Pekin Duck at park with swollen right foot

[TracyBergin]

Hello My name is Tracy and I go to a park in Los Angeles about 5 days a week. I have been catching geese and ducks tangled in fishing line and remove it.

I am posting about a pekin duck with swollen foot and she is struggling as she walks and hopping. I am wondering if it is bumblefoot or something that is possible where i can help her? I can catch her and bring her home and do something if you can recommend. In Los Angeles there is no place to get help for ducks. < i recently rescued another pekin duck with a fishing lure attached to her tongue, beak and lower jaw; i took her to a vet who removed the lure, then healed at my house for 6 days and then i took her back to park.

The other duck in photo is her friend who has been protecting her and doesn't leave her side.

Thank you for any suggestions.

Tracy

 

[azygous]

That looks an awful lot like Mycoplasma synoviae, a respiratory disease that causes mild respiratory symptoms and then infects the organs. It's a corona virus and behaves a lot like the one the human world is dealing with at the moment.

In this duck's case, the virus causes fluid to accumulate in the lower legs and feet, and it may also affect the heart and lungs and liver, as well. This is not a simple virus to treat, and it can require weeks, if not months on an antibiotic.

If it's bumblefoot, you would see the typical black scabs on the affected foot, but absent the scabs, I believe it's more likely to be MS.

 

[TracyBergin]

That looks an awful lot like Mycoplasma synoviae, a respiratory disease that causes mild respiratory symptoms and then infects the organs. It's a corona virus and behaves a lot like the one the human world is dealing with at the moment.

In this duck's case, the virus causes fluid to accumulate in the lower legs and feet, and it may also affect the heart and lungs and liver, as well. This is not a simple virus to treat, and it can require weeks, if not months on an antibiotic.

If it's bumblefoot, you would see the typical black scabs on the affected foot, but absent the scabs, I believe it's more likely to be MS.

Thank you so much for your reply. and OMG that is just sad! I will go by & specifically feed her and her friend better food to help her immune system.

Thank you again for your post!!! Very helpful.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Your so sweet to care. Can you pick this duck up an look at the bottom of the foot that’s affected.

 

[Isaac 0]

@TracyBergin , if you have access to a veterinarian, you may consider asking your vet whether they will perform (FNA) fine-needle aspiration on the swelling, and have cytology, and C&S done. FNA is a simple test and allows the owner to gain further insight into what exactly is occurring beneath the swelling; if bacteria is present, it can be cultured and tested with various antibiotic disks to determine the most effective line of treatment.

If money is a concern, starting her on a broad-spectrum antibiotic such as Enrofloxacin may be the best next step.
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[theycallmechickmagnet]

Kind of looks like there's a bite on the foot