Help: Duck having trouble breathing

[Wifezilla]

JJ is wheezing and seems to be having trouble breathing. Do ducks catch colds? ?? What is the best treatment option?

She was fine yesterday, just seemed a little quiet. Tonight hubby notived she seemed to be breathing hard. It doesn't sound like her lungs are rattling or anything, just like her throat is constricted a bit. She is still eating and drinking and I made sure she had vitamins in her water. I also tried to get a look in her bill and couldn't see anything obviously wrong.

Any clues?

 

[froggie71]

Hi, I have an Indian runner that was wheezing this past fall, had no idea what to do. I took her in the bathroom and steamed up the room which help with the wheezing temporarily. I then got some terramycin to add to her water and but the end of treatment she was fine and returned to the coop, no problem. It can be because of a change in temp, or some bacterial infection, but there isn't too much info that I found. Terramycin is safe for waterfowl unless laying eggs, but I think you should be fine. Start with steam shower, it definitely helps. Good luck!

 

[Wifezilla]

Thanks froggie. I will call the feed store in the morning and see if I can get some.

 

[froggie71]

You may find terramycin is getting hard to find because I was told they were trying to do away with it and that you may only be able to get Agromycin I believe which is also supposed to be safe for waterfowl.

 

[Wifezilla]

Well crud...

Looks like it might be aspergillosis.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/7/aspergillosis

There is no mold in their food or bedding, but it has been wet and miserable here for days. I will clean the pen again and santize their dishes.

 

[Wifezilla]

JJ just died.

 

[Spike]

Quote:

Sorry for your loss.

Keep an eye on the others, you know respiratory illnesses spread very easily through birds.

 

[Wifezilla]

Bungie is by himself for now. The big ducks have their own pen and Uno is still in the brooder. The one most likely to get sick is isolated. Since I need to wait at least a week or two before eitherhe can play with the big ducks or Uno can join him, this will give me time to see if he starts showing symptoms.

 

[redhen]

Ooh Wifezilla! i'm very sorry!! you gave him the best home he could have ever had! so sorry!

 

[Cetawin]

Wifezilla I am so sorry about JJ ...