Duck gasping

[Maryam.]

Thank you very much for the condolences.

I'm very sorry to hear about Daisy.

Unfortunately, I don't think we will ever know the cause of the infection. I thought we got antibiotics early enough to fight it if it were bacterial, but perhaps not. I guess that's why some vets refuse to treat respiratory illness. The other two ducks appear perfectly healthy, but we will be watching them very closely.

I do have a question for the experienced duck owners. I read a lot on backyardchickens how Baytril or Tylan are the strongest antibiotics for respiratory illness in ducks, but our clinic went a different direction. Is this just because those are available OTC as a cattle product or because they are actually somehow better? I did not want to second guess our veterinarians at the time and I do not think anything could have saved our duck, but I am curious about this.

Thanks!

Thank you very much
So happy to hear they’re healthy and happy!
I’m afraid I’m not an experienced duck owner yet and I don’t live in the US I’m not sure about the medications.
But Baytril is a strong antibiotics indeed, and in Iran it’s available for ducks too.