Duck Suddenly Panting and Whimpering

[Duckstruck]

This is her poop...

 

[Ravynscroft]

Password: DUCK
*This one you can see her whimper

No joke, that is exactly how many of mine look and sound when overloaded with gapes... her left eye looks a bit cruddy though as well...

Do not leave her out unattended in/near water... if her breathing issues get worse while in the water, she can drown very easily... isolate her...

 

[Duckstruck]

Ok, here's my plan from what I've heard so far...
1. Get Valbazen or Safeguard.
2. Valbazen treatment for gapes is 0.08mL/cc per pound for 3 days straight. Safeguard is 0.23cc/mL per pound for 5 days straight. Get at least one needless syringe, the smallest you can find or if she will eat a small piece of bread, you can put it on that and feed it to her.
3. Once she's healed, treat the rest of your flock.
Does that sound good?

 

[casportpony]

If you can't find Valbazen today, you need to get Safeguard instead. I don't want to scare you, but she is in serious respiratory distress and cannot wait for you to order something.

 

[Duckstruck]

Should I go ahead and get Diatomaceous Earth? Is Safeguard widely available? I'll see if I can get to Tractor Supply today, but I might have to search there and co-op tomorrow.

 

[Duckstruck]

My tractor supply does not have Safeguard Dewormer OR Valbazen. They do have "dewormer for chickens" and Diatomaceous Earth. We'll have to get that today.

 

[casportpony]

My tractor supply does not have Safeguard Dewormer OR Valbazen. They do have "dewormer for chickens" and Diatomaceous Earth. We'll have to get that today.

You need Safeguard for goats, or Safeguard or Panacur past for horses. DO NOT BUY "dewormer for chickens" or Diatomaceous Earth, neither will help!

 

[casportpony]

• https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/merck-animal-health-safe-guard-dewormer-for-goats-125ml
• https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/merck-animal-health-safe-guard-equine-dewormer-paste-25-gm
• https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/merck-animal-health-panacur-equine-dewormer-paste-25-gm

or the one for cattle:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...ealth-safe-guard-cattle-dewormer-paste-290-gm

 

[casportpony]

The eye discharge bothers me. Do you have any antibiotics?

 

[casportpony]

3. My other Pekin had respiratory infection early last year, and recovered. That's all I can think of.

What did you treat this duck with?