I think my duck has bad arthritis

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My Blue Swedish duck Stormy is 7yrs 3m and can barely walk anymore. She mostly stands in one place or sits and quacks for the her friends to back. Her right leg is turned in a lot. Is there anything I can do? Thanks
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She is beautiful. I'm sorry she is having so much trouble and that no one has responded.
My experience with ducks is limited but have you tried giving her a vitamin B complex? It may not help if it is arthritis, but it has helped me in the past with leg issues in ducks/geese.
 
Sounds Very similar to my seven-year-old pekin girl, Chubbs.
I would start her on all three of these things- the nutritional yeast you just add 1 tablespoon to every one cup of her food . The poultry cell give 1ml orally (if she’s 6 pounds or more I might give two ML) per day for a few days. It can also be added to water, but you have to use up a lot more in the water. Follow the instructions on the bottle.
The liquid B complex complex I have seen it do great things in Ducks. One ML per day you can soak some mealworms in it in a small dish. Make sure she eats it all. She can have this every day indefinitely. You can also give the liquid be complex orally by syringe with no needle. Must be given down the ducks right side of her tongue. Here’s instructions

Epson salt water, lukewarm, in small tub , soaks can help her too. Try not to let her drink any causes diarrhea.

Also swimming time strengthen legs. Please also reply- What is her diet ?
 

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