Duck can barely walk, any ideas?

[casportpony]

If she were my duck I would give her a though exam, which would include checking the inside of her vent for a stuck egg. I would also check her fett and legs very closely for any swelling, heat and verify that the range of motion (flexibility) in all legs joints was normal. If I couldn't find anything I'd put her in a dog crate with a high protein turkey or gamebird starter. She would also be put in a bathtub of shallow warm water once a day.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Sorry, re-read your post and saw you said Saxony, not Peking. I think a Saxony weighs 6 to 8 pounds.

-Kathy

 

[RachaelS]

Thank you very much! This morning I remembered the 1 tbls to 1 gallon on the Duramycin 10. So what I did was put her in my "injury pen" a 10x10 pen so she would not be trying to follow the flock everywhere. Gave her 2 gallons of water with 2 tbls of Duramycin 10 and her own bowl of fermented flock raiser. I checked her over yesterday (everything except the vent) and nothing felt unusual or inflamed. However, like I said I did not check her vent, will do that this evening when I get home.

Yesterday I also put 1 ml of Ivermectin on the back of her neck. I also have Safeguard at home (pretty sure at least), would it be okay to give that to her also? I will weigh her when I get home also.

She was not looking good this morning, her eyes are now looking sick also.

 

[casportpony]

Can you get an antibiotic like Baytril, Cipro, Augmentin or Clavamox? And are you sure she's eating enough?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

There are several avian vets in Austin
http://www.google.com/search?q=austin+avian+vet&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari

I know it's expensive, so I'll understand if it's not an option.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Sorry I wasn't clear, you *can* give Safeguard even though you gave ivermectin. Many don't know this, but there use to be a wormer with both drugs called Trifen Plus. They don't make that anymore, but they do make one with two similar drugs, albendazole and a mectin drug that begins with an a. I'll look it up.

-Kathy

 

[RachaelS]

Perfect will send you her weight when I get home. I hope she is still hanging in there.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Perfect will send you her weight when I get home. I hope she is still hanging in there.

I hope so too.

 

[SavageDestiny]

I'd get some nutritional yeast and add that to her diet to boost niacin as well. Flock Raiser doesn't usually have enough niacin for ducks, and niacin deficiency can cause leg issues.

 

[RachaelS]

She weighs 4 lbs