Needing advice on a sick duck.

[casportpony]

@Lazy Duck , do you have another Muscovy this age? if so, compare the color of it's caruncles (red stuff on face) to your sick one because in this picture your sick one looks like she might be too pale:

 

[Lazy Duck]

Update:
Oh what an ordeal... my heart is resting a bit easier now and I am happy to report my little Pogo (that is her name) is resting comfortably in the basement surrounded by all her favourite foods!

The wildlife centre had a very hard day yesterday, which made it that I wasn't able to bring her in until this morning. The wonderful owner gave her a good feel and found what the problem was. She was egg bound! Her blockage was much further down and this is why I wasn't feeling anything in her chest. Her vomiting threw me for such a loop...
He was able to massage the egg out through her vent and what followed was the most stinky poop that she had all backed up.

She still looks miserable, I am going to soak her bum and see if she starts to perk up.

I am sending big hugs and even bigger thank you to every single one of you for everything!

And yes, her mask was very pale in the picture posted yesterday.

I also did start out with puppy pads... but she soaked all I had left. That is why I had to switch to newspaper. All of that has been fixed today for her.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Update:
Oh what an ordeal... my heart is resting a bit easier now and I am happy to report my little Pogo (that is her name) is resting comfortably in the basement surrounded by all her favourite foods!

The wildlife centre had a very hard day yesterday, which made it that I wasn't able to bring her in until this morning. The wonderful owner gave her a good feel and found what the problem was. She was egg bound! Her blockage was much further down and this is why I wasn't feeling anything in her chest. Her vomiting threw me for such a loop...
He was able to massage the egg out through her vent and what followed was the most stinky poop that she had all backed up.

She still looks miserable, I am going to soak her bum and see if she starts to perk up.

I am sending big hugs and even bigger thank you to every single one of you for everything!

And yes, her mask was very pale in the picture posted yesterday.

I also did start out with puppy pads... but she soaked all I had left. That is why I had to switch to newspaper. All of that has been fixed today for her.

Oh, poor baby!!

So glad they were able to help and remove that egg! Bet she is much relieved!

Did you also get her some extra calcium to help keep it from happening again? Just checking to make sure... so happy for you and her!!!

 

[Lazy Duck]

Oh, poor baby!!

So glad they were able to help and remove that egg! Bet she is much relieved!

Did you also get her some extra calcium to help keep it from happening again? Just checking to make sure... so happy for you and her!!!

Thank you! I am so relieved, last night was hard not knowing what to do for her. I wasn't 100% sure she would even make it through the night.

They didn't mention anything about extra calcium. I am mixing oyster shells in their food. But I have set out an extra bowl of shells in case they wanted more. Would you offer anything else? Tums?

Thank you!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Has her chest gone down now? That's amazing it was from being egg bound. I am just happy the ordeal is over and hopefully now she'll begin to perk up. I just offer Oyster shell on the side close to their feed bowl. The eat it as they need it.

 

[Lazy Duck]

Has her chest gone down now? That's amazing it was from being egg bound. I am just happy the ordeal is over and hopefully now she'll begin to perk up. I just offer Oyster shell on the side close to their feed bowl. The eat it as they need it.

Yes, but when it was full it was only full of liquid. She had nothing in her chest when he checked her over.

I was amazed to! Egg bound was my very first thought... it was her excessive vomiting that made me think the blockage was in her chest.

Thanks for the note on shells. I have a dish with grit and shells for her downstairs now.

 

[biophiliac]

I'm very glad you were able to get help treating her! Does the wildlife center charge for their services? (being nosy ). I assume most of their wild patients don't have debit cards.
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[Lazy Duck]

I'm very glad you were able to get help treating her! Does the wildlife center charge for their services? (being nosy ). I assume most of their wild patients don't have debit cards.
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No he didn't charge me! When I asked how to repay him he just asked for a thank you. They are truly amazing people. I am planning on volunteering a few days to show my appreciation and maybe finding some feed to donate.

I learned a lot going through this... I'll be better equipped next time.

 

[Lazy Duck]

The culprit causing all this trouble! And the stinky flow that came following it...

 

[Lazy Duck]

This was just now, after her warm bum soak. She is definitely perkier, but still willing to have some snuggles.
Slowing starting to eat more and the peas are her favourite. Her mask colour is coming back as well.