Has anyone bred Pekin and welsh harlequin ducks together??

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CatWhisperer said:
I just finished reading this whole thread. I am so sorry DavisDucks about all the trouble little Joy has been having. You have made a Herculean effort to help her. In the video it appears that her hock/ankle joint is bent backwards. I would guess that she was born with slipped tendons- that is like your Achilles’ tendon slipping from around the back of your ankle around the side and eventually sliding to the front reversing the direction your joint faces. These tendons are very strong and will tighten/shorten over time. After this much time has passed I’m afraid it is irreversible. And painful. She will never be able to walk and will injure herself more by trying. I am sorry to be so blunt about this after all you two have gone through. The bruising around the joint is a sign of bleeding. I don’t know how meloxicam is metabolized in ducks but for future reference if you have to give a tiny dose of medication draw up 0.1 cc, fill the 1 cc syringe the rest of the way with 0.9 cc water then you have 10 doses. Repeat this as necessary to get an accurately small dose. Depending on the medication it may not be stable for long once diluted. Only do this with oral medications.
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I was also wondering if slipped tendons could be the problem. .and I also think it's possible since it was born this way there is a deformity to the legs.

*Side note..
Since Some medications may not be water soluble like you said, When I need to mix something in water like that I do it in a small glass bowl or cup so I can stir it up good each time. :)



DavisDucks said:
Oh ok, so that might make sense about her eating being off yesterday and her stomach running. But the bruise/ bleeding was before we ever gave her the pain meds. We just did that for the 1st time lastnight.
But gosh, which is worse right now? I would really like to give her a little to help ease things. I'm bringing her to our local vet (that was out of town when I brought her to the other one last week). No matter what, I'm not going to let her suffer, but I also need to be 100% sure before-hand, & honestly, not sure that I, myself, could handle doing "anything". So, as long as shes relaxed & resting tonight, we'll be at the office tomorrow.
I do want to Thank You as well.:hugs Definately not what I wanted to hear, but apparently what I needed to hear. Wish I could've found you a week ago:hmm, but still..... pretty hard to tell much thru pics on a screen. I've had alot of amazing help on BYC from day 1, so I'm thankful weve made it this far.
She has always been such a lively little duckling w/ more personality that I've ever seen. And of course with her leg issues, we have rarely been separated since her birth, so I apologize, I get Very, Very attatched.....a flaw of mine, I guess.
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I know it's hard.. Especially with the little ones.
But I just don't feel like she has much of a chance for quality of life going forward.
And I don't think there is anything more you can do or could've done.
I'm really sorry. Sometimes we just have to call it what it is.
 
Miss Lydia said:
In the back. @casportpony probably has a pic.
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casportpony said:
On the back. Why? Do you think it's on the front?
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I was just curious. I've been feeling that area since you all advised me to feel for movement or clicking, but I've never felt a thing, as far as anything movable. Now.... the thick, whitish thing that goes down the back of the leg, that's what I would guess is a tendon, right? Well, that goes straight down the back of her leg. And still a little bruised, but seems to be fading a bit.
 

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