Galaxyfalcon
Songster
On Friday I noticed one of our girls, Freya, had something happening on her behind. After inspecting, it looked like a prolapse. We live in a rural area, and our vet is closed on the weekend. Not only that, but the only avian vet in the region won't be back until Monday/Tuesday. We weren't sure what to do to help her, so we drove 2 hours to a vet hospital with avian specialists. They put her back together, put a suture in, and gave us some pain meds and antibiotics.
This morning was extremely hard. Freya was fine in the early morning, but around 8:00 AM she needed to lay an egg. It was heartbreaking to watch. She just couldn't lay it. She was straining, grunting, and fumbling for the next two hours trying to get it out. We gave her two warm baths and lubed her vent up nice and good, and eventually she passed the egg.
She obviously prolapsed again. We were supposed to have the suture taken out on Monday/Tuesday when our main vet returns. She's been dripping clear liquid out of her sad vent area on and off again all day today. Aside from that, she's had good energy. We have her separated and have spent most of our day with her since she might pass away soon. She's had an okay appetite and been drinking lots of water, took a few baths.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do. Her prolapsing again immediately after having her issue taken care of doesn't seem good. I'm really concerned for her, and after this morning I think we might need to put her to sleep. Is a prolapsed vent area always fatal? Can a duck ever recover from this?
When Freya hatched she had a lot of issues the first week. She barely survived and had some life-long issues, like one eye that was permanently squinty. She pulled through, though, and hasn't had a single issue since she hatched. We've always called her our little survivor. The thought of losing her so suddenly and without warning has been really traumatic.
Is there anything we can do for her that maybe we haven't thought of? What do we do in the future if another girl prolapses? Is it basically a death sentence?
I'm so heartbroken to think we might need to put her down tomorrow if she doesn't recover.
This morning was extremely hard. Freya was fine in the early morning, but around 8:00 AM she needed to lay an egg. It was heartbreaking to watch. She just couldn't lay it. She was straining, grunting, and fumbling for the next two hours trying to get it out. We gave her two warm baths and lubed her vent up nice and good, and eventually she passed the egg.
She obviously prolapsed again. We were supposed to have the suture taken out on Monday/Tuesday when our main vet returns. She's been dripping clear liquid out of her sad vent area on and off again all day today. Aside from that, she's had good energy. We have her separated and have spent most of our day with her since she might pass away soon. She's had an okay appetite and been drinking lots of water, took a few baths.
At this point, I'm not sure what to do. Her prolapsing again immediately after having her issue taken care of doesn't seem good. I'm really concerned for her, and after this morning I think we might need to put her to sleep. Is a prolapsed vent area always fatal? Can a duck ever recover from this?
When Freya hatched she had a lot of issues the first week. She barely survived and had some life-long issues, like one eye that was permanently squinty. She pulled through, though, and hasn't had a single issue since she hatched. We've always called her our little survivor. The thought of losing her so suddenly and without warning has been really traumatic.
Is there anything we can do for her that maybe we haven't thought of? What do we do in the future if another girl prolapses? Is it basically a death sentence?
I'm so heartbroken to think we might need to put her down tomorrow if she doesn't recover.