HELP!! dehydration/potential botulism

[lesterandlucy]

I am here hoping some experienced goose parents can give some more insight or advice. I’m pretty sure I have a handle on the situation but all the knowledge I can get is critical. My goose Lester was showing signs of severe dehydration (live in south Florida, it’s hot). He could not hold his own weight, stumbling, drooling, vomiting all the water he tried to lap up, pupils dialing and he was shaking. I immediately got him to a vet. We subcutaneously administered fluids, started him on meloxicam, Baytril, and an antifungal (for chance of Aspergillus). I am on day 3 of giving this critical care, he has improved a lot and he was given toxiban yesterday in the event of botulism.

Long story long, his legs are VERY white and scary looking. Not normal at all. Is this still a symptom of the dehydration? The “nail” of his beak also looks pale. I’m still subcutaneously giving fluids 2x a day..I’m just curious if this could be a sign of something else or is he is simply recovering

thank you for ANY and all help. I’m very worried

 

[Weeg]

@Eggcessive @casportpony @Wyorp Rock

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-botulism-dehydration-in-my-goose.1409571/

 

[Isaac 0]

How is your goose doing?

I have never seen that type of discoloration before. Have you shown your vet?

You seem like a well-informed individual, but I wanted to just mention/ and make sure you're giving him lactated ringers, or sodium chloride, and not tap water. I have seen that done before, unfortunately.

How much fluids are you giving him?

 

[lesterandlucy]

Thank you for your reply! Lester is doing much better! He is now able to eat/drink on his own, plus he is walking and vocalizing like his usual self. I have been subcutaneously giving him a sodium chloride and B12 mixture. The first few days he was extremely dehydrated, plus I tube fed him toxiban, so I was pushing almost 250cc of the NaCl and B12 mixture daily. Now I’m just pushing around 50cc and gradually decreasing.

My vet said the scaly legs were likely a sign of severe dehydration. Since then, I have moisturized them with coconut oil so I can see the color of his skin properly, and he has his usual bright orange legs back.

I took him for a walk outside yesterday to stretch his legs, here is a picture.

Disclaimer: his neck is naturally crooked, and that is normal for him. He is a rescue and I believe it is either a birth defect or he is a survivor of some incident.

 

[Goosebaby]

Thank you for your reply! Lester is doing much better! He is now able to eat/drink on his own, plus he is walking and vocalizing like his usual self. I have been subcutaneously giving him a sodium chloride and B12 mixture. The first few days he was extremely dehydrated, plus I tube fed him toxiban, so I was pushing almost 250cc of the NaCl and B12 mixture daily. Now I’m just pushing around 50cc and gradually decreasing.

My vet said the scaly legs were likely a sign of severe dehydration. Since then, I have moisturized them with coconut oil so I can see the color of his skin properly, and he has his usual bright orange legs back.

I took him for a walk outside yesterday to stretch his legs, here is a picture.

Disclaimer: his neck is naturally crooked, and that is normal for him. He is a rescue and I believe it is either a birth defect or he is a survivor of some incident.

Awesome to hear he’s doing better!