PARALYZED DUCK-HELP!

[Lizzy456]

When I went outside to put the ducks in for the night , one of them was floating in their kiddie pool.Her chest was completely underwater , and her bill kept drooping into the water.Her wings were spread and hanging off her sides , and her tail feathers were spread and upright.When I touched her back , she made no move to scoot out of range like they usually do , so I lifted her out of the water and set her on a towel on my lap.Her legs were completely spread out , and even though she tried to flap her wings and get up , its like she couldn't control them.I've put her in a pet carrier in our garage , and she just lays there and tries to scrabble up , but as I mentioned she doesn't seem to have control of her legs.She also seems to have something in her throat , but when I opened her mouth I couldn't see anything.She shakes her head and tries to drink , but she can't get anything to go down.She can't tuck her wings into the usual place but she can halfheartedly flap them.There's also a place where some feathers seem to be chewed off , but no damage to the skin.

Do you guys know what it is?If so , what can I do about it?It might be botulism , but I wanted to hear from the experts how to help her.
I'll try to post some pictures.

 

[Lizzy456]

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[casportpony]

When I went outside to put the ducks in for the night , one of them was floating in their kiddie pool.Her chest was completely underwater , and her bill kept drooping into the water.Her wings were spread and hanging off her sides , and her tail feathers were spread and upright.When I touched her back , she made no move to scoot out of range like they usually do , so I lifted her out of the water and set her on a towel on my lap.Her legs were completely spread out , and even though she tried to flap her wings and get up , its like she couldn't control them.I've put her in a pet carrier in our garage , and she just lays there and tries to scrabble up , but as I mentioned she doesn't seem to have control of her legs.She also seems to have something in her throat , but when I opened her mouth I couldn't see anything.She shakes her head and tries to drink , but she can't get anything to go down.She can't tuck her wings into the usual place but she can halfheartedly flap them.There's also a place where some feathers seem to be chewed off , but no damage to the skin.

Do you guys know what it is?If so , what can I do about it?It might be botulism , but I wanted to hear from the experts how to help her.
I'll try to post some pictures.

Does she blink if you touch the corner of her eye? I recently read that with botulism they can't blink their nictitating membrane.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

http://blog.bird-rescue.org/index.php/tag/botulism/

-Kathy

 

[Lizzy456]

Does she blink if you touch the corner of her eye? I recently read that with botulism they can't blink their nictitating membrane.

-Kathy

The membrane does move across her eye.
She's having trouble supporting her head now , I don't know what to do.

 

[Lizzy456]

http://blog.bird-rescue.org/index.php/tag/botulism/

-Kathy

I've looked at more botulism sites , and it seems to be exactly what she has.I don't know how to treat it , Holderread says to clear her esophagus with a funnel and tube down her throat , but I don't know how to do that safely , so I'm not very comfortable with it.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Does she blink her eye lids when you touch her eye?

-Kathy

 

[Lizzy456]

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[Lizzy456]

Does she blink her eye lids when you touch her eye?

-Kathy

Yes.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: That's a good sign I think. Can you take her to a vet?

-Kathy