Impetigo on gosling

[User635240]

I will add a dish that is deeper. Thanks.

 

[Goosebaby]

@Goosebaby do you think these remaining ones will survive? They are eating and chatty. But their eyelids look pale and swollen still. View attachment 3889725View attachment 3889723

I wish I could ease your worries and say they’ll be just fine but there’s no way to tell from pictures. I will say they look perky which is a good sign.
I can’t tell if they’re pale or not because I haven’t been there day to day like you have, but yellow goslings tend to have pink bills and legs when they’re little. Paleness can be from anemia which can be caused by a host of issues but is common with vitamin deficiencies so keep them up on their multi vitamins. If the swelling is continuing to go down that’s a good sign, the Tylosin is probably working.

 

[User635240]

I wish I could ease your worries and say they’ll be just fine but there’s no way to tell from pictures. I will say they look perky which is a good sign.
I can’t tell if they’re pale or not because I haven’t been there day to day like you have, but yellow goslings tend to have pink bills and legs when they’re little. Paleness can be from anemia which can be caused by a host of issues but is common with vitamin deficiencies so keep them up on their multi vitamins. If the swelling is continuing to go down that’s a good sign, the Tylosin is probably working.

I did give them some Durvet B complex today which they seemed to like and looked better after drinking. Thanks.

 

[User635240]

do they have access to water that’s deeper than the one in the picture? they need to be able to dunk their heads in to it so they can keep their nares and their eyes clean and healthy

Thanks @Jenbirdee that's exactly what they wanted. They are all cleaning their nostrils now.

 

[User635240]

Hey @Goosebaby @Jenbirdee their bills are looking pink today with clear nostrils. There are 6 left. No additional losses today. I'm just giving them Tylan and B vitamins. Dropped the doxy and VetRx. Fingers crossed!

 

[User635240]

Hey all, a friend of mine in NE Ohio had a duck tested and it died of botulism. Seems like it's going around.

 

[Goosebaby]

Hey all, a friend of mine in NE Ohio had a duck tested and it died of botulism. Seems like it's going around.

That’s nasty stuff. Veterinarians typically carry an antidote for it so if you suspect it definitely seek a vet out.
Botulism can technically be treated with antibiotics that kill clostridium as botulism is a member of that family but the issue is that the lethal effects of that bacteria come from the toxins released by it, and when the botulism begins to die it mass releases the toxin, this is why in humans they usually don’t treat it with antibiotics and just administer the antidote instead.

Other things to do in the meantime is administer activated charcoal to absorb some of the toxin.
Alanyl-glutamine, a nutritional supplement has been shown to have a protective effect against C. diff by helping to prevent damage to intestinal cells and repairing damage so that’s something that might help in recovery, go easy on it though, there’s no studies on its use in avians and it does have an effect on the pancreas.

 

[User635240]

One of the six remaining goslings still looks small and struggling. I've given them as much meds as seems reasonable (b complex colloidal silver, tylosin, VetRx, tetracycline). I don't have cash right now to buy poultrycell or Nutridrench. Is there any homemade nutritional supplement that would help? I have molasses, quail eggs, propylene glycol, buttermilk..

 

[User635240]

 

[Goosebaby]

One of the six remaining goslings still looks small and struggling. I've given them as much meds as seems reasonable (b complex colloidal silver, tylosin, VetRx, tetracycline). I don't have cash right now to buy poultrycell or Nutridrench. Is there any homemade nutritional supplement that would help? I have molasses, quail eggs, propylene glycol, buttermilk..

Try the quail eggs. Raw eggs have a chance of carrying salmonella but they’re poached with vitamins, cooking the eggs reduces some of the vitamins but increases the biotin so you could try a mix of cooked and raw egg.