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Sudden Duck Illness/Injury

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Good Morning,

What we use here for our birds: make a paste from powdered slippery elm powder and apply to the bite area. Hydration is important. We also use children's benadryl liquid, (1/2 capful to pint of water).

Gary
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So glad she's doing better today, Victoria. :hug8:
 

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Happy to hear she is doing better this morning V!
 

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We gave her to Benedryl that Gary suggested and that's helping the swelling go down. She's been drinking some of it but under her beak is swollen and she can't bend down on her own to get the water so we have to hold the water container up to her and then she drinks. I guess the swelling will go down eventually.
 

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Thats great she is getting better!!

I was going to suggest botulism, Unfortunately it is very common with water fowl due to the sometimes awful water they find to drink/bathe in!!! (But this is usually accompanied with trouble standing/walking)

Your taking great care of her
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Unfornately, Daisy didn't eat hardly anything at all yesterday and only took a few sips of water. We're taking her to the vet at 11:30. I'll keep you posted
 

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Praying that Daisey is OK. :hug8:
 

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Oh dear, I hope she'll be alright. I'm glad you're taking her in for a check. :hug8:
 

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Poor Daisey....praying for you:hug8::hug8::hug8:keep us updated
 

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Praying that she will be ok and the vet figures it out
 

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Update on Daisy- she went to the vet and the vet said it was probably a wasp sting, and she got a infection in her eye from the poison. She's on some kind of medicine for her eye and an antibiotic too. She wasn't eating because the infection in her eye was making her feel bad. So thankfully she'll be better soon. :)
 

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Glad the vet was able to give her something. I hope she perks up soon
 

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Daisy is doing a lot better already- :dance4: Thank you guys so much!:hug8:
 

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Just seeing this Victoria. So glad she is doing better! :dance4:
 
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