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    Duck conjunctivitis? & weird head movements (pics) (repost)

    Is Baytril appropriate for eye infections? I'm wondering also if his neuro weirdness might be from internal infection too, putting pressure on his eye or ear for balance issues or something like that. I was surprised to find any antibiotics for sale at all because I thought they were banned a...
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    Duck conjunctivitis? & weird head movements (pics) (repost)

    Thank you. I've just learned that I could order oral antibiotics from bird supply sites. Do you think it would be worth it to try that since there hasn't been much improvement with the ointment? If so is there a specific antibiotic you'd recommend?
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    Duck conjunctivitis? & weird head movements (pics) (repost)

    (reposting from the medical forum) This 8-week-old duck has an issue with his left eye, and I sadly can't afford to take him to the avian vet at the moment after expensive urgent surgery for a different duck a few weeks ago wiped me out. :( For about a week I rinsed it with saline and gave...
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    Duck conjunctivitis? & weird head movements (pics)

    This 8-week old duck has an issue with his left eye, and I sadly can't afford to take him to the avian vet at the moment after expensive urgent surgery for a different duck a few weeks ago wiped me out. :( For about a week I rinsed it with saline and gave gentamicin eye drops that I had on...
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    Duckling slipped tendon?

    I'll try that and the baby aspirin. Thank you so much for your help!
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    Duckling slipped tendon?

    Unfortunately I don't, but I'll try to make sure to get some or similar from the vet. I had no idea! How much is a safe dose? And thank you, I'll have to try a different approach to a sling because it ironically was making the duckling use its leg even more trying to get out. 🤦‍♀️ I didn't...
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    Duckling slipped tendon?

    I've been giving 1ml daily over a tiny bit of kibble that absorbs it, and I watch to make sure he/she eats it all. I did try to massage the tendon over but could not get it to move. I agree that the hock seems swollen, so I wondered if that would make it harder for the tendon to move back into...
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    Duckling slipped tendon?

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    Duckling slipped tendon?

    It looks like the leg is able to straighten sometimes, but only for a moment and is very shaky on the leg overall. I've been giving the Super B Complex for over a week now and it doesn't seem to have improved at all. Also I wasn't able to get a good photo but that leg is bowed with the hip...
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    Duckling slipped tendon?

    Is this a slipped tendon? And is it at both the hock and the foot? This duckling has had problems with this leg from the start, and either I couldn't see this before or it's somehow been injured since then. Some kind of developmental defect happened because that back toe is completely missing...
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    Duckling with curled foot and twisted leg

    Does that mean that 1ml is the minimum dose? Or do I need to scale the dose down for the duckling's weight since it's obviously nowhere near 3 pounds? I haven't been able to find clarification about it. Oh okay, I must have misunderstood this part: What gets added to their night water with...
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    Duckling with curled foot and twisted leg

    The foot did start curling again after a day, so back to the boot. 😔 And the bow-legged-ness actually seems to be getting worse somehow. But finally got the Nutridrench in. How much do you add to their water at night? Hopefully not the entire 4oz bottle for 1 gallon of water like it recommends. 😣
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    Sponsored Post Nestera Coop Giveaway! Total worth $1595

    The easy cleaning looks fantastic and that warranty length is shocking. 😲
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    Duckling with curled foot and twisted leg

    Unfortunately the Nutri-Drench doesn't seem to have any info available about the specific niacin content, but the quick delivery sounds like it would be better for treating health issues like this vs Poultry Cell sounding like it's more for maintenance or stress. Plus the Poultry Cell has iron...
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    Duckling with curled foot and twisted leg

    Thank you for sharing your regimen. Is there a danger of overdosing the other B vitamins besides Niacin? I have Poultry Cell while waiting for the Nutri-Drench to arrive Are those interchangeable, or are they meant for different situations?
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