Recent content by Honk and Tonk

I picked up the only antibiotic (Bactricillin G) I could find at the local feed store. Photo attached. Does anyone know if this is safe to use in geese? If so, I could use help determining the appropriate dosage, please. Also, how/where does one inject a goose? What is the preferred needle...

Update: We are now over 40 days into the recovery process and Honk is doing great. Or he was until yesterday, when we hit a bump in the road (see attached photos).. Honk adamently refused to eat for nearly 2 weeks. And I mean everything. I learned that geese are very opinionated little...

THANK YOU both! My first attempt at syringe feeding (prior to viewing the links) was an epic fail. I'm still not entirely comfortable doing this -- very afraid I'm going to cause Honk to aspirate food -- but it does seem to be going better. Questions: Given the circumstances, how long might one...

It happened Thursday night, so 4 days now. The chest wound was large and deep -- I could stick 3 fingers in it nearly to the second knuckle. The bites on his back were bit enough to put a finger in bit not to the first knuckle. Both wongs have puncture holes beneath them. Everything has...

I tried it primarily out of desperation. Strange as it might sound, the geese used to chase the barn cats away from the bowls of canned food I put down for them and then dive in like it was candy. I took Honk to the barn and, although he seemed happy to see his partner and he let out a few loud...

Thanks for checking in on us. Honk's wounds are sealing over remarkably well and overall he seems a bit brighter. He's nowhere close to the loud, obnoxious, bite-me-in-the-butt-when-my-back-is-turned guy that I know and love, but he's alive and seems to be fighting to keep it that way. I'll take...

The vet gave Honk two shots -- Torb and a mix of dexamethasone/penicillin and a third drug I don't recall. The vet is out of town now so we'd have to seek out someone else if we need another vet visitl. I spent the last hour trimming feathers. There are many more puncture wounds than I was...

Honk is standing and sometimes lying down but still doesn't seem to want to eat. He had been drinking when I held the water up for him but has stopped doing that too. He has cracked corn, an all-flock food, romaine lettuce, a plain water bowl, and a water bowl mixed with probiotics and...

I will try to get some photos to post. The ones I took shortly after the incident are dark and grainy. Honk will drink water if i hold it in front of him but still won't eat. I'll pick up romaine lettuce to try. I couldn't find vitamins at the local feed store but got probiotics and...

Last night the farm dog attacked the male goose at the barn where I keep my horse (not my goose, not my dog, but I was given permission to try to save it). The dog and ducks/geese have co-existed peacefully for quite some time so I have no idea what happened. When I arrived to do evening...