Wi_Pida
Songster
I helped a friend about 2 weeks ago with one of her ducks that appeared to have impact crop. The crop was rock solid and I could even feel what seemed like grain chunks. I had her start using olive oil and water to break things up. About 5 days ago since I hadn't heard from her I checked to see how things went. She said there still seemed to be a much smaller impact so I was able to get her to break up some of the impact with more olive oil and massage. Then I was able to get her to regurgitate very little greyish looking fluid but that was it.
3 days ago, she said she no longer felt the impact so I had her try a little mashed egg. The next day she begged me to take her in to see if I could save her because the crop was swelling up again and stayed that way over night. Before picking her up the other day I had her withdraw food and water for 12 hours. The impact crop seems to be gone but now she seems to have sour crop. When I picked her up her crop was swelled, gurgled when I massaged it but I couldn't smell anything from her breath nor could anyone else. I tried to see if I could get any more out of her crop with no luck. But I started giving her ACV and water.
Until today, she hasn't been lethargic, drinks fluids with no problem. But since I came home today she's now acting weak and lethargic. I gave her a little pureed food and more water with ACV. Which she did eat and drink a little. When I picked her up I could tell she's lost a lot of weight and is wobbly. I've never dealt with ducks until just a couple of months ago, only chickens until now. Is there something else I need to be doing. What kind of food should I (if any) should I give her? All I had on hand was a little cat food which I only gave her a couple TBS of. Am I treating her for the right thing and using the right method?
3 days ago, she said she no longer felt the impact so I had her try a little mashed egg. The next day she begged me to take her in to see if I could save her because the crop was swelling up again and stayed that way over night. Before picking her up the other day I had her withdraw food and water for 12 hours. The impact crop seems to be gone but now she seems to have sour crop. When I picked her up her crop was swelled, gurgled when I massaged it but I couldn't smell anything from her breath nor could anyone else. I tried to see if I could get any more out of her crop with no luck. But I started giving her ACV and water.
Until today, she hasn't been lethargic, drinks fluids with no problem. But since I came home today she's now acting weak and lethargic. I gave her a little pureed food and more water with ACV. Which she did eat and drink a little. When I picked her up I could tell she's lost a lot of weight and is wobbly. I've never dealt with ducks until just a couple of months ago, only chickens until now. Is there something else I need to be doing. What kind of food should I (if any) should I give her? All I had on hand was a little cat food which I only gave her a couple TBS of. Am I treating her for the right thing and using the right method?