Duck vomiting white chunks!

[Miss Lydia]

See if you can get her to take in a teaspoon of the coconut oil. I am thinking lubricant, anti fungal. I think it is also mildly antibacterial, so it may be the best thing to try. Olive oil is also somewhat antibacterial. As far as how to get it into her, let's try to be creative. Will she just eat it, floating on some water, or if the water is 85F, perhaps it can melt and float in the water and she can just drink it down.

Something - as you know - seems to be blocking her digestive tract. I am thinking about ways to safely soften whatever it is, help it slide out one way or the other, and maybe even start working on the root of the problem.

My dogs love coconut oil in it's solid state sometimes I give them a teaspoon of it to chew up.

 

[subhanalah]

My dogs ate a 5 pound tub of the stuff (coconut oil). Could a gentle lavage possibly help flush things along. Like with a small syringe VERY slowly. You don't want to rupture anything.

 

[clbarley]

I have given her coconut oil. She also had a warm bath and was preening herself.

She shakes a lot and she does cough or sneeze or anything but she seems really raspy and labored breathing.

 

[Amiga]

There may be some kind of infection that is in her lungs as well. Are you still giving her the antibiotic?

Keeping her reasonably warm may help - anything you can do to reduce physical stress, like keeping her warm and hydrated and relatively quiet may help.

Do you have oil of oregano? A couple of drops in her water may help.

 

[Buck Oakes]

I know your not supposed to but give it some warm water and only 3 ml of honey and mix it up , it soothes it's throat and gives it some sugars to nourish it's body

 

[clbarley]

There may be some kind of infection that is in her lungs as well.  Are you still giving her the antibiotic?

Keeping her reasonably warm may help - anything you can do to reduce physical stress, like keeping her warm and hydrated and relatively quiet may help.

Do you have oil of oregano?  A couple of drops in her water may help.  

Here is a video of her breathing which has gotten worse today.

That is her set up. She isn't real interested in drinking or eating anymore.

I did give her the second dose of antibiotic today she will get the third on the morning....

 

[Buck Oakes]

Give her some steam, it'll help hydrate her and soothe her lungs

 

[clbarley]

Steam I can do. Maybe that is why she does so well with her warm baths?

 

[Buck Oakes]

Exactly, and put in some warm/hot rags by her feet that'll help warm her blood since important blood vessels are in there feet, it'll help fight infection

 

[subhanalah]

Could you use a rice sock to heat up and have her rest her feet on?