Duck vomiting white chunks!

[Amiga]

She may have quite an infection. I wish there were a vet right there.

 

[clbarley]

She may have quite an infection.  I wish there were a vet right there.

Does it seem like just an upper respiratory infection?

Will the antibiotics help her?!

 

[Amiga]

According to Storey's Guide, there is something called chronic respiratory disease.

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symptoms include coughing, sneezing, thick mucous discharge from the nostrils, ruffled feathers . . . .

Treatment

At the first sign of diagnostic symptoms, administering an appropriate antibiotic can provide relief. Most strains of MG are sensitive to various antibiotics such as erythromycin (sold as Gallimycin) and tetracyclines (Aureomycin and Terramycin). Tylosin (Tylan) is often the most effective, although it can be hard to locate (as your veterinarian).

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Again, I cannot say that's what this is, but it seems like a lung infection. Lungs can get infected by either bacteria or fungi. For the former, you need antibiotics. For the latter, antifungals.

I also penciled in a note that Agramycin is another antibiotic in the tetracycline group.

If she doesn't respond to antibiotics, there may be a fungal infection. But I don't have a strong feeling that that is what is going on.

I need to turn in now. I plan to check back in the morning.

 

[Buck Oakes]

Have u looked up how much vitamin E you can give a duck?

 

[Amiga]

Another thought I had is that she could have aspirated something with all the vomiting. I would stick with antibiotics for another few days anyway. If anyone else has experience with something like this, I hope they chime in.

Okay, I need to sign off for now.

 

[subhanalah]

Another thought I had is that she could have aspirated something with all the vomiting.  I would stick with antibiotics for another few days anyway.  If anyone else has experience with something like this, I hope they chime in.

Okay, I need to sign off for now.

I was thinking this same thing. I had some gerbils that got a respiratory infection and it seemed like it was never going g to get better even after 8 weeks of antibiotics. (Lemme tell ya, administering antibiotics to 17 gerbils twice a day for over10 weeks is a task!) Anyway, in the end I decided that the antibiotics had gone on long enough even though they were still popping and wheezing a bit. Come to find out it was likely that they were as pirating some of the antibiotic (dang vet doesn't realize that you can't administer 1 whole cc to a baby gerbil, they need it much more concentrated and getting the full dose down was practically impossible cos they were so small).
And there's absolutely no exotic or farm vets near you that a have some working knowledge of ducks even if it's not additional avian specific training from school.
I have a vet who is just a dog and cat vet but she used to raise rabbits so that's where I get my rabbit advice from even though she is not an "exotic" vet.

 

[clbarley]

I have not looked up vitamin e for a duck, but will now.

She most definitely could have aspirated during vomiting. She has a heater on and a warm humidifier. I have an alarm set to check her every 2 hours. She will get a warm bath in the morning.

I am hoping the vet office is open in the morning. I plan on making a call in to them.

My concern with her right now is her hanging her head down, labored breathing, not really wanting to move and she is not eating.

I am going to go to sleep for a few hours and will begin checking on her.

Thank you all for your help on my girl.

 

[Amiga]

Prayers

 

[clbarley]

It's 6am and she is awake and swimming in a warm steamy bath tub. She seems to love it there. She is still very congested and can hardly quack.

She also still hasn't ate but I'm not worried about that just yet. She did start drinking last night after I put the heater on in the bathroom and the humidifier.

 

[Amiga]

Sounds like encouraging news. Thank you and bless you.

I will be off and on today, will check as I can.