{"id":14250,"date":"2025-12-17T10:30:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/?p=14250"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:33:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:33:40","slug":"mallard-duck-grounded-by-dislocated-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/mallard-duck-grounded-by-dislocated-wing\/","title":{"rendered":"Mallard Duck Grounded By Dislocated Wing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14252\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14252\" src=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/mallard-duck-gwrc-2512-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"closeup on a Mallard duck swimming in an enclosed pool area\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/mallard-duck-gwrc-2512-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/mallard-duck-gwrc-2512-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/mallard-duck-gwrc-2512-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/mallard-duck-gwrc-2512.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>The following story a Mallard duck was shared with us by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenwoodwildlife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center<\/a> in Colorado.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On a bright, cold, winter morning, a compassionate individual came across a male Mallard duck flapping clumsily around in the mud in a rural wetland. The bird was clearly vulnerable and hurt, and its soon-to-be rescuer couldn\u2019t leave it behind.<\/p>\n<p>Our rehabilitators were prepared for their arrival and immediately ushered the bird into the exam room. They drew blood to test for illness and gave him a thorough examination. The evaluation showed a few minor wounds, broken primary feathers, and a dislocated right wing, which prevented the bird from flying.<\/p>\n<p>He was treated with pain medication and tested for avian influenza. Fortunately, his results came back negative, and after a week of rest, <a href=\"https:\/\/emeraid.com\/vet\/emeraid-herbivore\/\">EmerAid IC Herbivore<\/a>, and veterinary care, the Mallard healed quickly. He was soon back to his spunky self and was upgraded to a large outdoor enclosure. After acclimating again to the outdoors, the veterinary team cleared him for release.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to this kind-hearted rescuer, our Animal Care Team\u2019s efforts, and the supplemental calories of EmerAid, this gorgeous Mallard got a second chance and returned to his natural habitat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Mallard duck that was grounded by injuries gets help to recover from staff at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":14252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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