3 week duckling barfing a lot.

[Gwenduckmama]

I’ve got her in under the lamp with a shady spot if she wants, and electrolytes that I’ll alternate with probiotics. Is there anything else I can do for her? This happened before when she was injured and dehydrated in transit, but she got better. I don’t know if the pond algae didn’t agree with her, or worms from the worm bin (she’s voracious). She always has fresh water and duck starter.
Any ideas? I’m praying it just passes and she gets back to her scrapper self.

 

[Isaac 0]

Hi there, sorry no one was able to respond, how is your duckling doing?

 

[Gwenduckmama]

She died after a week of being sick. At the end I think she had a crop obstruction or sour crop. She only had water for a few days, then got her appetite back, then ate a bunch of starter kibble. Then I noticed her crop was huge and she was really not right. It was a horrible night, but I learned and I have a few friends who have offered to do emergency euthanasia if I ever need it again.

I think I did everything right for her except not being able to ease her suffering when she needed it. On another thread people gave suggestions I was already doing, so I don’t think I could have changed the outcome.