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  1. C

    Chronically ill goose

    I have a year a 15 month old Sebastopol goose, Isabel, who has spells of illness, beginning when she as a gosling. I’ve taken her to my avian vet several times, who sees the symptoms but never finds a reason for her illness, no sign of parasites etc, but will put her on an antibiotic to which...
  2. shmooborp

    Gander losing stability, can't stand

    Hi All, I have a 10 month old Dewlap Toulouse gander that has been off for about a month. I noticed he was stumbling over his feet and just seeming uncoordinated, he did perk up at one point for a few days but has now declined again and can now no longer stand up. Things to note: - He is now...
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    • dewlap tolouse sick goose
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  3. S

    HELP!! Sick goose!!

    My favorite goose has been acting odd the last couple of days. She won't eat (we changed the food but she won't even eat the scratch) although seems to attempt to graze. She'll eat wood and drinks a little but mostly she just stands still and rests. She can't move fast and seems to have no...
    • starrymutt
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    • diarrhea goose behavior goose sick lethargic lethargic goose sick goose won't drink won't eat
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    Gander seems sick again with gasping - what to do?

    We don't know what happened to the goose. Any help is highly appreciated. The gander has gasping and gaping from time to time, and sometimes after gasping, he spits some liquid out (can't tell if it's water or something else) (vomiting?). We haven't seen him eating since this gasping symptom...
  5. S

    Goose constipated and wheezy voice--help

    My one goose Ella, who's around 5 months old, seems to be constipated the last couple of days. I've watched her try to go and it looks like she's straining only for a tiny bit to come out, it's solid, but about the size of my thumb. I tried expecting her crop but I couldn't find it. She also...
  6. S

    Sick goose or gapeworm?

    My Toulouse hen (4 months old) suddenly has a raspy voice, a kind of wheeze and it sounded like a cough when she tried honking or running. Almost like she swallowed something she shouldn't or has something stuck. No nasal or eye discharge and all of her siblings are fine. They do gape their...
    • starrymutt
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    • gapeworms goose behavior sick goose
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    • Forum: Geese
  7. Goose in the snake room

    HELP! Last chance trying to treat my sick goose.

    Forgive me for the scattered timeline, my brain is not thinking straight at the moment. My goose is 2 months old and 4 days ago starting showing symptoms. On the first day she isolated herself and was breathing through her mouth in the heat. I immediately brought her inside for monitoring. On...
  8. S

    Goose bald apots on head and neck????

    Hello! I have a 2 year old canada goose that I care for. He's been with me since a hatchling. Have never had any real issues or illness with him. Although as of abput a week/week and a half ago. His feathers started thinning around the crown of his head. I noticed he was really scratching that...
    • Scullysk8s
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    • bald spots balding diagnosis help excessive preening irritated skin itching head itching neck loosing feathers missing feathers sick goose
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    • Forum: Geese
  9. S

    Goose throwing up????!!!!!

    Hey all, something really weird just happened with my goose Ryan, he's about a yr and a half old Canada goose. I was just making him his dinner, duck feed, a little cracked corn and oats and I topped it off with some meal worms. He gets that for dinner pretty much every day. I set it down and...
  10. S

    Goose throw up???!?!?!?!?

    Hey all, something really weird just happened with my goose Ryan, he's about a yr and a half old Canada goose. I was just making him his dinner, duck feed, a little cracked corn and oats and I topped it off with some meal worms. He gets that for dinner pretty much every day. I set it down and...
    • Scullysk8s
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    • emergency goose behavior help sick goose throw up
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    • Forum: Geese
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    Help needed on advice on giving a goose a pill/tablet

    How to make sure the goose swallow the pill/tablet without spitting it out while making it safe so that the pill/tablet doesn't accidentally go into the glottis? We've been having trouble holding the goose still even with three people - the goose always utilizes its long neck to try to...
    • GEESES Peanut Butter Cup
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    • goose medical medical help medical medical medical problems medical questions medicalquestion medication dosage medicine chart pilling sick goose
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    Giving goose medication - concern

    We're giving our gander a tablet medication. Although he didn't like it or had even spit out the tablet, the past few times still succeeded eventually. The most recent one, however, seemed different. When he spit the tablet out, there's something regurgitated as well. Is this normal? If not...
    • GEESES Peanut Butter Cup
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    • goose health goose health issue medication regurgitate regurgitating sick goose
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  13. G

    Help needed: gander seems sick, with severe gaping

    The gander was eating normally until yesterday (Aug. 4). Yesterday, he ate much less than normal (sudden loss of appetite) and had severe head-and-neck-forward gaping multiple times. Today (Aug. 5), he hasn't eaten much, either, and still has gaping. I gave him water mixed with Sav-a-Chick...
    • GEESES Peanut Butter Cup
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    • gaping gaping mouth respiratory respiratory disease respiratory diseases respiratory illnes respiratory illness respiratory infection sick goose vet vet advice vet care vet help
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  14. Janexsays

    Mystery goose illness

    My african goose, female, little over a year old is....off. She started molting about 2 weeks ago, still is mid way through. I noticed she looked smaller about 4 days ago, then 2 days ago I realized she wasn't eating. I think shes lost a few pounds, keel is very obviously felt. She is acting a...
  15. Goose_Goose

    Goose hardly walking

    I have a gander named Tiny. About a week ago he started limping and one leg was swollen. I made sure he rested. The next morning he was no longer limping and walking around. I soon realized he couldn't run with the other geese and was slower than them, I also noticed he is also laying down more...
  16. 4

    Male goose not coming out of nest in morning

    Hi guys, first post here! Great community y’all have. We have 18 laying hens right now that we move around the yard in a Chickshaw. We also have one 3 month old male Pilgrim goose that lives with the chickens for protection. Usually in the mornings he is one of the first ones out of the...
    • 47AngelsFarm
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    • goose goose behavior sick goose
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    • Forum: Geese
  17. NEgoosegirl

    Can Domestic Geese Carry Avian Influenza?

    Hi Everyone, I am wondering whether anyone can tell me -- can my domestic geese (Sebastopols) recover from AI/carry it without showing symptoms? My gander died a little over a week ago from an unknown cause (lethargy, no eating, excessive drinking, webs of feet turning purple, coughing up water...
    • NEgoosegirl
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    • avian influenza sick goose symptoms
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    • Forum: Geese
  18. tracy.lewis

    Gosling Help Needed

    I have a new pair of French Toulouse Goslings, about 1.5 weeks old. My male, Henry, has a large, hard lump on his right side close to his upper chest/lower neck. It feels like a cyst, but I’m not sure. He’s eating and drinking water. He’s not as active as his partner, Eloise. I’m going to the...
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    • cyst geese gosling goslings grit sick bird sick goose sick gosling
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  19. gothicangelnico

    Goose losing his voice

    When I was leaving to go out of town last Thursday I went to go say goodbye to my gander, Goose, who is 4 years old and he was squeaking. He's gradually lost his voice a bit and not honking well. He's eating. There's no discharge from his nose. It's been pretty hot here and he and his sister...
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