HELP: Five Week Old Cayuga Duckling Symptoms

[ursusarctosana]

My five week old duckling goes through periods of time lasting about a half hour or so where he/she smacks his lips as if having an issue with swallowing saliva. Also there is occasional hoarseness and then more smacking of the lips. Once in a while there is what sounds like a cough, then hoarseness. After drinking water the hoarseness goes away.

Any ideas?

I thought if I was lucky perhaps this is part of the vocal change or something, but I don't know.

Otherwise, the duckling is healthy, alert, no nasal discharge, no raspy breathing, no listlessness, etc.

Please comment. Thanks.

 

[goosedragon]

Check down his throat for 'gape Worms' whichare named that way since the victum usually gapes.

 

[ursusarctosana]

Update on my Cayuga: checked down his throat and his throat appears very healthy. Talked to some people and they said he's probably fine and to monitor him.

Several days have passed and he/she's still doing fine, though sometimes vocally hoarse. My friend said this is a normal symptom of vocal changes as this duckling is at the proper age for the voice to change to either the loud Quack! of a female or the low Mmruht! Mmruht! of the male.

So far so good. I was really stressing out immensely.