Help! My duck is sick

[DuckyDonna]

The white poop is from drinking lots of water without consuming enough feed. Grass eating and not enough grains. ...Just so you know..

Seriously? Too much water?

 

[Clucking ada]

Did the vet give her fluids? I ask because poop like that usually means dehydration and or infection.

She didn’t no she gave me the antibiotics but I’m not entirely sure I’m giving them to her correct as the tube is short and I don’t know if it’s going into her airways

 

[Clucking ada]

The vet can show you how to tube feed and @casportpony can give you a video on how to tube feed.

I’d be grateful! I don’t think she is eating so I’d probably best tube feed her also I can’t be sure I’m giving her the antibiotics correctly

 

[Miss Lydia]

@casportpony can give you a video on tube feeding and she has instruction on giving meds. I am having computer trouble and can’t copy an paste on my phone or I’d look it up for you. As for meds have someone hold her if you can and your facing her pry open her bill and look into the back or her throat you’ll see the big hole right in the middle that’s her airway you want to avoid that and go to the left of it down into that hole that’s where the meds go. It’s her right side but facing her it’s your left side. Once you’ve done it some you will be able to do it by yourself I wrap mine in a towel hold them between my knees while I am sitting pry open the bill use my fingers to keep the bill open enough to make sure I am in the right place then push down the syringe.

 

[Clucking ada]

So sad but Badgie has passed on she didn’t seem too bothered about water so I’d gone out and bought a feeding syringe I came back an hour later and she’s slumped dead and stiff it must have been a very aggressive infection as she was alive and well 2 days ago. I’m off to get a replacement and hopefully the little one won’t notice

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so sorry you lost her! I hope you can find another sweet one.

 

[thumper650]

So sorry to hear she didn’t make it. At least you tried everything you could. Your new duck will be lucky to have such a good duck mom.