My Muscovy isn’t eating

[Miss Lydia]

Honestly, they really are obsessed when broody. My one Muscovy was so obsessed and would not give up I put a piece of lattice over where she was brooding she actually laid on top of the lattice so then I took 2 bales of shaving still in the bags and put it over the lattice, she laid on top of them. Finally,

I locked her out during the day and it took 2 weeks of doing this before she finally gave up. here she is laying on the bales lol they honestly don't care what they lay on.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hows your duck doing? did she start eating?

 

[Dmira91]

Hi everyone! I took her to the vet and they suspect parasites or something else so they sent her

Hows your duck doing? did she start eating?

Hi Miss Lydia!

So she srill

 

[Dmira91]

Hi Miss Lydia!

So she srill

Hi Miss Lydia!

So she still hasn’t eaten on her own and I started syringe feeding her. Her mood is MUCH better, she’s been scratching less etc. she’s a little unbalanced but I suspect it’s the medicine? She’s also still very chatty and she’s flying from one place to the other, which the vet said is a good sign.

She lowkey hates me now because I keep force feeding her, but then the next minute she’s extremely cuddly and needy.

She doesn’t seem to be in pain and still the main things I’ve seen is the excessive itching (which could be molting) and her not eating. Although I did notice then when I wasn’t feeding her her feet were cold and now they’re warm again.

oh, and the medications they sent her were smz/tmp and fendebenzodole (the spelling for this is wrong, I’m sure)

 

[Miss Lydia]

What a pretty girl. They do act different when in molt. Are you using a syringe and getting the feed down the right hole. Asking because we have to be so careful we don't cause them to aspirate.
Here is info on tube feeding. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tube-feeding-ducks-updated-5-7-2020.1211994/

 

[Dmira91]

What a pretty girl. They do act different when in molt. Are you using a syringe and getting the feed down the right hole. Asking because we have to be so careful we don't cause them to aspirate them.
Here is info on tube feeding. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/tube-feeding-ducks-updated-5-7-2020.1211994/

So I’m not feeding her straight down. It’s really me putting it in her mouth and her closing her mouth to make sure she swallows it. Is that fine?

 

[Miss Lydia]

As long as she is swallowing it. Go about it slowly. And only small amounts

 

[Dmira91]

Yes! She is! Some times she’ll spit it out but most of it is going down.

I know it’s not the same amount as actual tube feeding but I don’t feel comfortable doing that for the reasons you’ve mentioned.

 

[Dmira91]

Also, an extremely ill duck wouldn’t fly and/groom herself, right? This is my first duck and I’m not sure what to look for or if they’re the type of animals to hide their illnesses until it’s too late.

 

[Dmira91]

Hi guys, now I’m concerned.

An hour or two after finishing her medicine and being fed a bit, she was sleeping with me and she threw up. The color is green and I know that’s a red flag but I also know the antibiotics can make her throw up.