Calcium Gluconate for Egg Bound Ducks - Preliminary

[casportpony]

Kathy is this dosing by mouth?

Yes.

 

[lizo97]

Yes.

I have a duck with a soft shell hanging out of her vent. I wonder how they can push it out if it is collapsed. I lost a duck to the exact same problem a few months ago and when I pulled out the crumpled compressed soft shell, I caused prolapse and the duck died after a couple days.

 

[Bnailon]

Based on a dose of 100mg/kg and a 23% solution, the dose is as follows:

1 pound duck - 0.2 ml
2 pound duck - 0.4 ml
3 pound duck - 0.6 ml
4 pound duck - 0.8 ml
5 pound duck - 1 ml
6 pound duck - 1.2 ml
7 pound duck - 1.4 ml
8 pound duck - 1.6 ml
9 pound duck - 1.8 ml
10 pound duck - 2 ml

-Kathy

What if I don't have a syringe that measures out 0.2 ml?

 

[lizo97]

What if I don't have a syringe that measures out 0.2 ml?

I would estimate. One drop is 0.05 ml, so 0.2 ml is 4 drops.