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    Duck with unresponsive respiratory issues?

    Update: I took the duck (named Pepper at the vet for ID) and had her blood work done and an xray. Results per Vet: Her white blood cell count is mildly elevated at 16000 (range 4.5-13000). Her packed cell volume (PCV)/hematocrit is mildly elevated at 48% (range 30-43%). The distribution of...
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    Duck with unresponsive respiratory issues?

    Good call on your part! Back to the vet this am and they took blood to send off and did an x-ray. They believe she has aspergillosis. I did have a couple bags of bad feed that I had used some of prior to seeing mold at the bottom. Thinking that was the cause. It was about 8 weeks ago at...
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    Duck with unresponsive respiratory issues?

    Thanks, will do. Taking her tomorrow for blood work as I hate to see her like this. I was thinking maybe fungal as the other ducks seem to be OK so far, or maybe some other internal issue.
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    Duck with unresponsive respiratory issues?

    Thanks for the response. I have had her 2 years at my house. Knew here prior to that also when she was living elsewhere in not a great setting. Going to take her to a bird specialist to see what's going on. Hard to locate anyone!
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    Duck with unresponsive respiratory issues?

    Haven't heard from anyone and hoping to elevate this up again. Haven't been able to locate a vet (called about 10 already) who will treat ducks!
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    Duck with unresponsive respiratory issues?

    I have a flock of twenty rescue ducks. One week ago, a brought a 7-year old female Indian Runner into the house as she was open mouth breathing and tail bobbing. I live in FL and it has been very hot the last week, but her breathing didn't improve in the evening when it cooled off. She did not...
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    Duck lost sight this am - died tonight!

    Thank you for your input. I'm thinking also that it could have been some sort of condition rather than virus, injury, etc. Always 2nd guessing when there isn't something obvious to treat and feeling guilty. I often think I don't have the heart for rescue work of any kind as the loss hits me...
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    Duck lost sight this am - died tonight!

    Thank you for responding. I'm hoping for some input so I can learn what to look for or do if something like this happens again. My thoughts for loss of vision, rather than just not wanting to move, came from me approaching him without any reaction and waving my hand right by his eyes. He was...
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    Newbie with 21 Ducks

    Newbie to the site as I need help! I'm the caretaker of 21 rescue ducks, some runners, some Pekins and some I have no idea. I happened on to them at least 5 years ago when asked to "babysit" while a co-worker went out of town. I wasn't happy with their living conditions, shared my concerns...
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    Duck lost sight this am - died tonight!

    Sadly, my 6 year old male runner died suddenly tonight. He appeared to have a temporary loss of vision about 1 1/2 weeks ago. No apparent injuries to eyes, no discharge, etc. I was lost as to why and treated with saline solution and meds for eyes. The next day, he was back to normal. This am...
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