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How are things going with Booby?

I've never heard of it either. I would be reluctant to give Booby anything that might make him worse. Especially since you aren't sure he has an intestinal blockage, right? I'm concerned that perhaps with his dehydration ingesting oils could give him diarrhea increasing dehydration. Maybe...

I hope the antibiotic starts working soon. Is tube feeding going ok? Is he loosing weight?

My vets also follow FDA guidelines regarding "food animals." At least at first. If that fails or my bird is going to die they will use other non approved treatments. I actually understand - they can have their licenses revoked and even go to jail. It can still be frustrating to use less...

I found it! It was give it for 5 days repeat in 3 weeks. I swear the other vet had me do it a bit differently. Well, this was a couple years ago. Here's the label. Maybe call the vet tomorrow and verify.

I get bloodwork done on my ducks all the time. At least twice yearly, sometimes more if they are really sick. It doesn't always give us any usable information, but sometimes it does and it always rules out infection. Via regular CBCs my ducks have been diagnosed with possible avian chlamydia...

Does the duck eat it on their own? That's what I tube fed. I couldn't get it without a prescription, though. At least the omnivore kind.

Oh, what about scratch? My ducks think it is candy.

I'm not sure what the calorie content is like, or how it feels in the tummy, but have you tried foraging for him? Sometimes I can entice my sweethearts with rolly poly bugs (wood lice), worms, those shiny black beetles they love so much, small slugs, chopped dandelions, and snipped grass...

I'm thrilled that he ate mealworms!! I agree about the poop, that would be a lot of kale. :( Having an appointment with an avian vet is great news. Hopefully they can get to the bottom of this. 💖🦆

I'm thinking about you guys. 💖🦆

I'm so sorry that sounds very scary. I've never had that happen to me before, so I'm not sure what to do. I'm also hard of hearing, so I can't hear anything in your video. I would probably go to the vet - but my emergency vet is an avian vet. But, I was scared of my duck aspirating when I...

When I tube fed my duck my vet calculated how much to give her based on her weight. I think she weighed about 3.5-4lbs and they had me give her 70mls, but I just drew up a 60 cc syringe as far as it could go. They had me feed her 2 times daily at first, but she was still losing weight so they...

The emergency vet should be able to sell you the catheter tube and syringe. Mine did. They also taught me how to tube feed. You might be able to ask them to give him a full meal, if he was only nibbling. A lab accustomed to dealing with bird blood will be able to notice things like avian...

No, I'm unfamiliar with that infection in my flock I believe. I'm so sorry you can't get him into an avian specialist.

Unfortunately the only one I know of is cholestyramine, available by prescription only. I have had my share of duck diarrhea and that is the only med my avian vets have ever recommended. Hopefully other members know of other medications available OTC.

I'm sorry to hear that. You are doing a great job taking care of him.

I'm unaware of the exact amount of time a duck can go without food. But there have been a few threads here where a duck went 3+ days. I believe one of the big risks of not eating in the first couple days is dehydration, and since your duck already got fluids he has an advantage.

I have heard of people using fish airline tubing and melting the end so it is less blunt, instead of a catheter. I've never done it before. You should be able to get that and the Kaytee at a pet store like Petco. I think medical supply stores might have the syringes. I feel like pharmacies...

When my ducks aren't well I usually have luck getting them to eat their favorite snacks, like mealworms or tomatoes. I float lettuce in their water, and even put handfuls of mealworms in their water. (I normally give them only a few a day) Sometimes I even go out and dig up worms. I've heard...