My duck gem not eating

[girls]

Can anyone help my duck gem is of her food and her favourite treats. She is very lathargic and has no interest in anything or with her sister. She just sits in her pond, not even sleeping. She looks sad and uncomfortable.
she normally is very vocal, eats everything and running around.
please help as no vets open or vets that are open don't see ducks

 

[Miss Lydia]

How old is Gem what breed and if she lays when was the last time?

 

[Isaac 0]

Sorry to hear about your Gem, when dealing with anorexic birds you have to be very aggressive as far as care goes with them, as most of the time the underlying cause is serious. If I were to see a bird at my place acting as your's, I would catch her, bring her inside and set her in a warm (80F) watch for overheating place, dimly lit, and that's quiet to reduce stress. I would weigh her right before getting her in the cage, that way I could see her starting weight, but if she's not eating you'll NEED to start tube feeding her. I can go further into that topic if your willing to do that.

Could we have some more info about Gem, how old is she, has she had any problems in the past, what is she being fed, could you post a picture of her, how does her poop look, is she drinking, when did this start to happen?

 

[girls]

How old is Gem what breed and if she lays when was the last time?

Hi Miss Lydia,
Gem is a khaki campbell and is 8 years old. She has never been a good egg layer sh has only layed about 50 eggs in her life so far.Her last egg must be about 3 years ago

 

[girls]

Sorry to hear about your Gem, when dealing with anorexic birds you have to be very aggressive as far as care goes with them, as most of the time the underlying cause is serious. If I were to see a bird at my place acting as your's, I would catch her, bring her inside and set her in a warm (80F) watch for overheating place, dimly lit, and that's quiet to reduce stress. I would weigh her right before getting her in the cage, that way I could see her starting weight, but if she's not eating you'll NEED to start tube feeding her. I can go further into that topic if your willing to do that.

Could we have some more info about Gem, how old is she, has she had any problems in the past, what is she being fed, could you post a picture of her, how does her poop look, is she drinking, when did this start to happen?

Hi Issac
Gem is 8 years old always been in good health and a good eater not anorexic. She’s a big girl and normally a bit of a piggy when it comes to eating. She eats layers pellets normally and eats worms and lettuce. Worms are normally her favourite food and will do anything for one.
She is drinking a little and she has just managed to get 3 worms down, but with a struggle. Its like she has trouble swallowing. I was thinking she may have got stung, what do you think.
she was a bit odd yesterday but tonight very quiet
This is Gem on left and an old photo

 

[Isaac 0]

Hard to know just going off from her symptoms. Could you post a picture or video of her now, and some pictures of her poop?

 

[girls]

Hard to know just going off from her symptoms. Could you post a picture or video of her now, and some pictures of her poop?

This is gem now Thats all she does is stand there or hide in bushes. She drinks but will not eat anything, haven't seen her poop yet, tried posting video but wont let me

 

[Miss Lydia]

Put your video on you tube or Vimeo then copy an paste here. Do you still have your drake?

 

[Isaac 0]

Ok, she’s not eating, so I’ll let you know now, that if some sort of oral feeding is not implemented soon she will likely pass. If you wish to keep her alive, you’ll need to get yourself some tube feeding supplies. Let me know if you’re willing to do that and I’ll let you know what you need to get, but this is serious and action should be taken immediately.

 

[girls]

Took gem to vet today they think she has an egg that is struggling to come out as she has not layed an egg for a long time. She has pain killers and got to go back on wednesday to see specialist vet. Have you got any ideas to help her lay it