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I took my duck to the vet for a diagnosis. They could hear respiratory changes in her when listening to her chest with a stethoscope and see a fungal mass on an x-ray. However, aspergillosis is tricky to diagnose. My duck passed away, and on the necropsy the fungal mass took up half of her chest, which the vets were very surprised with as it looked smaller on the x-ray.
For me, the first sign was a hiccupy like squeeky noise. Then she started shaking her head. Then the open mouth breathing. Near the end I could hear her breathing.
For medication we tried a variety of antifungal and antibacterial drugs. Both oral and inhaled. They worked for a while, but eventually would stop. However, about two years later my other duck started making the dreaded hiccupy noise and knowing what it was I took her in immediately. They put her in itraconizole and within 6 weeks her issue was resolved! It's been 1.5 years now and she hasn't had any respiratory problems!
I’m so sorry to hear your first Duck passed away but glad to hear your other is doing so well. Thank you for sharing. I’d been out of town the last week or so and since returning have noticed that she’s no longer panting however she does seem a little ‘scrunched up’, tucking her head in a bit at times. She had been and still is making a squeaky noise when vocalizing (as opposed to breathing) that started when she began laying eggs. At the time it hadn’t concerned us as this was what our other female had done as well when laying but now she’s not laying and still squeaking so will definitely keep an eye on things.I took my duck to the vet for a diagnosis. They could hear respiratory changes in her when listening to her chest with a stethoscope and see a fungal mass on an x-ray. However, aspergillosis is tricky to diagnose. My duck passed away, and on the necropsy the fungal mass took up half of her chest, which the vets were very surprised with as it looked smaller on the x-ray.
For me, the first sign was a hiccupy like squeeky noise. Then she started shaking her head. Then the open mouth breathing. Near the end I could hear her breathing.
For medication we tried a variety of antifungal and antibacterial drugs. Both oral and inhaled. They worked for a while, but eventually would stop. However, about two years later my other duck started making the dreaded hiccupy noise and knowing what it was I took her in immediately. They put her in itraconizole and within 6 weeks her issue was resolved! It's been 1.5 years now and she hasn't had any respiratory problems!