Duck trouble

[drew ducks]

Okay well I think the swelling is going down but he does not drink a lot of water

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay well I think the swelling is going down but he does not drink a lot of water

What he is drinking must be helping if your noticing some improvement. That's a start. Your only giving him water with the meds no other right? are you keeping up with the warm water therapy to get his leg muscles strong again?

 

[drew ducks]

Yea I'm keeping up with his water therapy And I'm only giving him the antibiotic is there anyway I can give it to him orally

 

[Amiga]

I feel the least traumatic way is in drinking water. The big risk with trying to force it down the throat is getting it down the wrong pipe, and that can be serious trouble.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Your giving him his antibiotic in his swimming water? that's not going to work unless he is in it all day. He needs to have water with him constantly not in the tub with his antibiotic in it. Are you doing it in the tub because of your other duck?

 

[drew ducks]

Oh okay I won't do it orally and no I have 2 Water bowels for them separately one with antibiotics with hewy and another water bowl for my crested duck but hewy does not drink a lot of water

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh okay I won't do it orally and no I have 2 Water bowels for them separately one with antibiotics with hewy and another water bowl for my crested duck but hewy does not drink a lot of water

Very strange, although I'm not real sure how much water mine actually drink but they seem to have their heads in the bucket often. I'd say if your seeing some improvement then he is getting some of the antibiotic in him just keep it up for the full 5 days. You can do it orally you just have to put the syringe right at beginning of mouth[bill] and very slowly drip it inside so he doesn't aspirate it into his lungs, you can never squirt liquid down their throats because of that. and a lot is wasted trying to do it orally.

 

[drew ducks]

Well he will drink water but not as much the other one usually when my crested duck drinks his it's almost gone and hewy drink a little and then he relaxes

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well he will drink water but not as much the other one usually when my crested duck drinks his it's almost gone and hewy drink a little and then he relaxes

As long as he is drinking that will just have to do unless you want to try syringing tiny bits into his mouth.

 

[drew ducks]

Okay well I was reading online that 1/4tps in in 2 cups of water and that will be his medicine for the day