So I'm gonna try to type this out quickly, and I apologize if I don't get back to any more many of the posts. It is getting late for me and I still have to eat dinner and wash up, but while I was out horseback riding a lady alerted us to know that her dog attacked one of the wild ducks.
Quick background: My ducks free range in an open canal area in our neighborhood behind our house that butts up to other houses, and an older lady across the way loves them and likes to put out cracked corn for them. There are a few wild ducks who live back there as well, who primarily go to her house, and they live peaceably with mine. While I and my mom were gone, her dog apparently got one of the wild hens, and we just recently picked her up.
**I understand she is wild, but I do adore this duck from a distance as she has been around for a long time, practically since I got my first ducks. I want to help her and will release her and not pen her again after this, if she makes it**
Anyways, I did not get any pictures because it was dark and I was trying to hurry since as I said, it's getting late and I have a family to mind. My mom requested me to do so anyways. I can get pictures tomorrow. I washed her up the best I could with warm water and applied vetercyn antiseptic spray onto the less worse wounds, and put nesporin on the bad ones.
The wounds: Mostly pulled out feathers in spots and a couple of flesh wounds on a few different parts of her body. The worst is on her chest, which looks deeper than the other flesh wounds/more of a tear but not too deep. She has two puncture wounds--one minor on the side of her chest near the aforementioned wound, and a deep puncture by her tail.
I at least know how to treat for wounds, and I did the very best I could with the supplies on hand. However, I have never experienced a bad attack like this nor a dog attack, so I don't know if what I did was correct or enough. If I DO need a better ointment to put on her, please let me know! I can see if the feed store is open tomorrow.
Otherwise, from such a bad attack, will she be able to pull through? She was pretty in shock and still when I treated her, but she has some fight and struggled a bit and tried to get away from us. I tried to drip a little water on her beak and she didn't drink, I didn't offer her any food. She is in a safe, clean pen with a little food and water for the night, I feel terrible for not sitting with her more but it's the best I can do at the moment.
Anything else I need to know about dog attacks? Any extra advice? I want to give her the best fighting chance.
ONE LAST NOTICE: it was a complete freak accident and our friend feels terrible for it happening. Please no hate to her.
Quick background: My ducks free range in an open canal area in our neighborhood behind our house that butts up to other houses, and an older lady across the way loves them and likes to put out cracked corn for them. There are a few wild ducks who live back there as well, who primarily go to her house, and they live peaceably with mine. While I and my mom were gone, her dog apparently got one of the wild hens, and we just recently picked her up.
**I understand she is wild, but I do adore this duck from a distance as she has been around for a long time, practically since I got my first ducks. I want to help her and will release her and not pen her again after this, if she makes it**
Anyways, I did not get any pictures because it was dark and I was trying to hurry since as I said, it's getting late and I have a family to mind. My mom requested me to do so anyways. I can get pictures tomorrow. I washed her up the best I could with warm water and applied vetercyn antiseptic spray onto the less worse wounds, and put nesporin on the bad ones.
The wounds: Mostly pulled out feathers in spots and a couple of flesh wounds on a few different parts of her body. The worst is on her chest, which looks deeper than the other flesh wounds/more of a tear but not too deep. She has two puncture wounds--one minor on the side of her chest near the aforementioned wound, and a deep puncture by her tail.
I at least know how to treat for wounds, and I did the very best I could with the supplies on hand. However, I have never experienced a bad attack like this nor a dog attack, so I don't know if what I did was correct or enough. If I DO need a better ointment to put on her, please let me know! I can see if the feed store is open tomorrow.
Otherwise, from such a bad attack, will she be able to pull through? She was pretty in shock and still when I treated her, but she has some fight and struggled a bit and tried to get away from us. I tried to drip a little water on her beak and she didn't drink, I didn't offer her any food. She is in a safe, clean pen with a little food and water for the night, I feel terrible for not sitting with her more but it's the best I can do at the moment.
Anything else I need to know about dog attacks? Any extra advice? I want to give her the best fighting chance.
ONE LAST NOTICE: it was a complete freak accident and our friend feels terrible for it happening. Please no hate to her.
