Need help ASAP

[Deggy]

Hi, i have 2 muscovy ducks and 1pekin, my pekin caught a disease 4 days ago, brought him to the vet and the vet told me that its fungus infection and told me to get some poultry mycotoxin binder.

But the next day the disease have jumped to one of my muscovy duck, and her eyes are white with a cataract like look to it.

I immediately seperated the still healthy muscovy duck but to no avail, he got the infection and their condition very rapidly deteriorated, they first lost balance after 4 hours of being infected, and this morning 1 of them is convulsing and cannot stand up at all, while the other muscovy seems to be getting worse because the thin white film on its eye is getting more opaque.

Im currently tube feeding my pekin and his condition is stabilizing, but the 2 other muscovy ducks are still getting worse, I'm tube feeding the muscovies electrolyte water to keep their hydration up.

Im absolutely clueless on what to do here, you guys ever had anything like this happen before?
If so how did you succesfully treat them?

 

[arwoon]

I hope someone here will be able to help you out.
@Eggcessive
@azygous

 

[Eggcessive]

I know little about ducks. @Miss Lydia or @Isaac 0 might help. Did the vet think it was a disease called aspergillosis from mold? Could it have been mold in the feed that caused aflatoxin poisoning?

 

[azygous]

I had a hen with such symptoms years ago. She went from bad to worse in just 24 hours and also went completely blind with white opaque film over the eyes. I never could figure out what was going on or how to treat her. I euthanized her when it was obvious she was in a great deal of misery and there was little chance of her recovering.

I ran across an article that might help you understand and treat your ducks. It has lots of useful information about countering the effects of mold in your ducks. http://www.duckdvm.com/condition/mycotoxicoses

 

[Deggy]

Yes the vet originally thought it was an aflatoxin poisoning, and I think the pekin mightve had it from a feed that was a bit musty, I shouldve propely checked it before giving it to him..
But with how fast the disease progressed in the other muscovy ducks, im starting to have my doubts on the diagnosis

I know little about ducks. @Miss Lydia or @Isaac 0 might help. Did the vet think it was a disease called aspergillosis from mold? Could it have been mold in the feed that caused aflatoxin poisoning?

 

[Deggy]

Update: unfortunately one my muscovies passed away, in a single day went from healthy to dead.
The other muscovy duck is also having small tremors.
The pekin is still holding out, he's also got a thin opaque layer but its not as bad as the ones on the muscovy, he's also still able to drink and although a bit wobbly can still walk.

 

[Deggy]

Another update: the vet came up with a new diagnosis, it could be avian influenza AKA bird flu, and he instructed me to disinfect everything that the duck has come into contact with...
I will keep posting new updates as the situation progresses

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Another update: the vet came up with a new diagnosis, it could be avian influenza AKA bird flu, and he instructed me to disinfect everything that the duck has come into contact with...
I will keep posting new updates as the situation progresses

Where are you located? HPAI has been confirmed in the US and it's absolutely terrifying. What's the plan of action now? (other than disinfecting everything) I'll be thinking about you and your feathered friends and wish you all the best.
Edited: I see that you're located in Indonesia. This Avian influenza is in a lot of places now it seems. I wonder if it's the same H5N1 strain (just thinking out loud, not really asking a question as you already have so much going on with caring for your ducks)

 

[Deggy]

Where are you located? HPAI has been confirmed in the US and it's absolutely terrifying. What's the plan of action now? (other than disinfecting everything) I'll be thinking about you and your feathered friends and wish you all the best.
Edited: I see that you're located in Indonesia. This Avian influenza is in a lot of places now it seems. I wonder if it's the same H5N1 strain (just thinking out loud, not really asking a question as you already have so much going on with caring for your ducks)

Im planning to self isolate, although it might be futile since theres 8 other people in my vicinity that has already come into contact with me, good news is that only some of the bird flu variant can infect humans, i just hope that i get lucky. I might do a pcr test to make sure that im not infected.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Im planning to self isolate, although it might be futile since theres 8 other people in my vicinity that has already come into contact with me, good news is that only some of the bird flu variant can infect humans, i just hope that i get lucky. I might do a pcr test to make sure that im not infected.

I hope your ducks recover and if it's bird flu, I hope it's one of the strains that rarely infects humans (that's the case with the strain of bird flu that has been identified here in the USA). Thank you for the updates! We appreciate them