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Duck survives two days in fridge

 

A duck in the US state of Florida has survived gunshot wounds and a two-day stint in a refrigerator.

 

A hunter shot the duck, wounding it in the wing and leg. Believing the bird was dead, he left it in his fridge at his home in Tallahassee.

 

The hunter's wife got a fright when she opened the fridge and the duck lifted its head, a local veterinarian said.

 

Staff at the Goose Creek Animal Sanctuary who are treating the bird said it has a 75% chance of survival.

 

The plucky duck was taken first to a local animal hospital, and then to an animal sanctuary for more specialised treatment.

 

A veterinarian at the sanctuary said he thinks the duck will live, but will probably never be well enough to be released into the wild.

 

The veterinarian, David Hale, said the duck's low metabolism rate helped it survive its time in the refrigerator, the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper reported.

 

"This is an extremely tough duck with a lot of spirit to live," he said. "This shows how tough and adaptable wildlife are."

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6283677.stm

Haha, that's really random indeed!

Go duck! It has got a lot of spirit to live!

Aw...poor thing must have been miserable. I'm glad it survived though. There are people on this earth that hunt as a matter of basic survival. People who only kill what they need and use the whole animal...the rest are morons, IMO.:angry:

 

On a lighter note...what did the hunter have to eat since his duck was rescued? Soup and quackers?:lol:

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Duck comes back from dead, again

A duck that survived being shot and spending two days in a refrigerator has now overcome major surgery - despite briefly dying on the operating table.

 

Florida vets working to repair gunshot damage to Perky's wing panicked when the duck twice stopped breathing.

 

But they managed to resuscitate the bird, who leapt to fame when she was found alive in a hunter's fridge two days after being shot.

 

Perky now has a pin in her wing, but is expected to make a good recovery.

 

Lifesavers

 

The ring-neck duck entered surgery with vets confident that she would survive the procedure despite serious injuries to her wing, leg and beak.

 

But they struggled to fully sedate Perky, who briefly lost consciousness, said Susan May, treasurer of the Goose Creek Animal Sanctuary in Tallahassee.

 

"The first time she stopped breathing a quick thump on the chest brought her back," Ms May told the BBC News website.

 

"But once the surgeon started sewing her back up she stopped breathing again, this time for 15 seconds."

 

When a second thump failed to bring Perky round, veterinary surgeon David Hale tried manipulating the duck's beak, before using a needle to shock her into consciousness.

 

At one point the duck was given pure oxygen through a face mask, Ms May said.

 

"At that point the vet turned and said: 'I'm sorry, she's gone.'"

 

The room fell into shocked silence as those present took in the news, but then Perky raised her head and began flapping her wings.

 

'Emotional rollercoaster'

 

The relief reduced everyone to tears, Ms May said, describing one of her colleagues as "extremely emotional" as she left the room.

 

"For the duck to have gone through all of this and then to die at that time was a real shock," Ms May said.

 

"This duck has taken us all on an emotional rollercoaster," she said, adding that Perky has since recovered well and is staying out of trouble.

 

Perky first made international headlines when she shocked a hunter's wife who found her alive after being stored inside a refrigerator for two days.

 

Mr Hale said the duck's slow metabolism helped her survive the low temperatures for so long.

 

Now volunteers at Goose Creek are hoping a t-shirt on sale through a local firm will raise enough cash to provide long-term care for the bird.

 

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/6309159.stm

Wow! That sure is one lucky duck!!:stunned:

This is a horrible thing for the duck to go through. It's probably been in a lot of pain for a long time now.

Four-legged Stumpy 'doing well'

 

 

A duck who appeared on TV around the world when he was born with four legs has amazed his owners by surviving into adulthood, despite his deformity.

 

Stumpy was born in February at Warrawee Duck Farm, Copythorne, Hants, with two extra legs behind the two he moves on.

 

A duckling, called Jake, was born with a similar mutation in Australia in 2002, but died soon after birth.

 

But Stumpy's owner, Nicky Janaway, said he was thriving on the farm and had now almost reached full-size.

 

Due to his rare mutation, Mrs Janaway said she thought Stumpy would not survive in the wild but was making himself at home on the New Forest farm, and his spare legs had acted as stabilisers.

 

Global fame

 

Mrs Janaway said: "He's doing really well. He is still very tame and loves all the attention he's been getting.

 

"He won't be allowed to roam the farm because his back legs stick out and could get caught in brambles and I might never find him.

 

"We're making a very big pen for him to make sure he is kept very safe and he has been paired up with Alice - he seems a very happy duck."

 

When Stumpy was born on 7 February, Mrs Janaway said she was "gobsmacked" to discover the extra legs.

 

She added: "It was absolutely bizarre, I was thinking 'he's got too many legs' and I kept counting 'one, two, three, four'."

 

Stumpy's condition has earned him fame - he made the headlines and made television appearances across the globe after his birth and an online blog has been ensuring fans can follow his every move.

 

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/hampshire/6520965.stm

Yay!

'Stumpy' now a three-legged duck

 

Stumpy the Duck and owner Nicky Janaway before he lost his leg

 

The mutation is rare but cases have been recorded elsewhere

A duck who became famous after he was born with four legs has lost one of his extra limbs.

 

Stumpy was born at Warrawee Duck Farm, Hampshire, in February, with an extra set of legs behind the two he moves on.

 

His owner Nicky Janaway, who was amazed Stumpy had thrived into adulthood, said he caught one of his extra legs, which stuck out, in his pen's fencing.

 

But she said it was a plus for Stumpy as, without the flailing leg, the duck could now safely roam the whole farm.

 

Mrs Janaway said: "He's now only got three legs and a stump which means he's Stumpy by name and stumpy by nature.

 

"He got the leg caught in the pen fencing. He clean snapped it but he had no idea anything had happened so he may not have had any sensation in it."

 

Given him freedom

 

Stumpy had shocked his owners when he was born on the New Forest farm with the rare mutation.

 

A duckling, called Jake, was born with a similar mutation in Australia in 2002, but died soon after birth.

 

However, Stumpy's condition earned him fame - he made the headlines and made television appearances across the globe after his birth and an online blog has been ensuring fans can follow his every move.

 

Stumpy had been housed in the pen as Mrs Janaway said she was fearful if he had been free to wander the farm he would have got stuck somewhere and she would not have found him.

 

Mrs Janaway said: "The good thing that has come out of it is that he can now roam the farm and he and his girlfriend duck Alice are harassing the others.

 

"It has given him his freedom - the other leg is tucked up so it has no chance of getting stuck."