Gosling struggling! Please help!

[Sassiesoo]

Our gosling was found on its back soaking wet and struggling with its legs by the edge of the pond.

We are based in the United Kingdom.

We dried her off been force feeding her and making sure she gets lots of water.
She must be around 4 weeks old maybe older.

She can’t walk at all she just rolls straight onto her back. I haven’t left her side for 2 days. She can’t put weight on her feet without me holding her for a bit of balance.
She stayed inside with us last night and today she seems to have taken a turn for the worst.

Her head is bashing around everywhere and she keeps opening her beak to breathe.

I have seen insects/mites in her feathers.

It’s very distressing to see her like this. I don’t really know what’s going on?

I have just given her some b complex with water. I’ve ordered some nutritional yeast and given her some electrolytes.

Nothing has started to work as of yet.
She has finally just settled to go to sleep but I’m up all night making sure she’s not on her back.

I spoke to soon she’s just knocked herself over! Her neck is bent right over and she looks very uncomfortable.

I don’t know if anyone knows what’s going on?
Any help would be great!

 

[Goosebaby]

Im not sure what’s available to you in the U.K but if you can get some ivermectin horse paste that will rid her of the insects.
Also a liquid multivitamin may be needed.

 

[Goosebaby]

How is your gosling?

 

[Sassiesoo]

Not doing so great!

We have made her a sling so she is definitely more comfortable.

Her head is all over the place and she can’t put any weight on her feet she still rolls on to her back.

We have been feeding her, giving her vitamins and giving her water therapy.

She’s breathing quite heavily her tongue is sticking out a little when she breathes.

I honestly feel so helpless, I wish I know what I could do. It’s breaking my heart.

Thanks so much for checking in and all your help it means a lot.

 

[Sassiesoo]

How is your gosling?

Just replied below xx

 

[Goosebaby]

Not doing so great!

We have made her a sling so she is definitely more comfortable.

Her head is all over the place and she can’t put any weight on her feet she still rolls on to her back.

We have been feeding her, giving her vitamins and giving her water therapy.

She’s breathing quite heavily her tongue is sticking out a little when she breathes.

I honestly feel so helpless, I wish I know what I could do. It’s breaking my heart.

Thanks so much for checking in and all your help it means a lot.

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All you can do is keep giving her vitamins, you’re doing great.

It could be a vitamin deficiency alone that’s causing these symptoms but she could have caught an illness as a result of that or she may have caught a virus or even botulism.

You could try to get her seen by an avian vet but there’s no guarantee they’ll be of much use sadly and other than some specific testing, administering oxygen, and possible medications shes better off in your care.

 

[Jenbirdee]

poor baby... you are a kind one to take care of her, I pray she gets well

 

[Sassiesoo]

Unfortunately she just passed. Thanks so much for all your help. We tried our best xx

 

[Goosebaby]

Unfortunately she just passed. Thanks so much for all your help. We tried our best xx

I’m so sorry, you did all you could and you made her last days in this world peaceful and comfortable.

 

[Miss Lydia]

When giving liquid by mouth you have to be so very careful they don't aspirate on them.

I am so sorry you lost the little gosling.