They did and she already posted the results I believe. Unless there's more. That's what lead the doc to believe that it may be congenital because she said they didn't find any obvious signs for her death.
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They did and she already posted the results I believe. Unless there's more. That's what lead the doc to believe that it may be congenital because she said they didn't find any obvious signs for her death.
you're right clousert, I went back and reread the posts where the vet said there was a possibility of a congenital defect because everything looked normal. It's still sad to me and had been on my mind all day.
Yes. Very sad. Hope all turns out ok with pancake's check up tomorrow. Will be waiting to hear
yes, clousert, I am with you all the way on that.
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The vet visit went okay...the last duckling is doing all right, but he's just not as strong as Milkshake was. He still hasn't quite got the hang of this whole "food" concept yet, either. He was tube fed to make sure his blood sugar stays up and was given antibiotics and some nutritional supplements to protect him and help him to thrive, but as you probably guessed from the pronoun, he is definitely a he. That means we cannot keep him.
So basically, I've lost everything. I'm happy I'll be able to give Pancake a good home in Olympia, but I've been crying for two nights straight over this and as the lone survivor it makes it that much hard to give him up...
As for Milkshake, the cultures and blood test results came back and all signs point to normal. We even cultured my incubator, and it was immaculate! Without running an expensive $500 full gene sequencing test, we have no way to tell if she did in fact perish from a congenital defect, but I'm not sure what else it could possibly have been. I don't think Mitch's birds are genetically faulty, I just think that they're getting up in years, and between that and the fact that the babies hatched from shipped eggs, it was just a ticking time bomb waiting to blow. I don't know what to do and I don't know where to go from here. I lost my baby girl, and I don't know how or when I'll ever get another female for Wobbles, let alone one as curious and full of sunshine as she was.
...I wanna thank all you guys for your love and support. You don't know how much it means to me to have friends as great as you. I'm gonna need some time to recover from this tragedy, but I'm deeply touched that you all care so much for me and little Shakes. I wish I could repay you all for your kindness.
So basically, I've lost everything. I'm happy I'll be able to give Pancake a good home in Olympia, but I've been crying for two nights straight over this and as the lone survivor it makes it that much hard to give him up...
As for Milkshake, the cultures and blood test results came back and all signs point to normal. We even cultured my incubator, and it was immaculate! Without running an expensive $500 full gene sequencing test, we have no way to tell if she did in fact perish from a congenital defect, but I'm not sure what else it could possibly have been. I don't think Mitch's birds are genetically faulty, I just think that they're getting up in years, and between that and the fact that the babies hatched from shipped eggs, it was just a ticking time bomb waiting to blow. I don't know what to do and I don't know where to go from here. I lost my baby girl, and I don't know how or when I'll ever get another female for Wobbles, let alone one as curious and full of sunshine as she was.
...I wanna thank all you guys for your love and support. You don't know how much it means to me to have friends as great as you. I'm gonna need some time to recover from this tragedy, but I'm deeply touched that you all care so much for me and little Shakes. I wish I could repay you all for your kindness.
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In my opinion, you have repaid everyone by sharing the story, sharing the babies, and sharing the love! So sweet and heartbreaking at the same time! Wobbles will help you heal! And your byc friends are here for you too.!
Oh, Amykins, I am touched and affected in many ways by what you and your husband have been through. Milkshake was truly an amazing being that you introduced to all of us via her pictures and videos and your narratives with that wonderful writing style of yours. In other words, you have touched upon our lives in ways you may not imagine with your little ducks. I hope Pancake thrives and is a happy little webber in his new home. And also that Wobbles continues to be his silly, cute and precious self throughout his long and loving life.
Sorry for your loss and hope that the one you're treating makes a full recovery. {{{{{hugs}}}}}
I'm confused, I always thought cultures took more than a couple of days?
As for things it could have been, based on my limited experiences with deceased ducklings, I would suspect infection and/or dehydration because I have seen both in ducklings of mine that I have had necropsied by UC Davis. One such duckling was only four days old when it died and the necropsy found E. coli, pseudomonas from a yolk sack infection and visceral gout due to severe dehydration. Never knew severe dehydration at such a young age was possible until then...
-Kathy
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Some mushy chick links to read:
-Kathy
- https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mushy-chick-disease-yolk-sack-infection-omphalitis
- http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/poultry/omphalitis/overview_of_omphalitis_in_poultry.html
- http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/2030/preventing-omphalitis-to-reduce-first-week-mortality/
-Kathy
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