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Hi guys
one of my ducks had a really huge prolapse this morning, the size of a small orange.
I raced her to my vet and thankfully she was able to reinsert the prolapsed tissue and repair a large tear in the bowel and my duck is recovering.
however it is now the weekend and as the X-ray showed a number of developing ovums in the duck, thee is a pretty high chance she will be attempting to lay and will prolapse again. My bird vet is not available for the next 36 or so hours and there are no other vets in my area who would be confident in dealing with this sort of thing, so if she prolapses in the meantime Im the vet, lol
My vet has given me dextrose to reduce swelling, a prescription for a local anaesthetic gel, plus surgical lubricant. I also have pain relief and antibiotics etc.
My duck also has a couple of stitches to hold everything in and I may have to cut one if she has trouble pooping and if she has to lay an egg the other will have to be snipped as well.
i have dealt with smaller prolapses myself but not this size
so I was wondering if anyone has any useful links with video or good close up pics showing technique and useful hints on how the heck to get a LARGE amount of prolapsed tissue back in, that I might be able to watch now, so that I have some idea of what to do to try and get it back in.
again I reiterate this is not the sort of prolapse that you can just gently push it back in, we are talking about a LARGE amount of tissue, so much that when she stood up it was still hitting the ground. To be honest I fully expected my vet to tell me that she would not be able to be saved, and I am feeling very happy and grateful that she has made it this far. She is literally one of the first two ducklings I ever hatched and is pretty special to me so I want to do all I can to keep her around a little longer
if you have any good links could you please post them for me? Thank you.
prayers for my girl are also much appreciated
on an aside does anyone have any experience with the suprelorin implant in ducks? (Anyone outside the us as apparently it’s banned there in poultry, not because it is bad for the birds but because the fda make decisions based on poultry being considered food livestock and not loved pets (I’m just repeating what a sanctuary is saying about that - I am in NZ so it’s legal for a vet to prescribe and use them here)
if this has already been posted and just isn’t displaying on my device for some reason admin feel free to remove it (ideally whichever copy has least replies)
Hi guys
one of my ducks had a really huge prolapse this morning, the size of a small orange.
I raced her to my vet and thankfully she was able to reinsert the prolapsed tissue and repair a large tear in the bowel and my duck is recovering.
however it is now the weekend and as the X-ray showed a number of developing ovums in the duck, thee is a pretty high chance she will be attempting to lay and will prolapse again. My bird vet is not available for the next 36 or so hours and there are no other vets in my area who would be confident in dealing with this sort of thing, so if she prolapses in the meantime Im the vet, lol
My vet has given me dextrose to reduce swelling, a prescription for a local anaesthetic gel, plus surgical lubricant. I also have pain relief and antibiotics etc.
My duck also has a couple of stitches to hold everything in and I may have to cut one if she has trouble pooping and if she has to lay an egg the other will have to be snipped as well.
i have dealt with smaller prolapses myself but not this size
so I was wondering if anyone has any useful links with video or good close up pics showing technique and useful hints on how the heck to get a LARGE amount of prolapsed tissue back in, that I might be able to watch now, so that I have some idea of what to do to try and get it back in.
again I reiterate this is not the sort of prolapse that you can just gently push it back in, we are talking about a LARGE amount of tissue, so much that when she stood up it was still hitting the ground. To be honest I fully expected my vet to tell me that she would not be able to be saved, and I am feeling very happy and grateful that she has made it this far. She is literally one of the first two ducklings I ever hatched and is pretty special to me so I want to do all I can to keep her around a little longer
if you have any good links could you please post them for me? Thank you.
prayers for my girl are also much appreciated
on an aside does anyone have any experience with the suprelorin implant in ducks? (Anyone outside the us as apparently it’s banned there in poultry, not because it is bad for the birds but because the fda make decisions based on poultry being considered food livestock and not loved pets (I’m just repeating what a sanctuary is saying about that - I am in NZ so it’s legal for a vet to prescribe and use them here)
