EMERGENCY! PLEASE HELP ME/ SICK DUCK

[Miss Lydia]

Yes that is good. Always a good sign when they eat and drink.

 

[countryladyNH]

She is still not eating. She drank a bit more water. Hubby got some Nutri-Drench. We fed her some drop by drop a few minutes ago. She is still very lethargic and just sitting there. Her head is down with bill tip on the floor of brooder. Eyes open and clear. We feel scared and helpless.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Just so hard to know what could be wrong when she was so lively right before this happened. There is nothing she could have eaten inside or out that might have made her sick?

 

[countryladyNH]

Just so hard to know what could be wrong when she was so lively right before this happened. There is nothing she could have eaten inside or out that might have made her sick?

That is what is so awful. We just don't know what could have happened.
We have loved and cared for her since she arrived on May 3. She arrived in the post healthy and has been very active and healthy ever since. The last time she was outside was last Friday. She was with our one adult duck in the run for an hour and with us in the yard for a maybe 15 min. She and the 2 other ducklings (about 2.5 weeks old) were foraging in the grass all together in front of us. No one else is sick. We were right there and saw nothing strange. They swam in the little pond we made and that we drain and clean every week. It was not toxic and all had been in it and are fine. Sat. and Sun. they were in the brooder all day because it was cold and rainy here all weekend. All were eating and were fine. She is lying in the corner of the brooder. Eyes open but they look sad and not open wide. Her head is slightly down with bill on the floor of brooder. We tried more peas, etc., but she will not eat.

 

[casportpony]

No appropriate vet in area.

Where in New Hampshire are you? Maybe I can help you find a vet.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'd keep up offering the nutri drench. I sure wish I knew what else could be done to help her. Lets see if we can get @casportpony to help

 

[countryladyNH]

Hubby and I are both crying at this point. Maybe it sounds stupid but we are so attached to our little flock. We tried so hard and this was so sudden. We feel desperate to help her but when you have no idea what happened and have tried pretty much everything you can, you just feel so helpless. She has not eaten but drank a bit of water just now, then back to the corner to sit there again.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Where in New Hampshire are you? Maybe I can help you find a vet.

Oh wow I just tagged you thank you for being here.

 

[countryladyNH]

Where in New Hampshire are you? Maybe I can help you find a vet.

We are in Center Ossipee, NH. Honestly we do not have much money. I know of NO avian vet anywhere near here. We have one crappy car and hubby is working right now. This is so painful.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Where in New Hampshire are you? Maybe I can help you find a vet.

@countryladyNH