Membranes completely shut breathing from mouth what do I do??!!

[Aflachandsomeduck]

I took Aflac to the vet they put him on 7 horse pills called baytril for respirtory as we wait for the fungal test to come back they are worthless how do I open up his membraines plz help

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have Vet RX you can swipe it across his nares to help him breathe also Oxine ah misted over him or put into a vaporizer might help.

 

[Aflachandsomeduck]

Can he still breath?the vet charged me 567 and did nothing getting fungal test results tomorrow and that's all they did Those peoe didn't even administer his meds for 48 hours They waited for me to pick him up wow!!I have been giving him baytril pills but it's extremely hard Might you have an easier way please?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I once had a young drake on antibiotics for 5 months- and let me tell you- there are many ...many ways to give a duck a pill.

Poking it straight down the throat with your finger- after a few days it becomes a two person job to help hold the duck.
Wrapping it in Bread
Wrapping it in lettuce... poking it in a piece of apple-
hiding it in the pellets and watching to make sure it gets shoveled up with the food.
Powdering it and sprinkling it on food.
Hiding it in some watermelon
One of the best ways though- was to get a little devise kind of like a syringe- it has a plunger that kind of pokes the pill into the mouth. It was actually given to me by the vet on about week 6. Designed for use with cats and dogs- I found it pretty handy- but again I did end up needing help with holding him still.

Just be careful however you do it- Keep them on a towel for a few minutes after and I bet you will often find the pill on the floor when you are positive it was swallowed.

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If it's a large pill cut into 2 or more pieces.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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