Is she egg bound

[Kiki]

Great news.
We will be waiting for the update.

Good luck.

 

[Callender Girl]

Dr. L said Paige definitely had a problem with her nerve because it took so long to push out that egg. He said she wouldn't flatten her foot and spread her toes on the left side, which was the indicator that it was nerve-related. He gave her an injection of -- and I can only read part of this on the bill -- dexameh-something-or-other to help with the nerve. And sent me home with four days worth of meloxicam. He also said to continue giving her the calcium for the rest of the week.

She is starting to perk up a bit but still isn't walking. But, she's now stretching that leg out behind her, so I am hopeful she will be on her feet by tonight. I will keep her in the "infirmary" pen again tonight so the drakes don't bother her.

And, again, thank to everybody. I was a wreck, and you were all great!

 

[Kiki]

Dr. L said Paige definitely had a problem with her nerve because it took so long to push out that egg. He said she wouldn't flatten her foot and spread her toes on the left side, which was the indicator that it was nerve-related. He gave her an injection of -- and I can only read part of this on the bill -- dexameh-something-or-other to help with the nerve. And sent me home with four days worth of meloxicam. He also said to continue giving her the calcium for the rest of the week.

She is starting to perk up a bit but still isn't walking. But, she's now stretching that leg out behind her, so I am hopeful she will be on her feet by tonight. I will keep her in the "infirmary" pen again tonight so the drakes don't bother her.

And, again, thank to everybody. I was a wreck, and you were all great!

I hope she gets better soon.


Did he check for another egg?

 

[quackiemama]

Poor girl, I hope she feels good again ASAP.

 

[quackiemama]

You are a great duck parent btw!! She is lucky to have you loving her!

 

[Callender Girl]

I'm not sure that he checked for another egg, although I mentioned the possibility that she might, as someone suggested, pass an un-shelled egg. He is the main practitioner there, but one of the other vets really knows more about poultry (her 4-H daughter has chickens).

But, as I read when I was first acquiring goats, most vets don't know a lot about goats, but they know a lot more about veterinary medicine than you do. So, I trust Dr. L to keep her alive -- he's done okay with her before and two of my chickens, as well as most of my goats and sheep.

Again, she's perkier still and was preening today, but she took only a very, very few steps. I will hope for improvement in the morning.

 

[DucksOhio]

You are a great duck parent btw!! She is lucky to have you loving her!

I agree!!

 

[DucksOhio]

I'm not sure that he checked for another egg, although I mentioned the possibility that she might, as someone suggested, pass an un-shelled egg. He is the main practitioner there, but one of the other vets really knows more about poultry (her 4-H daughter has chickens).

But, as I read when I was first acquiring goats, most vets don't know a lot about goats, but they know a lot more about veterinary medicine than you do. So, I trust Dr. L to keep her alive -- he's done okay with her before and two of my chickens, as well as most of my goats and sheep.

Again, she's perkier still and was preening today, but she took only a very, very few steps. I will hope for improvement in the morning.

Keep us posted - hope she's doing better. That's very stressful for you both.

 

[Miss Lydia]

How is she this morning? Hopefully still improving.

 

[Callender Girl]

Paige is ALMOST standing up, every once in a while. She's eating and drinking. She devoured her frozen peas rolled in calcium powder (Yum!), but she's not moving around at all.

Of course, I THOUGHT I was doing a good job giving her the meloxicam this morning, until I stood up and realized most of it went out the side of her bill and down my leg. I intend to try again when I feed her dinner. I checked with Dr. L's office just to make sure I couldn't over-dose her since I'm not sure how much she might have swallowed compared to how much I ended up wearing.

She is out in the infirmary pen, getting muddy and dealing with chickens who fly over the 2-foot fence to annoy and disturb her. She has snapped (deservedly) at a couple of them.