antibiotics?

[nettie]

I posted something under emergencies too just in case....

It seems my poor victor has a cold. he's got a runny nose and seems sick. nothing scary or grave, but he might require an antibiotic in the near future. Ming Mei is also suffering from some boo=boos on her feet and has been sitting more often. I've been cleanign them, soaking her in her espom salt/betadine bath every night and wrapping her feet up in water proof bandages. they don't seem to have gotten infected badly as to be a full blown case of bumblefoot. i can not feel and hard puss and it seems to be doing better, but she also might need some medicine. her feet are a bit swollen and there are a few scabs, bt it doesn't look bas like it did last time. they've both taken baytril before for foot/egg binding issues, but you need a Rx for baytril. I don't think we need to go to the vet just yet, and was wondering about antibiotics you can buy at a feed store or over online? any ideas or info would be welcome... i won't give them anything unless the vet says it's okay, but i want to be prepared and know my medicines...

 

[Le Canard de Barbarie]

Ducks get colds?

Here is a list of common duck diseases.

http://www.duckhealth.com/duckhlth.html

 

[nettie]

we gave in and took ming mei to the vet since she was not very interested in eating... vet gave us baytril again, in a different form, and some pain meds for her. she also gave us a topical antibiotic and a pain med. poor ducky

 

[Duck_feeder]

Quote:
Glancing at that list, it's safe to say it is not all-inclusive. Notable missing entries include: common bacterial infections (streptococcus, staphylococcus, salmonella) and influenza. Depending on the strain of the flu and a person's immune system you can catch the flu from a sick duck.

A far more serious disease (though fortunately relatively uncommon) is West Nile Virus which requires mosquitoes to transfer the infection between humans and ducks (or other birds and animals).

 

[Le Canard de Barbarie]

Does the veterinarian know that you put your ducks in diapers for hours at a time? Having fecal matter pressed up against the ducks skin and rotting the feathers away is a very unhealthy practice, and provides a good breeding ground for all sorts of diseases.