My flying mallard drake is havong trouble walking!! please help!

[cymbaline]

I'm so sorry guys. For the future when in doubt worm them and try apple cider vinegar it works wonders. Doing this will also mean any supplements you give are given the best chance. Again so sorry.

I did worm him - it didn't help, just made him sick for a few days. I also gave him brewer's yeast in his food for months, and probiotic supplements. I guess it was just a very slowly progressing virus, or some kind of neurological defect. He had a fantastic appetite right up until the end...I just couldn't watch him do nothing but sit in a box any longer, so I put him to sleep. That's no kind of life for a duck - unable to walk, fly, and barely even swim.

 

[wvducklady]

Tats exactly how I felt too. Watching my Duddles sit in a box all day was just too sad for a duck. He could not walk at all, and eventually he could not swim without me balancing him. I even had to hold him so he could clean and oil himself....no life at all for a duck. Mine had a great appetite until the very end as well, and I had him on niacin and vitamins. I truly believe he was born with a defect too.