Ducks are good at hiding symptoms..

[Maryam.]

Hey,
As many of you already know Daisy is my almost 3 y.o rouen and a female.
She started laying since she was 6months old, she would lay a big egg everyday for 2years! Although she was so small and this made her weaker.. until a few months ago one day I found her sitting in a dark place alone, I knew it was egg problem I brought her inside the house so she can be comfortable and half an hour later I found her prolapsed and bleeding nonstop. It was midnight and I couldn’t do anything to stop the bleeding. I found an oncall vet, he had to do a surgery ASAP, and he did. He also remove a part of her intestines cause her situation was BAD! The doctor assured me that she probably won’t lay anymore. After the surgery she recovered quickly, and the layind stopped
A week ago, I found her having difficulty in breathing, lethargic, sneezing .. I had a guess that it might be respiratory infection. I gave her Enrofloxacin for 6days and her breathing improved. On the 6th day’s morning I found her sleeping and not being able to stand on her legs and she lost her appetite completely. I took her to some vet but not their vet cause she had a few days off. This vet felt her abdomen and stated surely that she’s not egg bound but it might be tumor. The radiology was closed so We couldn’t take an Xray of her abdominal cavity. Today which was day 3 of her issue I took her for Xray and we found the BIGGEST egg possible in her abdomen and nowhere close to her vent All the doctors were shocked. Since I was assured that she’s not gonna lay again I didn’t gave her enough calcium and I feel terribly bad now. They had access to a crashed calcium rock though but they don’t like it much, I should’ve forced them to eat it. I will attach her xray image to this thread.
I took her to their own vet and she said surgery is too risky all we can do now is give her high doses of antibiotics, calcium and melixocam to ease her pain and pray that she will lay the egg or at least move a little so they can help her to bring it out.
The egg is too big that is placing pressure on most of her organs, including her lungs that’s why she had respiratory problems.
Please please please pray for my Daisy
She’s in pain and I am the most terrified and can’t stop crying
I hope this thread help anybody who has the same problem.
I would be grateful if you mention other approaches that you think it will help so I can suggest them to her vet.
P.S. she had ingested something about 1cm too, which the doctors said it’s not that serious and she’ll probably pass it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

She’s home? Okay maybe some canned salmon? Just a small amount to see if she’ll eat it? As for the egg if it gets moving down far enough they might be able to get it out. I sure hope so.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maryam. That is why you can’t blame yourself. You aren’t a vet we aren’t vets we trust what vets say and many times that’s wrong too. You did the best you could do for Daisy. I lost one that way many years ago and it was heartbreaking. Please don’t feel like a failure. Cookie needs you now and you need her. I admire your dedication to your ducks.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My goodness @Maryam. I sure hope she can get this egg moving so they can help get it out. Prayers for Daisy an for you. I’m so glad you were able to get your vet to look at her an do xrays

 

[Miss Lydia]

We will pray for her an you! Don’t make yourself sick too. Look forward to updates in the morning

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maryam. I am so sorry. You have done so much to help Daisy in so many ways. Please don’t ever think your a bad duck mom. You tried so hard for her. She just had multiple problems and had too much going against her. I believe all of us here who have been following an trying to help would think of you as being a wonderful duck mom who loves her ducks.

 

[Maryam.]

Maryam. That is why you can’t blame yourself. You aren’t a vet we aren’t vets we trust what vets say and many times that’s wrong too. You did the best you could do for Daisy. I lost one that way many years ago and it was heartbreaking. Please don’t feel like a failure. Cookie needs you now and you need her. I admire your dedication to your ducks.

We have a shortage of expert avian and poultry vets in Iran
So sorry that you went through it too
Thank you
I hope I can do whatever I can to take care of cookie..

 

[Maryam.]

Avian vets are few an far between here too. Especially if you live rural an many of us do. That’s why so many of us rely on BYC and ourselves. We don’t know all the answers and would never want anyone to think we do, many of us go by what we’ve experienced and try to help that way. But many times there just isn’t anything we can do and we’ll lose one or more if you’ve been caring for poultry for awhile. Makes me feel sad when I give advise an someone still looses their duck.

That’s too bad I wished more people would consider it for their specialties..
You’ve helped us so much and I couldn’t thank you enough

 

[Miss Lydia]

I agree. Here In the USA vet care is so expensive. Many can’t afford to even take their ducks or other animals to one.

 

[Maryam.]

I agree. Here In the USA vet care is so expensive. Many can’t afford to even take their ducks or other animals to one.

Oh! I’ve heard about that. I’ve seen so many people from the USA start campaigns(gofundme, ..) for their pet’s vet care. Animals are so important, It shouldn’t be like that
Generally healthcare(for humans or animals) in Iran is not that expensive especially if one have good health insurance..