HELP! Duck Black Vent, Painful, Runny Feces, Missing Feathers

[Miss Lydia]

If it’s a fungal infection she will need fungal antibiotics
I have gone through this with a duck last year
My story on her is long
Her vent was swollen with hard bits stuck outside
She got a slight prolapse from trying to push poo through the glued area
Her inside of her vent also had it
Hard fungal gleet stuck on her urethra and another area
Vet tried 3 antibiotics
I used fungal cream , colloidal silver as well
First noticed it in December 2022
By march after over 15 vet appointments both regular and avian
I pushed for fungal testing
Finally we had answers
Tests came back positive for aspergillosis
Meds started in April till July
90 days at 250.00 per month
It cleared up but came back in sept or October of 2023
This time I knew much faster when I felt a tiny area on the outside with gleet. Inside was clear
My local vet tried what the zoo uses instead
30.00 for 60 days of meds and it cleared her up
Been good on that ever since
I check her weekly now
I had to learn to pull the stuck gleet from inside and outside her vent
Poor duck got to know me very well
If it’s what I think it is
Then getting her on fungal meds for 60 to 90 days is the only way to clear it
My duck was still
Acting normal
Eating , drinking and never even missed a day laying eggs through all of that
Her poo was runny , very smelly and would be loud coming out
Also at times was like a projectile
Maybe from trying to push it out with a swollen stuck vent
I’ll find a picture of the meds I was given
My girl is 4.5 to 5 Pounds
1/4 pill crushed and mixed with 3ml water. Give 1.5 ml twice a day

Can you print out the name I don't know about anyone else but I can't see all of it. Thanks.

 

[Tales from Duckingham]

If it’s a fungal infection she will need fungal antibiotics
I have gone through this with a duck last year
My story on her is long
Her vent was swollen with hard bits stuck outside
She got a slight prolapse from trying to push poo through the glued area
Her inside of her vent also had it
Hard fungal gleet stuck on her urethra and another area
Vet tried 3 antibiotics
I used fungal cream , colloidal silver as well
First noticed it in December 2022
By march after over 15 vet appointments both regular and avian
I pushed for fungal testing
Finally we had answers
Tests came back positive for aspergillosis
Meds started in April till July
90 days at 250.00 per month
It cleared up but came back in sept or October of 2023
This time I knew much faster when I felt a tiny area on the outside with gleet. Inside was clear
My local vet tried what the zoo uses instead
30.00 for 60 days of meds and it cleared her up
Been good on that ever since
I check her weekly now
I had to learn to pull the stuck gleet from inside and outside her vent
Poor duck got to know me very well
If it’s what I think it is
Then getting her on fungal meds for 60 to 90 days is the only way to clear it
My duck was still
Acting normal
Eating , drinking and never even missed a day laying eggs through all of that
Her poo was runny , very smelly and would be loud coming out
Also at times was like a projectile
Maybe from trying to push it out with a swollen stuck vent
I’ll find a picture of the meds I was given
My girl is 4.5 to 5 Pounds
1/4 pill crushed and mixed with 3ml water. Give 1.5 ml twice a day

Anyone have any ideas on where I can order this medication without a local vet who is willing to treat ducks? That part is beyond frustrating for me!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Did you look on @allbirdproducts?They may not have that particular one but may have one similar.

 

[Tales from Duckingham]

Did you look on @allbirdproducts?They may not have that particular one but may have one similar.

Not seeing it so far

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Anyone have any ideas on where I can order this medication without a local vet who is willing to treat ducks? That part is beyond frustrating for me!

I wish I knew that answer
I do know it is a human med as my Pharmacy filled the prescription not my vets office
Meds are
Terbinafine (auro) 250 mg

 

[Miss Lydia]

I wish you'd look at the names of this drug I am pretty sure you can buy lamisil over the counter
https://www.rxlist.com/terbinafine/generic-drug.htm
@Tales from Duckingham
@New duck mommy 2021

 

[Tales from Duckingham]

I wish you'd look at the names of this drug I am pretty sure you can buy lamisil over the counter
https://www.rxlist.com/terbinafine/generic-drug.htm
@Tales from Duckingham
@New duck mommy 2021

Hi Miss Lydia, I can purchase Lamisil creams OTC but everythnig else I've researched shows a prescription is required for the oral meds. I've been googling, searching active ingredients, have checked multiple sites.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Hi Miss Lyndia, I can purchase Lamisil creams OTC but everythnig else I've researched shows a prescription is required for the oral meds. I've been googling, searching active ingredients, have checked multiple sites.

Wonder if you could at least start the cream part of that med
Could you contact the vet office and see if they would at least prescribe the antibiotic

 

[Miss Lydia]

I completely forgot about Acidified Copper Sulfate
https://aliveterinarywisdom.com/use-of-copper-sulphate-in-poultry/
I used this on my hen when she had sour crop fungal infection it cleared it up,

 

[Awaytome]

If it's a superficial (skin) fungal infection, an antifungal cream like Terbinafine or Clotrimazole might be worth trying. It's kind of a shot in the dark, but when there is no veterinary care available you do what you can. Oral antifungals are prescription only and I doubt a vet would provide that without examining,

Fungal infections are awful. Had a dog with Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis) that nearly died before we found an antifungal med (Itraconazole) that worked on her particular fungal species. It turned out to be so toxic to her we had to discontinue that and start a combination of two antifungals (Terbinafine and Fluconzaole) just to keep the infection under control. She was on meds the rest of her life as the fungus would come roaring back soon as we tried to cut back.