The Feathered Menagerie
In the Brooder
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Hi Umarit was discovered that this is not a neurological disease, though the clinical manifestations are almost analogous, it's something anonymous (to me) like neoplasia or tumour on the dorsal part of their tail, the poor thing is sometimes discharging yellowish and oily pus. it's treated locally by rubbing a lemon to the affected area after you squeeze it and oozes the pus out, and clean it
somebody pls tell me the name of the disease, so that I can further learn about it. Thank you
UMAR GARBA
Although this post of yours is 8 years old, I'm curious - did you get the bottom of what caused the mystery illness? I too have recently begun noticing signs similar to neurological impairment in our older goose. I worked with disabled clients and at some point had one with acquired brain injury. The way their face looked prior to the injury then after. The same I'm noticing here around the eyes.
I found some clues while researhing. One medical article pointed toward damaged vertabrae from arthritis and inflammation, causing vertigo. I'm stil looking for a definitive answer.
In addition, the first thing I thought when you refered to a tumour on the goose's dorsal part of the tail - especially the 'oily pus' if squished, it sounds like the preening gland which fits that description. So if you are still having animals, was the tumour near or next to the preening gland?
Hope you got anwers or a quick cure.