Hello
I’m new to ducks, and I am desperate for help. This will be my second attempt at seeking advice and help for my ducklings on this forum. We have tried everything and I’m still seeing little progress. About 4 weeks ago my 2 ducklings started running a fever, breathing hard, sneezing, wheezing, and one had a pretty strong sweaty sock smell. I was able to find a vet who diagnosed them with a respiratory infection put them on SMZ. They progressively got better until day 7-8 of their antibiotic round. Then started to get worse again. Wheezing and panting came back now with increased lethargy, diarrhea (we are thinking this is due to antibiotics), drooling, etc. I called the vet back and he changed their antibiotics to Baytril and said if they didn’t get better in 3-4 days there was nothing else he could do. He told me that I wouldn’t want to spend more money on 5 dollar ducks. The ducks again seemed to get better after day 4 of Baytril but the improvement was short lived. I took the ducks to another vet to get a second opinion. That vet put the ducks on SMZ and Baytril together. She added in an amoxicillin IM injection 3 days later when they showed mild improvement. Each time my ducklings start a new antibiotic round they show some improvement and then start to go back downhill again. We are now approaching about 3-4 weeks of treatment and I am desperately trying to save these little guys. They have fought so hard to survive as long as they have. There were several times I didn’t think they would survive through the night. -but they have. My kids (and I) love these little ducklings so much. Please, any advice or help would be appreciated.
Their appetites have always been strong. They are now 5-6 weeks old. Eating 16% crumbles. I give them 2-3 warm baths a day for deep water and sinus washing, daily offerings of meal worms, fresh veggies, grit, and are alternating one day with probiotics, electrolytes, and vitamins (sav-a-chick) and one day with just plain water. The vet suggested that we try bringing them into the steamy bathroom to try and open up their lungs, which we have been doing once or twice a day.
I am desperate.
I’m new to ducks, and I am desperate for help. This will be my second attempt at seeking advice and help for my ducklings on this forum. We have tried everything and I’m still seeing little progress. About 4 weeks ago my 2 ducklings started running a fever, breathing hard, sneezing, wheezing, and one had a pretty strong sweaty sock smell. I was able to find a vet who diagnosed them with a respiratory infection put them on SMZ. They progressively got better until day 7-8 of their antibiotic round. Then started to get worse again. Wheezing and panting came back now with increased lethargy, diarrhea (we are thinking this is due to antibiotics), drooling, etc. I called the vet back and he changed their antibiotics to Baytril and said if they didn’t get better in 3-4 days there was nothing else he could do. He told me that I wouldn’t want to spend more money on 5 dollar ducks. The ducks again seemed to get better after day 4 of Baytril but the improvement was short lived. I took the ducks to another vet to get a second opinion. That vet put the ducks on SMZ and Baytril together. She added in an amoxicillin IM injection 3 days later when they showed mild improvement. Each time my ducklings start a new antibiotic round they show some improvement and then start to go back downhill again. We are now approaching about 3-4 weeks of treatment and I am desperately trying to save these little guys. They have fought so hard to survive as long as they have. There were several times I didn’t think they would survive through the night. -but they have. My kids (and I) love these little ducklings so much. Please, any advice or help would be appreciated.
Their appetites have always been strong. They are now 5-6 weeks old. Eating 16% crumbles. I give them 2-3 warm baths a day for deep water and sinus washing, daily offerings of meal worms, fresh veggies, grit, and are alternating one day with probiotics, electrolytes, and vitamins (sav-a-chick) and one day with just plain water. The vet suggested that we try bringing them into the steamy bathroom to try and open up their lungs, which we have been doing once or twice a day.
I am desperate.
I had a duck that had upper respiratory infection and he was on antibiotics and got better so I have no idea 
