Broody, Heat Stressed or Sick??

[thailand]

Hi...need urgent help please from experienced duck people.

The Khaki Campbell duck in the videos has been breathing like this for a least 2 days.

Others on a different forum have suggested she is just broody or stressed. I'm not convinced.

Please help....I cannot take her to a vet. When I pick her up she majes a raspy noise. I think she seems thinner. She's moving around as normal, I've seen her nibble some food and drink some electrolytes, is preening, but none of the ducks seem to be swimming in their pool. I do have a sprinkler on for them. Tjehe temperatures here are around 40 degrees celsius every day. She has stopped laying.

Does she need antibiotics?? If so, what specifically and what dosage?

What would you do if she was yours?

Video to follow shortly.

Thanks so much

 

[sourland]

Waiting on video.

 

[thailand]

Video:

and this too:

This is a photo of her poop today:

 

[DuckyDonna]

@casportpony @Pyxis @Miss Lydia

 

[PirateGirl]

How does her crop feel?

 

[Miss Lydia]

It could be heat related at 104* that's hot. Are any of the others doing it at all? Could be respiratory if you are hearing a raspy noise. Are you able to get antibiotics there in Thailand? I think @casportpony would be best to give advise on what to give.

 

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/#comment-506617

 

[casportpony]

To me it looks like she is having trouble breathing, and since you can hear a raspy sound, that could mean she has a respiratory infection. 40 degrees c (104 f) is warm, so that could be making matters worse.

If she were mine I would start by giving a thorough exam. I would check her eyes, nares, and mouth for bubbles, mucus, discharge, and blockages, then check the esophagus and crop for abnormalities, and lastly, I would check her abdominal cavity for signs of fluid build up or masses. Note that the gizzard is located on the left side and can be mistaken for a mass.

If after doming an exam I still thought it was a respiratory infection I would start Baytril (enrofloxacin) @ 10 mg/kg twice a day. Let me know how much she weighs, which Baytril you can get and I will calculate the dose if you want.

 

[thailand]

Thank you Casportpony and others. Its night time now...but I'll dash outside and look at what Baytril I have for your dosage advice. Back in a,minute.

 

[thailand]

Ok. The Baytril I can get in Thailand is for piglets: 0.5%, 100 ml oral solution.