Goose can't walk :c - Page 2

Could she have gotten injured on the way home or from being caught?  Have you seen her walk at all since you had her at your place?

She is in poor body condition, underweight from poor quality feed. The lack of grazing and scratch as a main feed along with being moved (stressed) has brought this on.

She needs QUALITY food and I am sorry but chick grower and scratch are not it. You need to provide good food to have geese in good healthy. They MUST be on pasture to be healthy as well. Locked in a barn and not properly fed are big factors. A small pool or cement mixing tub for her bath and get clean in will be in order.

A good layer feed or all flock is a must. if you are willing to spend the money Mazuri waterfowl is a better option, but many wont spend the retail price for it.

if you choose layer or all flock type feed give her brewers yeast as well as a poultry vitamin such as Nutri Drench.

She needs time and attention and good food to help her bounce back. 

you mentioned her foot may have been hurt.  Can you describe that?

Check her hock (elbow) to see if one of the tendons has slipped. A goose cannot rise off the ground if one tendon has slipped out of its groove and without it going back in the goose will quickly go lame. The tendon should slide back in if the leg is extended out behind the bird. This might be a two person job.

Sounds like you got a goose family from a really unhealthy home and are doing what you can to improve their lives...kudos to you!

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Originally Posted by CelticOaksFarm 

She is in poor body condition, underweight from poor quality feed. The lack of grazing and scratch as a main feed along with being moved (stressed) has brought this on.

 

She needs QUALITY food and I am sorry but chick grower and scratch are not it. You need to provide good food to have geese in good healthy. They MUST be on pasture to be healthy as well. Locked in a barn and not properly fed are big factors. A small pool or cement mixing tub for her bath and get clean in will be in order.

 

A good layer feed or all flock is a must. if you are willing to spend the money Mazuri waterfowl is a better option, but many wont spend the retail price for it.

 

if you choose layer or all flock type feed give her brewers yeast as well as a poultry vitamin such as Nutri Drench.

 

She needs time and attention and good food to help her bounce back. 

I thought she looked rather underweight too- Embdens are huge and full bodied geese. She looks so skinny. 

I think some good food, time, tlc, free ranging on some grass, fresh clean bath water- hopefully she perks right up!

If she has stopped eating I really don't think there's any hope. 

The cause of her condition may be any number of things, but it surely stems from the previous owner not taking proper care of her. She's been sick for a while now (I'm thinking weeks), otherwise she wouldn't have lost all that weight. Birds are often able to "hide" their poor condition, especially during stressful times, but now that she's in a safe location with you she rapidly declines.

I'm so sorry, but I think the best thing you can do for her is to put her down.

I lost my own pet goose Wednesday after five weeks of fighting for her life and more than 30 trips to the vet. She had also stopped eating, so we fed her enterally four times a day. I so wanted her to get better, but according to my vet even a 10% weight loss is critical for birds. Tuesday morning she seemed to be picking up, but she gradually declined during the day, and Wednesday morning she couldn't walk. We decided to have her put down if she didn't get better in a few hours, but ten minutes later she died in my arms.

I'm still shell shocked from losing her, and I know very well how hard it is to give up hope.

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Originally Posted by The goose girl 

If she has stopped eating I really don't think there's any hope. 

 

The cause of her condition may be any number of things, but it surely stems from the previous owner not taking proper care of her. She's been sick for a while now (I'm thinking weeks), otherwise she wouldn't have lost all that weight. Birds are often able to "hide" their poor condition, especially during stressful times, but now that she's in a safe location with you she rapidly declines.

 

I'm so sorry, but I think the best thing you can do for her is to put her down.

 

I lost my own pet goose Wednesday after five weeks of fighting for her life and more than 30 trips to the vet. She had also stopped eating, so we fed her enterally four times a day. I so wanted her to get better, but according to my vet even a 10% weight loss is critical for birds. Tuesday morning she seemed to be picking up, but she gradually declined during the day, and Wednesday morning she couldn't walk. We decided to have her put down if she didn't get better in a few hours, but ten minutes later she died in my arms.

 

I'm still shell shocked from losing her, and I know very well how hard it is to give up hope.

Oh goose girl I am so sorry, since you hadn't posted for a while about her[or I missed it] I was so hoping she had recovered. I know you are devastated. Please believe me my heart hurts for you.  

I had a muscovy that stopped walking and eating for 7-10 days.  I seperated her, moved her periodically during the day so she wasn't sitting in her poop.  Put water and food literally right under her nose.  After days of not moving at all, she slowly started to improve until one morning she was standing and the next walking.  I was borderline putting her down.

I would soak some feed in water and make a very thin slurry.  Something that she can just drink down.  I would also offer any type of treat you have on hand, greens, corn, peas and scratch.  Keep everything within her reach and look at it so you will be able to tell if she ate anything.  I made little mounds so I could tell if my duck moved/ate anything.  If she eats something in particular, offer her more of that.  At this point, I think getting her to eat is more important than insuring she has a complete balanced diet.  If she was used to eating scratch you may need to wean her onto regular feed.