Infectious coryza

[Susuba]

Do you know how to tube feed? I think I would want to tube fluids to her before I lanced it. She looks like she's dehydrated.

Step 1:
Bring the bird inside and place it in a warm room; 80-85 degrees is ideal (watch for signs of overheating).

Step 2:
Weigh the duck

Step 3:
Once warmed, correct hydration. This should not be done until the bird is warmed up! Tube warmed (102 degrees) Pedialyte or Gatorade at 14 ml per pound of body weight, wait 60-90 minutes, and repeat. If no poop is produced by 3 hours after first tubing, repeat once more.

Step 4:
Once the bird is pooping you can start tubing warmed Kaytee Exact baby bird food or a non-lay crumble (lay crumble has too much calcium). Start by tubing 14 ml per pound of body weight and increase a little at each feeding. Do not exceed 23 ml per pound of body weight. Sick birds are tube fed 2-4 times a day.

https://www.amazon.com/Agri-Pro-Ent...ds=red+rubber+catheter&qid=1744735744&sr=8-11
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Never tube fed a chicken but i have a goat. I dont think she is though because she goes through a decent amount of water and food

 

[casportpony]

Never tube fed a chicken but i have a goat. I dont think she is though because she goes through a decent amount of water and food

Up to you, but I always assume some level of dehydration.

If you want to try surgery, I think this is where i would start:

Do you have any big needles? Like an 18-gauge? I like to start by making a few holes really close together. It seems like it bleeds less when I do this.

 

[Susuba]

Up to you, but I always assume some level of dehydration.

If you want to try surgery, I think this is where i would start:
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Do you have any big needles? Like an 18-gauge? I like to start by making a few holes really close together. It seems like it bleeds less when I do this.

Im nervous to tf just because ive never done it lol. Youd never guess i was a nurse!
I do! Ok so standard poke and squeeze? Ive still got her on bactrim ds, a quarter of a pill twice a day. Should i up that until the other medicine comes?

 

[Susuba]

Im nervous to tf just because ive never done it lol. Youd never guess i was a nurse!
I do! Ok so standard poke and squeeze? Ive still got her on bactrim ds, a quarter of a pill twice a day. Should i up that until the other medicine comes?

If you can walk me through now to do it i can at least get some electrolyte water in her

 

[casportpony]

How much does she weigh?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I ordered denaguard to try next.

Looks like Kim and Kathy are giving you good instructions. Hopefully you can remove the pus and she will begin to improve.

I agree, if this is IC, then you want to use the Sulfa antibiotic.

Just a note, Denagard (Tiamulin) treats Mycoplasma in poultry, so you may find that it will not be effective for IC.