Duckling doesn't look so well..

[casportpony]

In these three pictures she looks like she's not feeling well:




but in this one she one she looks more alert:


Not sure what I would do if I were in your shoes. Maybe @Amykins can suggest an antibiotic if she thinks it will help.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

@lovelyducklings , can you post a video of your duckling? That might help people come up with some suggestions.

-Kathy

 

[lovelyducklings]

@casportpony yeah she kept falling asleep in my hand, that's why she looked that way. and how do you post videos on here? sorry I'm new

 

[Amykins]

In these three pictures she looks like she's not feeling well:




but in this one she one she looks more alert:


Not sure what I would do if I were in your shoes. Maybe @Amykins can suggest an antibiotic if she thinks it will help.

-Kathy

I'm afraid without knowing what bacteria we're dealing with, if any, I can't really make a suggestion because there are so many antibiotics that are useless against specific pathogens. :/ Sulfa antibiotics really are the best for broad-spectrum meds safe for littles, but you can only get those from a vet.

Actually...Cathy, isn't there a link in your sig on where to find Baytril without a prescription? That might be a good bet. Just be mindful of feeding it to her with a dropper instead of adding it straight to her water, since you can't really control how much she'll drink. And I'm betting it comes in a non-suspension form which means it'll taste REALLY nasty. But I'm getting ahead of myself 'cuz I'm not even sure if that's even necessary.

@lovelyducklings , can you post a video of your duckling? That might help people come up with some suggestions.

-Kathy

Yes, a video would really help! As for other stuff, are you giving her nutridrench or sav-a-chick? As for video, well, first ya gotta record it, then you have to upload it to youtube, then you hit the icon that looks like a film strip next to the insert image button and paste in the link.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Wonder if some ACV in her drinking water may help especially to dunk her head in? for her eye.

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony yeah she kept falling asleep in my hand, that's why she looked that way. and how do you post videos on here? sorry I'm new

I think you have to upload to youtube and then press this button and paste the link:


If you're posting from a phone I have no idea how to do it.

-Kathy

 

[Amykins]

Wonder if some ACV in her drinking water may help especially to dunk her head in? for her eye.

I doubt it. ACV is a decent first-aid antifungal but it's not antibacterial. It's a probiotic. I wish she could get vetericyn, that's the one that's specifically for eye infections. Baytril is good but it's specific for strains found in yolk and GI infections Although if that's what she got in her eye, it might help. Guh, without having a smear test done there's no way to know!

For the eye thing, I still think saline rinses are the best bet until we know for sure what's up. Amiga mentioned eyedrops if you're sure she won't swallow any but I like the good ol' rock salt dissolved in warm water method. Works like a charm and no danger of making her sick if she swallows a drop or two

 

[casportpony]

One can get Baytril here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/959119/baytril-enrofloxacin-sources

but dosing one so small with Baytril will not be easy. One would need a kitchen scale, a one ml syringe and distilled water (Baytril binds with calcium hard water, I think). I think the way I would give it would be to mix 1ml of Baytril with 9ml of distilled water and then I would give 0.1ml per 100 grams twice a day. That duckling probably weighs 40-75 grams, so it really would need to be weighed.

Please, check my math! Most common dose I have read about and have been told by me vet to use it 10mg/kg twice a day.

-Kathy

 

[Amykins]

One can get Baytril here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/959119/baytril-enrofloxacin-sources

but dosing one so small with Baytril will not be easy. One would need a kitchen scale, a one ml syringe and distilled water (Baytril binds with calcium hard water, I think). I think the way I would give it would be to mix 1ml of Baytril with 9ml of distilled water and then I would give 0.1ml per 100 grams twice a day. That duckling probably weighs 40-75 grams, so it really would need to be weighed.

Please, check my math! Most common dose I have read about and have been told by me vet to use it 10mg/kg twice a day.

-Kathy

No I'm with you, that sounds about right. I learned off a chart that had a baseline for 3-pound birds since most macaws fall into that range. That means for a 1 oz duckling it'd be...well, a pretty small dose! I think 0.1 is about as small as you can get without just dipping the syringe tip into the concoction and rubbing it on her tongue.

My only worry is like I mentioned, bacitracin really isn't typically prescribed for eye infections. The stuff in the OTHER eye infection thread the OP gave to her Pekin contains baytril and it didn't work. Call me a worrywart.

 

[casportpony]

No I'm with you, that sounds about right. I learned off a chart that had a baseline for 3-pound birds since most macaws fall into that range. That means for a 1 oz duckling it'd be...well, a pretty small dose! I think 0.1 is about as small as you can get without just dipping the syringe tip into the concoction and rubbing it on her tongue.

My only worry is like I mentioned, bacitracin really isn't typically prescribed for eye infections. The stuff in the OTHER eye infection thread the OP gave to her Pekin contains baytril and it didn't work. Call me a worrywart.

I've only used it once for a sinus infection, and Baytril cleared it up 100% in a few days. All other time I've used it it's been for something like E. coli, pseudomonas or pneumonia.

-Kathy