Dark fluid pulled from runner duck with water belly

[KaleIAm]

I'm thinking she may have some sort of cancer or liver issue. She is still eating, drinking, and keeping up with her flock. Her belly still has plenty of fluid in it but I won't have any extra hands here to help hold her while I drain more fluid until Monday. I guess my main concern for now is keeping her comfortable until she starts declining. Unfortunately there are no vets near me that will treat ducks, but my boss said that her boyfriend could come here to euthanize her whenever I feel it's time.

My duck seemed to have a very good quality of life, with her regular drainings. My vet did get a lot of fluid from her. I don't recall how much, but it was shocking. Like 300+mls weekly. Near the end she suddenly stopped eating, started staring at walls, and didn't stay with her much loved flock. So I took her in for her, "goodbye procedure." For me I felt I wanted to give her as much life as I could, until she was uncomfortable.

I have no judgement for you if you do it differently, I'm very fortunate to have a 24 hour avian veterinarian near me. That is just how I did it and it worked well for me and my sensitive heart.

 

[krunchykat]

I didn't get an opportunity to draw any more fluid from her abdomen. She was her normal self when I let the ducks out of the coop yesterday morning, and seemed to be acting normal when I let them out of the pen to free range. When it was time to go back into the pen she was missing. I found her poor little body in the cool shaded weedy patch that they all enjoy laying in. Hopefully she passed quickly. I feel like maybe I should have done a necropsy but I didn't have it in me to cut her open.

 

[Isadora]

I'm sorry

 

[KaleIAm]

I'm very sorry for your loss. It's nice that she passed away in a spot that she enjoyed.

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

I didn't get an opportunity to draw any more fluid from her abdomen. She was her normal self when I let the ducks out of the coop yesterday morning, and seemed to be acting normal when I let them out of the pen to free range. When it was time to go back into the pen she was missing. I found her poor little body in the cool shaded weedy patch that they all enjoy laying in. Hopefully she passed quickly. I feel like maybe I should have done a necropsy but I didn't have it in me to cut her open.

So sorry for the loss of your girl. You did everything you could.

 

[addctd2plnts]

I'm sorry for your loss. I think I'll know that the bird needs to be euthanized if I see this...

I was going to add a human doctor observation that green is the color of the fluid in the gall bladder in humans. To me, it has a distinctive smell, because I hate it LOL I can't think of any reason for green fluid in the abdomen, unless there was trauma that ruptured something? Usually it is pink in color in humans....