Da' Cute and Cuddly Call Duck thread!

[casportpony]

Some visceral gout links:

• http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/165/visceral-gout-nephrosis-baby-chick-nephropathy
• http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publications/6/diseases-of-poultry/232/gout
• http://www.merckmanuals.com/vet/pou...view_of_avian_nephritis_viral_infections.html

-Kathy

 

[Amykins]

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

My clinic is pretty high-tech and they conduct bacterial cultures in-house. The tissue samples are sent to a lab just one town over and Ann told them to prioritize it because if it was an infection, it could affect the last surviving duckling. It was not dehydration and it was not an infection. And it certainly wasn't gout. Ann said I did everything right and there's nothing I could have done differently that would have saved her. Not that it's much solace, however.

Anyone got any happy stories involving their ducks? I just want to put this sad chapter behind me and you guys are always awesome like that :/

 

[Kaessa]

My clinic is pretty high-tech and they conduct bacterial cultures in-house. The tissue samples are sent to a lab just one town over and Ann told them to prioritize it because if it was an infection, it could affect the last surviving duckling. It was not dehydration and it was not an infection. And it certainly wasn't gout. Ann said I did everything right and there's nothing I could have done differently that would have saved her. Not that it's much solace, however.

Anyone got any happy stories involving their ducks? I just want to put this sad chapter behind me and you guys are always awesome like that :/

I'm going to take mine on their second trip outdoors today. I will make a video and post it for you.

 

[minihorse927]

My clinic is pretty high-tech and they conduct bacterial cultures in-house. The tissue samples are sent to a lab just one town over and Ann told them to prioritize it because if it was an infection, it could affect the last surviving duckling. It was not dehydration and it was not an infection. And it certainly wasn't gout. Ann said I did everything right and there's nothing I could have done differently that would have saved her. Not that it's much solace, however. 

Anyone got any happy stories involving their ducks? I just want to put this sad chapter behind me and you guys are always awesome like that :/

@Amykins did you get my personal message?

 

[Kaessa]

In which the ducklings discover the outdoors. And the big kids' pool. And kale.

 

[duckluck]

Blackjack!

I no longer have Blackjack, sadly. He was an older duck and he passed away, but it warmed my heart that someone brought this thread back to my attention today and I just looked at the little cutie again...I do miss him!

 

[casportpony]

I no longer have Blackjack, sadly. He was an older duck and he passed away, but it warmed my heart that someone brought this thread back to my attention today and I just looked at the little cutie again...I do miss him!

So sorry.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

In which the ducklings discover the outdoors. And the big kids' pool. And kale.

Cute, and what a nice pool for them!

-Kathy

 

[Tevyes Dad]

My clinic is pretty high-tech and they conduct bacterial cultures in-house. The tissue samples are sent to a lab just one town over and Ann told them to prioritize it because if it was an infection, it could affect the last surviving duckling. It was not dehydration and it was not an infection. And it certainly wasn't gout. Ann said I did everything right and there's nothing I could have done differently that would have saved her. Not that it's much solace, however.

Anyone got any happy stories involving their ducks? I just want to put this sad chapter behind me and you guys are always awesome like that :/

Let's make it a thread

:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...members-feel-free-to-pile-your-own-stuff-here

 

[Julie Birb]

In which the ducklings discover the outdoors. And the big kids' pool. And kale.

Precious little things know kale's good for them. Smart!!