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Hi we had a recent fox attack in our duck pen and rescued a duck from the fox.... he seems unmarked however his legs do not work. The duck appears to be happy, eats and drinks and is being kept indoors. We thought he was just paralysed by fear and he would recover however after 3 days there is no change... any ideas?
thanks
Steve
Hello Steve,
It sounds like your duck has some sort of neurological damage from the fox attack. I think you have to decide how much money you want to spend on this animal as he needs to go to the vets and probably have x-rays and stuff- if you decide to do this please let me know how it goes.
Thanks for your question.
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