4 Month Old Sebastopol Won't Stand

[Cuspy]

PS a good way to get them to keep them strong is a warm bath. I use my bathtub but a small stock tank worked well with my girl a few years ago. This one has gotten a tub of water for about a hour a day. Great that she is still on feed. If she wasnt it would be bright green and liquid. Your doing it right

We did that as soon as we got home from the vet last night, and I had done that the day previous and she loved it but last night I think she was just exhausted and mostly just floated around. I have a kiddie pool outside I might just fill up to give her more room to swim around

 

[JRies]

We did that as soon as we got home from the vet last night, and I had done that the day previous and she loved it but last night I think she was just exhausted and mostly just floated around. I have a kiddie pool outside I might just fill up to give her more room to swim around

Floating is good it gets the weight off there legs and lets them stretch them a bit. That all this one did till yesterday she started paddling. Hang in there it takes time.

 

[Goosebaby]

You can try making up a soupy mash by adding water to her feed, sometimes it can encourage them to eat by playing with it.

If she isn’t eating at all you will need to tube feed her. It can be daunting the first few times but it’s easier than it seems.

You’ll need a 60ml catheter tip syringe and a 34fr colon feeding tube like these

https://www.amazon.com/Individually...3748236&sprefix=60+ml+supyring,aps,242&sr=8-4

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Tractor supply may behave the syringes also, I’m not sure about the tube, but you might also ask your vet, they should have them also.

You’ll need some sort of waterfowl start or flock raiser or what would be best is a 30% protein start, purina gamebird start is an option I’ve used.


You mix a little bit of feed with hot water to make a soupy consistency, you may need to keep adding water as it can get gummy as it expands. Once it’s cooled enough that you can stick your finger into it without burning but it’s still warm fill the whole syringe with the mixture, try to eliminate as many air bubbles as possible, it may take a few tries.

Next squat over her back to hold her in place with your body but without sitting on her, with one hand apply pressure to the corners of her mouth until she loosens her jaw, then open her mouth and insert the end of the tube down HER right side of the throat, you should see or feel the tube glide down the right side of the neck. Once the end of the tube is down to the base of the neck hit the plunger until the syringe is empty.

The quicker the process of feeding is done the less stressful it is on her and the less she’ll struggle.

Ideally she should be fed two or three times a day.



Before you try to feed her, if you have any try to pop a few blueberries down her throat, if her droppings don’t turn dark blue by the end of the day it may mean she has a blockage or something else has brought her digestion to a halt. In the meantime you can feed her vitamin mixes and slurries.

 

[Cuspy]

You can try making up a soupy mash by adding water to her feed, sometimes it can encourage them to eat by playing with it.

If she isn’t eating at all you will need to tube feed her. It can be daunting the first few times but it’s easier than it seems.

You’ll need a 60ml catheter tip syringe and a 34fr colon feeding tube like these

https://www.amazon.com/Individually-Measurement-Scientific-Measuring-Applicator/dp/B0C1NBMHWM/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2AB4HBMOM0WQD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nkIN8HZ4xcwlIhi4KyAMYzOitk09AtmB7zCkv9_7SQE0vjn_jBIaGKId3kwJJFIPGSnk0mOl5TbrzNKCpaqJlDMoy6ntDH8j-uUcupb9X0rWfwmyo-_TkHLArs_CiMkrskNwYr49s-DH2qW405r1_vXiSF0pItz6dAlkZIiP4D6A85hJ7A-E_779lAn9yYL3FBLd-DbGhHPncpWehVEiuxo13FRjgh9UF1AV7stETOI.EMvotilkvbXX1C_l2mw_tQVGTQngIpvsu0AKmQxz3Ik&dib_tag=se&keywords=60+ml+syringe&qid=1723748236&sprefix=60+ml+supyring,aps,242&sr=8-4

https://www.amazon.com/HealthAndYoga-TM-Rubber-Colon-Tube/dp/B008RKFZ6Y/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=2D50HAQGQNT5J&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EO1_7cyyxTGAzYTU2wKZgdwK6-O_E9fHLW85XAYiaX51Pi6kerfyD9A6Ytch1A2yEx8GAcPbjWNyvHEPbHpEMjJLsdz7UG5LtOe3Vz3MjxL8B2GLFZ0BfAXoqb_ujA1wxe6hGTI7t1sNbv3xNK4A9kunn9K9XTPzTAl4dc7P8-Xh6sSrfWveddGfhypb5hpoDModBcF6ePcMpvOS3NIRWdn3X1WWBTJzJdqYW6lEeAxjSLcZ_vLisF7CJ2Yk-WT_NbOq_GGY7YPC_vWx-unTcTMvbhTWW2J6E3ns_DwExHw.H4D-8gYfwwixFEpZH7rJRRpIm6zPUUc-jZQ1_2jA1fM&dib_tag=se&keywords=Colon+tube&qid=1723748186&sprefix=colon+tub,aps,244&sr=8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

Tractor supply may behave the syringes also, I’m not sure about the tube, but you might also ask your vet, they should have them also.

You’ll need some sort of waterfowl start or flock raiser or what would be best is a 30% protein start, purina gamebird start is an option I’ve used.


You mix a little bit of feed with hot water to make a soupy consistency, you may need to keep adding water as it can get gummy as it expands. Once it’s cooled enough that you can stick your finger into it without burning but it’s still warm fill the whole syringe with the mixture, try to eliminate as many air bubbles as possible, it may take a few tries.

Next squat over her back to hold her in place with your body but without sitting on her, with one hand apply pressure to the corners of her mouth until she loosens her jaw, then open her mouth and insert the end of the tube down HER right side of the throat, you should see or feel the tube glide down the right side of the neck. Once the end of the tube is down to the base of the neck hit the plunger until the syringe is empty.

The quicker the process of feeding is done the less stressful it is on her and the less she’ll struggle.

Ideally she should be fed two or three times a day.



Before you try to feed her, if you have any try to pop a few blueberries down her throat, if her droppings don’t turn dark blue by the end of the day it may mean she has a blockage or something else has brought her digestion to a halt. In the meantime you can feed her vitamin mixes and slurries.

Okay great! I have ordered both the syringe and tube. Should be here tomorrow. The vet didn't mention but if her weight is healthy or not, she's 4 months old and 6.3lbs. I couldn't find any reference online other than that a mature female sebastopol is 10-12lbs. Thoughts?

 

[JRies]

Okay great! I have ordered both the syringe and tube. Should be here tomorrow. The vet didn't mention but if her weight is healthy or not, she's 4 months old and 6.3lbs. I couldn't find any reference online other than that a mature female sebastopol is 10-12lbs. Thoughts?

Im not much help with weight but looked it up your raising a medium weight goose. a adult girl should weigh 10-12 lbs. Most geese gain size for the first few months but not really filled out (weight- thickness full height) she is not a meat bread.. My thought 6.3 dose not sound bad but keep in mind water weight from being sick can count for some of that also just I dont feel good. I think at this age it isnt weight you should be considering. Its condition and your working on that, Your not doing anything wrong your doing it right. At one year you will want to look into weight. When sick you want to look at feather condition, poop, behavior. My smallest girl from my first year is now my 2nd largest girl in the flock. I have 42.

 

[Goosebaby]

Im not much help with weight but looked it up your raising a medium weight goose. a adult girl should weigh 10-12 lbs. Most geese gain size for the first few months but not really filled out (weight- thickness full height) she is not a meat bread.. My thought 6.3 dose not sound bad but keep in mind water weight from being sick can count for some of that also just I dont feel good. I think at this age it isnt weight you should be considering. Its condition and your working on that, Your not doing anything wrong your doing it right. At one year you will want to look into weight. When sick you want to look at feather condition, poop, behavior. My smallest girl from my first year is now my 2nd largest girl in the flock. I have 42.

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[Goosebaby]

Okay great! I have ordered both the syringe and tube. Should be here tomorrow. The vet didn't mention but if her weight is healthy or not, she's 4 months old and 6.3lbs. I couldn't find any reference online other than that a mature female sebastopol is 10-12lbs. Thoughts?

What @JRies said. It’s hard to gage her weight at this point because of her age so eyeballing her body condition is the best option as well as her recent eating habits. When was the last time you saw her eat normally?

 

[Cuspy]

What @JRies said. It’s hard to gage her weight at this point because of her age so eyeballing her body condition is the best option as well as her recent eating habits. When was the last time you saw her eat normally?

The last time I saw her eat normally was probably Monday or Tuesday. I mixed up some Brewers yeast and she slurped some of it down, not sure of out eating necessity or mistaking it for water. I made a real rookie mistake, the syringe they gave me for meds said cc/ml on the side, 0.1-1.0 Her doses are 1.9ml and 0.83ml and I've been microdosing her since Wednesday night and realized my mistake this morning and corrected it, I kept saying in my head "I don't feel like that's enough..."

We are drinking, none eating that I've observed. I gave her meds and rooster booster this morning and a little Brewer's yeast via syringe. She is preening a bunch, with some considerable feather loss. Many attempts to stand, can stand assisted (mostly assisting under her front end) with me only helping I'd say 20-30%

 

[Goosebaby]

The last time I saw her eat normally was probably Monday or Tuesday. I mixed up some Brewers yeast and she slurped some of it down, not sure of out eating necessity or mistaking it for water. I made a real rookie mistake, the syringe they gave me for meds said cc/ml on the side, 0.1-1.0 Her doses are 1.9ml and 0.83ml and I've been microdosing her since Wednesday night and realized my mistake this morning and corrected it, I kept saying in my head "I don't feel like that's enough..."

We are drinking, none eating that I've observed. I gave her meds and rooster booster this morning and a little Brewer's yeast via syringe. She is preening a bunch, with some considerable feather loss. Many attempts to stand, can stand assisted (mostly assisting under her front end) with me only helping I'd say 20-30%

Preening is a good sign. It either means she’s feeling a bit better or she isn’t in dire condition.
Something you can try to get a little more calories in her is to cut up a banana into 1 inch pieces, dip them in water, and shove 2 or 3 pieces down her throat one at a time. Wet banana glides down fairly easily and it’s a fat and potassium rich fruit.

If she tries to throw them up let her. It’s better that she shakes it out rather then it sit there stuck in her throat.

 

[Cuspy]

I'll give that try, right now she's just kind of dosing in and out of sleep. Just wondering if antibiotics/anti inflammatory meds can make them sleepy? I'm wondering if she's just really tired or it's more than that. I know this has to be stressful but I brought her in from outside because it started raining.