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Would you say her dosage would be correct then? Or should I just do one tablet in the morning then evening? Thank you for the links :)

Hiya I’m pretty much a novice with bumblefoot now (I hope). He’s having epsom salt baths, colloidal silver and vetericyn hydrogel on his foot which is wrapped with gauze and self adhesive bandaging :) the vet said she’s seen much worse and that the antibiotic should hopefully work as it did work...

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Hi all, I’ve just taken my male Pekin to the vets to get some antibiotics as he has bumblefoot (again😭). He was weighed at 2.7kg and the vet has prescribed him clindamycin 88mg. She’s put it down for him to have a tablet and a half twice a day, morning and night. Does this seem an excessive...

Hi all! This is Missy and she’s around 2 years old. She seems to have almost gotten as big as her male! I’ve held her up and palpated her stomach it doesn’t feel tight or overly bloated at all it’s just nice and soft, I cannot feel an egg. I was just wondering if anyone thinks it’s just a fat...

She’s around 2 and a half years and yes she’s a Pekin too. Not sure if it’s the potential egg situation.. it’s just she was acting zoned out and not foraging as much as the others. She is drinking now which I’ve observed. I brought my other female into the bath with her and she perked up...

Apologies to uproot an old thread but I thought I would provide a little update. After toiling away in the garden we’ve essentially cleared anything we believed could have been a risk. It took nearly a couple of months and a lot of convincing on my side to let them out as I didn’t want a repeat...

It’s definitely something isolated or something the both of them could’ve got into, surely it would have effected my other ducks if it was something contagious? Exactly, though I feel my attempts sometimes aren’t enough for my precious babies :( perhaps I’m too hard on myself and I’m such a...

I’m so sorry for your loss :( it’s heartbreaking isn’t it. Same happened with rosemary, she just laid down then convulsions like you said and her neck jarring back, she looked like a little teddy as she passed away in my arms. Something I think with a necropsy, it doesn’t change the outcome and...

Hi all, Just needed a few days to reflect over everything and my other five ducks are fine thankfully which is such a big relief. The only thing is that Jeffrey is with his two females and then the two boys are lonesome by themselves which makes me feel rather guilty :( I’m just thankful that...

The whole run has been disinfected and the straw has been changed, all of my others seem fine this morning. I’m going to go over the garden with a fine tooth comb and they’re not coming out for a couple of weeks until I’m confident that there’s no areas where botulism can survive. I’m still...

That’s exactly what just happened with Rosemary, it was so traumatising to watch. What did you chalk it down to in regards to your girl passing in the end? My other five aren’t showing any symptoms or any laboured breathing. Would you think botulism is more plausible? Thank you

I will certainly read up more about birds before selecting the breed this time, I never knew they came with so many ailments and it’s heartbreaking every time you lose one, three within the space of a year now and I’ve not moved off the couch in tears all day. Thank you for your condolences ❣️

Right towards the end her head and neck jarred all the way back. I really really don’t know what it could be. It’s just come on so quick and so sudden, gapeworm? I just really don’t know

Is it in powder or tablet form? Is there one specific for poultry? I’m praying none of my other ducks have got what’s going on. There was this coloured poop in their run, could this indicate anything? Almost looks blue? They’re buried next to one neither now, my how a heart can ache 😞