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She’s walking fine and seems unbothered, so I’m just kind of treating it at night and letting her do her thing during the day as of right now. I’m headed out right now to see how she’s doing though!

Thank you, I was thinking it was probably bumble by the appearance, they just feel so flat and not like I could pull anything off scab wise. I will soak her later today when I can find some help to get her boot back on. I think I still have some Prid as well. Does that work okay?

Hi BYC, My Indian Runner, Freya, has a cut on her foot. I just noticed this yesterday, but I’ve been cleaning it with Vetericyn and treating it with antibiotic ointment. Today I used Silver Sulfadiazine as well and put a neoprene boot on her for the night. These look like little bumbles, but...

I know ideally there would be a culture and resistance to figure out what kind of abx would work best, but at this point…there really isn’t anything obvious to culture. I may try and see if the small animal clinic near me will run a fecal exam or fecal float. We are using Oxytetracycline...

Thank you ❤️ We originally had separated her because we wanted to make sure it wasn’t something contagious, but after awhile it began to seem very isolated to her. Once we started letting her out with everyone, she was improving a bit. Around 3 days ago she started acting like her leg was...

I am in tears for you and this experience. There are no words that I can offer that will be adequate, but I am so incredibly sorry. This is unforgivable on the other side's behalf, especially since you were willing to comply with all quarantine measures. I will be sending you every ounce of...

Hi BYC, I only have ducks, and can usually be found browsing the duck forums, however, my grandma's chicken is in need of some help. I have contacted our local mobile farm vet, but she does not normally treat chickens. She is willing to do the research to help out but is unsure of where to...

Not that I can see in any obvious sense. The only thing that seemed a little different is that the "pad" of this foot (her right) seems to be slightly harder and *maaayyyyybe* a little more swollen than her other. I could also just be resorting to hypochondriac behavior to try and figure out...

Haha, thank you! Much to my husband, the holder's, demise, I am ultra obsessive about photographically documenting every possible ailment on our ducks :p And I am so hoping it is just a weird callous or old encapsulation of some sort, but I get worried. She is a black Indian Runner female...

Hi guys! Has anyone seen a growth like this on their own duck? It doesn't have any of the normal "bumble signs," and it does not appear to bug her when I palpate that area. She does have a slight limp today, but she has had a history of presenting with an off-and-on limp for most of her life (I...

I love that last bit! The joyous worm slurping is an absolute joy to watch, and I would soooo hate taking that type of fun away from them ❤️ I haven’t noticed any indication of worms, but I work in an animal clinic and never even just thought about taking the dang poop in to look at for...

I am incredibly sorry for your loss. They are so special, and she sounds like just the sweetest girl. May she rest in peace, and I am praying that Cornell can give you answers as to why this was so sudden. Sending all of my love to you and your family ❤️

I have to be honest, I just now read about this today. I did a lot of research before getting my ducks buuuuuut never came across this info until now. My ducks eat a TON of nightcrawler worms (I mean a TON) because the people who lived at our property before us (around 15 yrs ago) "planted"...

The severe soft tissue swelling that was present in the July radiograph I included in the photo set above (the V/D view labeled “farrahjuly”) has luckily not returned since releasing that pus and treating with the course of enrofloxacin. Her limping was also WAY decreased for a few weeks up...

Thank you ❤️ I’m all about avoiding anesthesia and additional trauma at all costs, and have also wondered if the digit itself is offering additional stability. I’m going to have one of the small animal vets I work with call a radiologist friend of hers and see if he has any insight. I’m willing...