Duck hysterectomy

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sweaterpaws said:
Hi everyone. One of my ducks has been having on/off egg issues since she started laying around 5 months ago (she's a bit under a year old), and she is currently egg bound. I took her to a vet who specializes in birds on Saturday and she had X-rays done and was given some medicine to induce contractions, but she has still not passed the egg. From what the vet said, it is stuck somewhere further inside of her, so they will probably have to remove it through surgery and would perform a hysterectomy. He said in his experience, usually 75% of ducks get through the surgery with no complications. She has some phases where she won't want to eat for a few hours and acts a little off, but most of the time she is still eating and drinking and acting rather normal, just a bit slower, so the vet said as long as she's acting okay, I should be okay a few days to try to see if she will pass it on her own and make a decision for what to do. She has had issues in the past where she has eventually gotten the egg out herself, but it has been nearly a week and a half, so I think I plan on doing the hysterectomy to get this out and over once and for all, although I am very worried about the risk of losing her.
I just was wanting to ask if anyone has any experience with their duck having a hysterectomy and expectations/advice for the surgery cost and aftercare experiences. Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to make sure I got a good gist of what's going on. Thanks in advance for all your help.
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I can help you with duck hysterectomy! I went thru it with my 4 year old girl in 2010 under the skilled surgical hands of Dr. Scott Echols. Please, you want someone who has done SUCCESSFUL CASES in this area. It's vitally important. I refused to let my avian doc do it because he'd only done the surgery on a chicken. There are vast differences. You need a skilled surgeon -- it's very, very serious surgery. My girl was under for three hours, and had a lot of repro damage for being a young duck. Ducks bleed out easily and anesthesia is very tricky for them. In fact, if your girl has to have the procedure, take another duck with you that can donate blood -- type does not matter. I'm happy to say I got her in just in time, and lived to be 12 years old. Please know I am more than happy to share information with you. Ask me anything!

Terri
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sweaterpaws said:
Hi everyone. One of my ducks has been having on/off egg issues since she started laying around 5 months ago (she's a bit under a year old), and she is currently egg bound. I took her to a vet who specializes in birds on Saturday and she had X-rays done and was given some medicine to induce contractions, but she has still not passed the egg. From what the vet said, it is stuck somewhere further inside of her, so they will probably have to remove it through surgery and would perform a hysterectomy. He said in his experience, usually 75% of ducks get through the surgery with no complications. She has some phases where she won't want to eat for a few hours and acts a little off, but most of the time she is still eating and drinking and acting rather normal, just a bit slower, so the vet said as long as she's acting okay, I should be okay a few days to try to see if she will pass it on her own and make a decision for what to do. She has had issues in the past where she has eventually gotten the egg out herself, but it has been nearly a week and a half, so I think I plan on doing the hysterectomy to get this out and over once and for all, although I am very worried about the risk of losing her.
I just was wanting to ask if anyone has any experience with their duck having a hysterectomy and expectations/advice for the surgery cost and aftercare experiences. Sorry for the long post, I just wanted to make sure I got a good gist of what's going on. Thanks in advance for all your help.
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Did your duck make it?
 
tmoonc50 said:
I can help you with duck hysterectomy! I went thru it with my 4 year old girl in 2010 under the skilled surgical hands of Dr. Scott Echols. Please, you want someone who has done SUCCESSFUL CASES in this area. It's vitally important. I refused to let my avian doc do it because he'd only done the surgery on a chicken. There are vast differences. You need a skilled surgeon -- it's very, very serious surgery. My girl was under for three hours, and had a lot of repro damage for being a young duck. Ducks bleed out easily and anesthesia is very tricky for them. In fact, if your girl has to have the procedure, take another duck with you that can donate blood -- type does not matter. I'm happy to say I got her in just in time, and lived to be 12 years old. Please know I am more than happy to share information with you. Ask me anything!

Terri
[email protected]
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I have a duck that’s supposed to have this done. Would love to chat!
 
casportpony said:
What's going on?
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Basically she has two eggs jammed up in the oviduct. They are saying it’s basically like a closed cervix, she cannot get them out and they are starting to deteriorate so she needs them out. It’s probably happened because of internal damage and they won’t know until they get in there if she will need a full hysterectomy or not. She will need ongoing implants regardless.

I feel more okay about the removal of the eggs but it’s the unknown of the hysterectomy that’s making me more uncomfortable. If she ever lays again that would put her back into a surgical scenario but if she’s damaged internally maybe it makes no difference. She has been laying wonky shaped eggs on and off for over a year so it seems this is a long standing issue. The avian vet said it was a 70% chance the surgery would be successful as in she wouldn’t die on the table or in recovery but I know there can also be complications and I don’t know if he’s ever done the surgery on a duck. The only other option is euthanasia. I actually rescued my ducks without knowing if I could permanently keep them so the financial impact of all this is huge at this point. I have concerns in having to rely on implants with no idea if they will work for her! I implanted the other female and it only lasted 3 weeks 5 days so I’m worried. Of course I don’t want to put her to sleep but I am also concerned about how much is too much to put her through. It’s very tricky.
 

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