The title is a tad exaggerated as the illness may have spanned over quite the long period of time.
But regardless, I am in need of your help.
I had been told that I would get better responses in this section of the forum and in light of that, I have come to get your advice.
There is more specific information here: (my previous post)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/899667/help-please-angel-wings
Anyways a brief overview is that my duck whom is a male pekin just over 4 months old has suddenly had a change in health. This afternoon when I had arrived home from school, he was still quite the energetic and jolly duck, quite big and chubby too, however as evening arrived, I have noticed a sudden and rather big change in appearance! his face was slightly sunken in, his stomach was sunken in (flat even!) and his wings were drooping! I hadn't payed much attention to his wings at first to be honest, I had thought it was rather peculiar at first, however after some research, I have become paranoid on the possibilities.
My duck had clearly not been eating well, in fact when I had tried to feed him (even his most favourite snacks) he did not touch them at all! At most he would put them in his mouth and spit it out right after, barely even drinking water. His movements also slowed down and slowly he became listless. Like normal he would still climb onto my lap however he would not go crazy and bite me all over nor would he sit and sleep like usual. What concerned me most was that rather than not sleeping, it was more like he couldn't sleep! His eyes were very wide, my brother described it as though "his eyes are popping out". Even after the poor baby yawned so much losing his balance, I think it may have been because of his feet or wings but he did not sleep well while sitting down so he stood on my lap as I held onto his stomach (keeping him balanced and as a leaning pole) though his eyes were covering his eye, it did not close completely and opened within the same second. I don't know if this is stress or not, but if so I want to help him as much as possible.
Some strange symptoms I have been noticing lately are:
- coughing
- nonstop sneezing (may be normal though with all the molting)
- eye discharge
- concentrated liquid poop
- shaking of the head
- calling out (quaking) in a pretty violent and loud manner than suddenly choking (??) on air or something having the force pull the body back
Other than that and the extremely odd and maybe irrelevant symptoms, I am extremely worried about his lost of appetite, listlessness and the issue with both of his wings drooping suddenly within a span of 24 hours.
Please help! All information is greatly appreciated. If there is any further information you need to know, please do not hesitate to ask!
But regardless, I am in need of your help.
I had been told that I would get better responses in this section of the forum and in light of that, I have come to get your advice.
There is more specific information here: (my previous post)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/899667/help-please-angel-wings
Anyways a brief overview is that my duck whom is a male pekin just over 4 months old has suddenly had a change in health. This afternoon when I had arrived home from school, he was still quite the energetic and jolly duck, quite big and chubby too, however as evening arrived, I have noticed a sudden and rather big change in appearance! his face was slightly sunken in, his stomach was sunken in (flat even!) and his wings were drooping! I hadn't payed much attention to his wings at first to be honest, I had thought it was rather peculiar at first, however after some research, I have become paranoid on the possibilities.
My duck had clearly not been eating well, in fact when I had tried to feed him (even his most favourite snacks) he did not touch them at all! At most he would put them in his mouth and spit it out right after, barely even drinking water. His movements also slowed down and slowly he became listless. Like normal he would still climb onto my lap however he would not go crazy and bite me all over nor would he sit and sleep like usual. What concerned me most was that rather than not sleeping, it was more like he couldn't sleep! His eyes were very wide, my brother described it as though "his eyes are popping out". Even after the poor baby yawned so much losing his balance, I think it may have been because of his feet or wings but he did not sleep well while sitting down so he stood on my lap as I held onto his stomach (keeping him balanced and as a leaning pole) though his eyes were covering his eye, it did not close completely and opened within the same second. I don't know if this is stress or not, but if so I want to help him as much as possible.
Some strange symptoms I have been noticing lately are:
- coughing
- nonstop sneezing (may be normal though with all the molting)
- eye discharge
- concentrated liquid poop
- shaking of the head
- calling out (quaking) in a pretty violent and loud manner than suddenly choking (??) on air or something having the force pull the body back
Other than that and the extremely odd and maybe irrelevant symptoms, I am extremely worried about his lost of appetite, listlessness and the issue with both of his wings drooping suddenly within a span of 24 hours.
Please help! All information is greatly appreciated. If there is any further information you need to know, please do not hesitate to ask!
