that in the bath for ducklings to swim in, but for it to be deep enough for adult duck injured legs to swim, I would be fearful an adult duck would try and get out. The injured leg will dangle down at first so it will need to be deep water

Keep up your good work!

Once the abdomen has healed and she will lie on it, you can rig up a frame with sling across it--from old cloth or towel. Cut 2 holes for the legs to hang down and a split at the back for the poop to drop down. That will resolve the poop situation

I made a lightweight ducky walking frame with wheels from an old laundry sorting hamper -- I even used the hamper fabric the make the sling. But you need not make the first frame with wheels. Just make it firm and with enough clearance for the legs to hang down. My first ducky walking frame, made out of HDPE pipe and angles, and old castor wheels was robust but too heavy for a pekin to move around.

You will have to dry your girl after bathing. Although she is feisty, she may get used to being handled and then you won't have to blot her feathers on a towel, but you can blow dry them with a hair dryer. My last duck in the walking frame was a pekin-- my PingyWingy. He stopped walking and i gave him hydro therapy for 6 months. He was a biter and fighter initially, but quickly accepted the handling and loved the blow dries: he lay propoed against me on his back while having a tummy rub and blow dry (i will look for a photo of him having a blow dry to show you.). He didn't learn to walk again as it turned out to be a pelvic tumor that stopped him walking, but he sat in his walker infromt of the insect screen in my rear porch and continued to be boss duck with my flock. As soon as he called, they came running and hung around the outside of the screen most of the day. He had a great life and never lost faith in himself as being boss duck, right to the end. I have no regrets in not having him euthanased.